(I Wanna) Love My Life Away
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| "(I Wanna) Love My Life Away" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Gene Pitney | |
| B-side | "I Laughed So Hard I Cried" |
| Released | 1961 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 1:53 |
| Label | Musicor |
| Songwriter(s) | Gene Pitney |
| Producer(s) | Aaron Schroeder |
"(I Wanna) Love My Life Away" is a song written and sung by Gene Pitney, which he released in 1961. The song was Pitney's first charting single, and spent 8 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 39,[1] while reaching No. 23 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[2] In the United Kingdom, the song spent 11 weeks on the Record Retailer chart, reaching No. 26.[3]
Jody Miller released a version in 1978, which reached No. 67 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart.[4]
Chart performance
[edit]| Chart (1961) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 39 |
| Canada - CHUM Hit Parade | 23 |
| UK Record Retailer | 26 |
References
[edit]- ^ Gene Pitney - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed October 14, 2016.
- ^ "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of March 6, 1961, chart No. 201". CHUM. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- ^ Gene Pitney - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- ^ "Billboard Hot Country Singles", Billboard, August 12, 1978. p. 44. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
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