"Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)" is a song by American thrash metal band Megadeth, written by Dave Mustaine. It is the third single and third track from their thirteenth studio album Thirteen, which was released on November 1, 2011. The song was released as a single on October 17, 2011.[1] A lyric video for the song was released on May 2, 2012.[2] The song was nominated in the Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance category at the 55th Grammy Awards,[3] but lost to Halestorm's "Love Bites (So Do I)".[4]
| "Who's Life (Is It Anyways?)" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Megadeth | ||||
| from the album Thirteen | ||||
| Released | October 17, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | May–June, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal | |||
| Length | 3:50 | |||
| Label | Roadrunner | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Johnny K | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)" on YouTube | ||||
Background
edit"Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)" was described by band frontman Dave Mustaine as energetic and youthful. "It's not the typical Megadeth track with a lot of riffing. It's more of a chord progression kind of thing; just a simple song."[5]
"Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)" saw its radio debut during an appearance by Mustaine on the October 14–16, 2011, edition of the Full Metal Jackie radio show.[6] For a 24-hour period from October 17 to October 18, 2011, the song was released as a free download through Megadeth's Facebook page.[7][8]
The lyric video for the song was released on May 2, 2012, and followed the music video "Public Enemy No. 1". The video features large crowds holding signs which feature the song's lyrics. Loudwire described the video as "sinister yet appealing".[9]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)" | 3:50 |
Personnel
editProduction and performance credits are adapted from Thirteen's liner notes.[10]
Megadeth
- Dave Mustaine – guitars, lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- David Ellefson – bass, backing vocals
- Chris Broderick – guitars, backing vocals, acoustic guitar
- Shawn Drover – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Additional musicians
- Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals
Production
- Produced by Johnny K and Dave Mustaine
- Recorded, engineered, and mixed by Johnny K
- Additional engineering by Dave Mustaine, Zachary Coleman, Ken Eisennagel and Andy Sneap
- Mastered by Ted Jensen
- Matt Dougherty – Digital editing and mix assistant
References
edit- ^ "A Third Tasting Of MEGADETH's TH1RT3EEN; New Song Unveiled". Metal Injection. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
The song is pretty catchy, but not nearly as catchy as the first single, "Public Enemy No. 1," and slightly less interesting than second single "Never Dead.
- ^ "Megadeth.com - News - May 2, 2012". Megadeth.com. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ^ "Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Anthrax, Lamb of God Among Grammy Awards Nominees - Dec. 5, 2012". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ Childers, Chad (February 10, 2013). "Halestorm's 'Love Bites (So Do I)' Wins 2013 Grammy Award For Best Hard Rock / Metal Performance". Loudwire. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
- ^ "Megadeth to Perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live!". ZT Mag. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Megadeth: New Song Premieres On Full Metal Jackie's Radio Show". Blabbermouth.net. October 16, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ^ "Megadeth: New Song Available For Free Download". Blabbermouth.net. October 17, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ^ "Megadeth Offering Free Download Of "Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)" For A Limited Time". The Perp. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ Ramanand, Liz (2 May 2012). "Megadeth Release Lyric Video for 'Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)'". Loudwire. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ Thirteen liner notes. Roadrunner Records. 2011. pp. 3, 14.