"I Don't Wanna Live My Life Like You" is a song by English

hard rock Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard ...

musician

John Sykes John James Sykes (born 29 July 1959) is an English guitarist, best known as a member of Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy and Tygers of Pan Tang. He has also fronted the hard rock group Blue Murder and released several solo albums. Following a stint in ...

. It was released in 1995 by

Mercury Records Mercury Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. It had significant success as an independent operation in the 1940s and 1950s. Smash Records and Fontana Records were sub labels of Mercury. In the United States, it is ...

' Japanese branch as the first single from his debut solo album ''

Out of My Tree ''Out of My Tree'' is the first solo album by John Sykes, released in 1995. After Sykes' previous band Blue Murder (band), Blue Murder was dropped by Geffen Records, he signed a new recording contract with the Japanese branch of Mercury Records. ...

''. The song was described by Sykes as having a 1970s punk rock-vibe with rebellious lyrics. Sykes jokingly stated that the song is a reflection of his own life with his neighbours.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by

. CD (1995)

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes. Musicians *

- guitar, vocals *

Marco Mendoza Marco Mendoza is an American rock musician who has worked in diverse genres. He became a professional rock musician in 1989 and debuted on Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward's solo album '' Along the Way''. He has performed on a number of nota ...

- bass, backing vocals *Tommy O'Steen - drums, backing vocals

References

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* {{John Sykes 1995 singles 1995 songs Mercury Records singles