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. It was released as a single in 2005, in order to promote their second greatest hits compilation, '' Ultimate Collection''. It was written by band members

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and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart. It was the duo's final single to date, becoming their fourteenth UK Top 20 hit, and also topped the US Dance Chart.

Recording

The song was one of two newly recorded tracks included on Eurythmics' second greatest hits package '' Ultimate Collection'', and the only one of the two released as a single (the other newly recorded track being the song "Was It Just Another Love Affair?"). The song is an

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tune with uplifting lyrics of empowerment. Its

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featured Lennox and Stewart performing the song in front of many television screens showing scenes from videos spanning their Eurythmics career. Lennox also reprised her "

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" image by performing the song in a man's suit (her hair was not shaved and colored orange, however). The music video for the song is directed by

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Track listings

;UK CD 1 # "I've Got a Life" – 4:08 # "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" (

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Remix) – 5:31 ;UK CD 2 # "I've Got a Life" – 4:06 # "I've Got a Life" (

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's You're It Mix) – 7:35 # "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" (Remastered) – 4:06 *Video "I've Got a Life"

Personnel

*Written-by – Lennox, Stewart *Producer – Stewart *Engineer, Programmed By – Ned Douglas *Mixed by – Scott Campbell *Art Direction, Design raphic Design– Laurence Stevens *Photography by leeve– Michael Segal

Chart information

"I've Got a Life" returned Eurythmics to the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart for the twenty-fourth time, peaking at number 14. The song was released as a digital download in the United States, although dance

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es were issued on vinyl to nightclub DJs. The track spent three weeks at number 1 on the US

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chart at the end of 2005 and reached number 31 on the US Adult Contemporary chart.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:I've Got A Life 2005 songs 2005 singles Arista Records singles Eurythmics songs Music videos directed by Matthew Rolston Songs written by Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) Songs written by Annie Lennox Song recordings produced by Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) Sony BMG singles