Love Life (song)

2003 single by Alcazar

For other songs, see Love Life § Music.

"Love Life"

Single by Alcazar
from the album  Alcazarized
Released| 9 October 2003[1]
Genre| Pop
Length| 3:53
Label|

* BMG
* RCA Records

Songwriter(s)|

* Neil Tennant
* Chris Lowe

Producer(s)|

* Anders Wollbeck
* Mattias Lindblom

Alcazar singles chronology
| "Someday"
(2003)  | "Love Life"
(2003)  | "This Is the World We Live In"
(2004)

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Audio video
"Love Life" on YouTube

"Love Life" is a song written by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys and first released by the Swedish band Alcazar, as the fourth single from their second album, Alcazarized (2003). The song reached the top 10 in Sweden. Pet Shop Boys released their own version for Record Store Day in 2010.

## Background and composition

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Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe wrote and recorded "Love Life" in 2001 but did not release it at that time.[2] The song was originally titled "Can I Be the One?", and the lyrics are written in the form of a personal advertisement from someone seeking companionship.[3]

## Alcazar version

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In 2002, Alcazar played a concert at the London Astoria and met Tennant and Lowe, who were fans of the song "Crying at the Discoteque" (2000). Andreas Lundstedt later contacted the duo about contributing a song to the next Alcazar album, and Pet Shop Boys sent him the demo of "Love Life". Alcazarized was released in May 2003.[4]

"Love Life" was released as a single in Sweden in October 2003 to promote Alcazar's fall club tour. The band performed the song on several Swedish television shows, including Fame Factory. The single was produced by Mattias Lindblom and Anders Wollbeck and included an extended version and a club mix.[1][5] It entered the Swedish record chart at number 20 on 24 October and peaked at number 10 the following week, spending 10 weeks in the top 100.[6]

### Track listing

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CD singleNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Love Life"| 3:54
2.| "Love Life" (extended version)| 6:35
3.| "Love Life" (FL Rebirth club mix)| 9:22

### Personnel

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of "Love Life".[7]

Alcazar

* Andreas Lundstedt
* Annikafiore Kjærgaard
* Magnus Carlsson
* Tess Merkel

Additional musicians

* Anders Wollbeck – keyboards, programming, guitars

Technical personnel

* Anders Wollbeck – production, mixing
* Mattias Lindblom – production, mixing
* Bjorn Engelmann – mastering

Artwork

* Jon Bergsman/F.R.I. – sleeve design
* Mikeadelica (Mikael Gustafsson) – photography

### Chart performance

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Weekly chart performance for "Love Life"  Chart (2003)  | Peak
position

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Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6] | 10

## Pet Shop Boys version

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"Love Life"

Single by Pet Shop Boys
B-side| "A Powerful Friend"
Released| 17 April 2010
Recorded| 2001
Genre| Pop
Length| 3:45
Label| Parlophone
Songwriter(s)|

* Neil Tennant
* Chris Lowe

Producer(s)| Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys singles chronology
| "Beautiful People"
(2009)  | "Love Life"
(2010)  | "Together"
(2010)

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Pet Shop Boys released their own version of "Love Life" as a 7-inch single for Record Store Day on 17 April 2010. It was available only in the UK and limited to 1,000 copies.[8] The B-side was another previously unreleased song, "A Powerful Friend", which the duo had written in 1983 and had revisited for a Peel Session in 2002. Bic Hayes and Mark Refoy played guitar on the B-side track.[9][10] Both songs were later included on Release: Further Listening 2001–2004 in 2017.[11]

### Track listing

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7-inch singleNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Love Life"| 3:45
2.| "A Powerful Friend"| 3:23

## External links

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* Lyrics: Love Life

## References

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1. ^ a b "Swedish single release: Love Life hits the stores". Alcazar World. 9 October 2003. Archived from the original on 19 August 2004. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
2. ^ "Record Store Day today". petshopboys.co.uk. London. 17 April 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
3. ^ Heath, Chris (2017). Release: Further Listening 2001–2004 (booklet). Pet Shop Boys. Parlophone Records. p. 19\. 0190295921149.
4. ^ Nunstedt, Anders (18 April 2003). "Pet Shop Boys och Alcazar har en hit tillsammans" [Pet Shop Boys and Alcazar Have a Hit Together]. Expressen (in Swedish). Stockholm. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
5. ^ "The Discography: Singles 2003". Alcazar World. 2003. Archived from the original on 24 August 2004. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
6. ^ a b "Alcazar – Love Life". Singles Top 100.
7. ^ Alcazar (2003). Love Life (liner notes). BMG Sweden. 82876 56900 2.
8. ^ "Record Store Day 2010: Exclusive Release List for 17th April 2010". indierecordshop.org. 31 March 2010. Archived from the original on 31 March 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
9. ^ "Pet Shop Boys issuing 2 previously unreleased songs on Record Store Day 7-inch in U.K." Slicing Up Eyeballs. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
10. ^ "An unexpected new Pet Shop Boys single". Popjustice. London. 14 April 2010. Archived from the original on 15 April 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
11. ^ Heath 2017, pp. 19, 30.

* v
* t
* e

Alcazar

* Tess Merkel
* Lina Hedlund
* Andreas Lundstedt

* Annika Kjærgaard
* Magnus Carlsson

Studio albums|

* Casino
* Alcazarized
* Disco Defenders

Other albums|

* Dancefloor Deluxe

Singles|

* "Crying at the Discoteque"
* "Sexual Guarantee"
* "Don't You Want Me"
* "Not a Sinner nor a Saint"
* "Ménage à Trois"
* "Love Life"
* "This Is the World We Live In"
* "Physical"
* "Alcastar"
* "Start the Fire"
* "We Keep on Rockin'"
* "Inhibitions"
* "Stay the Night"
* "Burning"
* "Last Christmas"
* "Headlines"
* "Blame It on the Disco"
* "Young Guns (Go for It)"

Related articles|

* Discography

* v
* t
* e

Pet Shop Boys

* Chris Lowe
* Neil Tennant

Studio albums|

* Please
* Actually
* Introspective
* Behaviour
* Very
* Bilingual
* Nightlife
* Release
* Fundamental
* Yes
* Elysium
* Electric
* Super
* Hotspot
* Nonetheless

Compilation albums|

* Discography: The Complete Singles Collection
* Alternative
* Essential
* PopArt: The Hits
* Story: 25 Years of Hits
* Party
* Ultimate
* Format
* Smash: The Singles 1985–2020

Remix albums|

* Disco
* Disco 2
* Disco 3
* Disco 4

Live albums|

* Concrete
* Pandemonium
* Inner Sanctum
* Discovery: Live in Rio 1994

Extended plays|

* Christmas
* Agenda
* Lost

Singles|

* "West End Girls"
* "One More Chance"
* "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)"
* "Love Comes Quickly"
* "Suburbia"
* "Paninaro"
* "It's a Sin"
* "What Have I Done to Deserve This?"
* "Rent"
* "Heart"
* "Always on My Mind"
* "Domino Dancing"
* "Left to My Own Devices"
* "It's Alright"
* "So Hard"
* "Being Boring"
* "Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You)" / "How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?"
* "Jealousy"
* "DJ Culture"
* "Was It Worth It?"
* "Can You Forgive Her?"
* "Go West"
* "I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing"
* "Liberation"
* "Absolutely Fabulous"
* "Yesterday, When I Was Mad"
* "Paninaro '95"
* "Before"
* "Se a vida é (That's the Way Life Is)" / "To Step Aside"
* "Single-Bilingual"
* "A Red Letter Day"
* "Somewhere"
* "I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More"
* "New York City Boy"
* "You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk"
* "Home and Dry"
* "I Get Along"
* "London"
* "Miracles"
* "Flamboyant"
* "I'm with Stupid"
* "Minimal"
* "Numb"
* "Integral"
* "Love Etc."
* "Did You See Me Coming?"
* "Beautiful People"
* "Love Life"
* "Together"
* "Winner"
* "Leaving"
* "Memory of the Future"
* "Axis"
* "Vocal"
* "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct"
* "Thursday"
* "The Pop Kids"
* "Say It to Me"
* "Dreamland"
* "Dancing Star"

Featured singles|

* "Hallo Spaceboy"
* "Break 4 Love"
* "She's Madonna"

Other songs|

* "King's Cross"
* "The Loving Kind"
* "The Night I Fell in Love"
* "I'm Not Scared"
* "In Private"
* "Nothing Has Been Proved"
* "So Sorry, I Said"
* "Don't Drop Bombs"
* "Losing My Mind"

Video albums|

* Cubism

Soundtracks and scores|

* The Crying Game
* Closer to Heaven
* Battleship Potemkin
* The Most Incredible Thing

Film, stage and television|

* It Couldn't Happen Here
* Closer to Heaven
* Pet Shop Boys: A Life in Pop

Tours and concerts|

* Fundamental Tour
* Pandemonium Tour
* Electric Tour
* Super Tour
* Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live

Related articles|

* CyberWorld
* Discography
* Songs
* x2
* Reputation
* Results
* Electronic
* Back to Mine: Pet Shop Boys
* West End Girls

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