"Another Life" is a song by American

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band

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. Written by vocalist Chris "Motionless" Cerulli,

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, and Josh Strock, it was produced by Drew Fulk and Cerulli himself and featured on the band's 2019 fifth studio album ''

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''. The song was also released as the fourth

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from the album on January 21, 2020.

Composition and lyrics

"Another Life" was written by Chris "Motionless" Cerulli,

and Josh Strock and composed by the band. The song is a prequel to "Eternally Yours" from their previous album ''

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''. These two songs talk about two people who meet and fall in love in a "metaphorical afterlife", which symbolizes the ability to love someone else after a painful loss loving ("Eternally Yours"), and the pain they had to endure to get over the previous relationship and be able to love each other ("Another Life").

Music video

The

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for "Another Life" was released on December 4, 2019 before the song became an official single a month later. Directed by Max Moore, the video shows a man remembering the best moments with his former partner after their breakup; played by Stitch D of

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fame and current Lowlives frontman and his real life wife, Nina Kate respectively.

Other versions

On May 1, 2020 the band released a

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of the song made by Beartooth vocalist and former

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vocalist

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. On August 10, 2020, the band released an EP that included a reimagined version of the song in collaboration with Estonian singer

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Personnel

* Chris "Motionless" Cerulli – lead vocals, songwriter * Ryan Sitkowski – lead guitar * Ricky "Horror" Olson – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, bass * Vinny Mauro – drums, percussion * Justin Morrow – bass, backing vocals (only music video)

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References

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