"(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" is a 1990 pop song performed by German singer Sandra, written by

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and Klaus Hirschburger, and produced by Cretu. It was released in spring 1990 as the second single from Sandra's fourth studio album, '' Paintings in Yellow''. The single became only a moderate hit in Germany and France. The music video for the song was directed by

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. The clip was released on Sandra's

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video compilation ''18 Greatest Hits'' in 1992 and the 2003

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''The Complete History''.

Formats and track listings

* 7" single :A. "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" – 4:29 :B. "The Skin I'm In" – 3:40 * 12" single :A1. "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" (Radio Edit) – 4:29 :A2. "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" (Club Mix) – 6:12 :B1. "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" (Dance Mix) – 6:39 :B2. "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" (Dub Mix) – 2:33 * CD

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# "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" (Radio Edit) – 4:29 # "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" (Club Mix) – 6:12 # "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" (Dance Mix) – 6:39 # "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" (Dub Mix) – 2:33 # "The Skin I'm In" (Single Version) – 3:40

Charts

References

External links

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Cover Version In 1990, Hong Kong singer Echo covered this song in Cantonese. {{DEFAULTSORT:Life May Be A Big Insanity 1990 singles 1990 songs Sandra (singer) songs Song recordings produced by Michael Cretu Songs written by Klaus Hirschburger Songs written by Michael Cretu Virgin Records singles Music videos directed by Howard Greenhalgh