"21st Century Life" is the second single from

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's eponymous debut album, released on 21 July 2008. The Song was featured on one episode of ''

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'' and it is also the theme music to the

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drama, '' Personal Affairs''. The song made it to

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's C-List, but was later dropped. It was performed on the first live result show on reality television series, ''

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'', on 16 February 2009 The song was one of 50 tracks selected for the official ''

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'' soundtrack, which was curated by

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, Imagine Dragons and

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Music video

The video features Sparro dancing and singing in front of bright backgrounds intercut with animations of cardboard cut-out characters. The video was directed by Mariah Garnett.

Track listing

;UK CD single # "21st Century Life" (Radio Edit) – 3:31 # "

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" (

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) – 3:37 # "

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" (Radio 1 Live Lounge) – 4:19 # "No End in Sight" – 3:55 # "21st Century Life" (Denis the Menace & Big World Club Mix) – 7:07 ;''21st Century Life + Remixes'' – Digital EP 1 #21st Century Life (JW Mix Radio Edit) – 3:31 #21st Century Life (Steve Mac Remix) – 8:27 #21st Century Life (Denis The Menace & Big World Club Mix) – 7:08 #21st Century Life (Count And Sinden Sidewinder Remix) – 4:55 #21st Century Life (Eazy Remix) – 6:23 ;''21st Century Life + B-Sides'' – Digital EP 2 #21st Century Life – 4:21 #No End in Sight – 3:55 #American Boy (Radio 1 Live Lounge) – 3:37 #21st Century Life (Mac Project Remix) – 8:27 #21st Century Life (Kraak & Smaak Remix) – 7:09

Official versions and remixes

* Album Version * JW Mix Radio Edit *

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Sidewinder Remix * Denis The Menace & Big World Club Mix * Eazy Remix * Kraak and Smaak Remix * Mac Project Main Mix * Mac Project Mix Acapella * Mac Project Mix Instrumental * Steve Mac Dub * Steve Mac Remix

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''

''. *

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– production * James Bowen Falson – guitar * Sam Falson – vocals, writing, production * Dan Grech-Marugerat – mixing * Jesse Rogg – writing, production

Charts

On 27 July 2008, the song entered the

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at number 77 on downloads alone and peaked at number 44. Even though the single was released in 2008 the song did not chart in the Australian

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chart until February 2009.

References

{{authority control 2008 singles Sam Sparro songs 2008 songs Songs written by Sam Sparro Island Records singles Song recordings produced by Paul Epworth Songs written by Jesse Rogg