"I Just Wanna Live" is the second single from American rock band

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's third studio album, ''

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'', Officially released on January 17, 2005, "I Just Wanna Live" was one of the songs that

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paid radio stations to play in the 2005

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scandal. As single from the album, it carried on Good Charlotte's commercial success; it was certified gold in Australia and the United States, and it achieved high chart placements worldwide.

Music video

The music video was directed by

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. The video opens with

performing in front of an unenthused and small crowd at a bar in

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. Down on their luck and in need of funds, the band quit performing to work at a supermarket handing out flyers while dressed in various foods, only to find similar success. While dejectedly eating lunch on the side of the road, a record executive in a limousine passes by and, seeing a way to make a fortune from the group, signs them into his label. Now calling themselves The Food Group, their debut album, ''All U Can Eat'', becomes a success and rockets the band to national and international stardom, especially among women in the young adult and teen range. As the band continues to enjoy rising popularity and a life of debauchery, they start getting wrapped up in a myriad of scandals that diminish their popularity: Benji Madden (Corn) is arrested after getting involved in a high-speed chase with the police. Billy Martin (Strawberry) and Chris Wilson (Carrot) indiscriminately assault a paparazzi member. Paul Thomas (Burger) makes a sexually suggestive move with an underage girl dressed as an ice cream cone, leading to a ban of The Food Group by the PTA. Joel Madden (Pizza) is caught up in a lip-sync mishap while performing live, which he blames on his indigestion. With The Food Group's reputation tarnished and their former fans now against them following the scandals, the band eventually discards their food suits and return to performing as a little-known rock band.

Track listings

UK CD1 # "I Just Wanna Live" – 2:46 # "Mountain" (live from

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) – 3:53 UK CD2 and Australian CD single # "I Just Wanna Live" – 2:46 # "S.O.S." (live from Sessions@AOL) – 3:28 # "The World Is Black" (live from Sessions@AOL) – 3:10 # "I Just Wanna Live" (video) – 2:46 UK 7-inch

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:A. "I Just Wanna Live" – 2:46 :B. "S.O.S." (live from Sessions@AOL) – 3:28

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

{{Authority control 2004 songs 2005 singles Daylight Records singles Epic Records singles Good Charlotte songs Protest songs Song recordings produced by Eric Valentine Songs written by Benji Madden Songs written by Joel Madden Songs written by John Feldmann Music videos directed by Brett Simon