"I Will Buy You a New Life" is a rock song by American rock band
Everclear from their third studio album, ''
So Much for the Afterglow
''So Much for the Afterglow'' is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Everclear, released on October 7, 1997. It contained the singles "Everything to Everyone", " I Will Buy You a New Life", "Father of Mine", "So Much for t ...
'' (1997). The song peaked at number three on the US ''Billboard''
Hot Modern Rock Tracks
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chart, number 20 on the ''Billboard''
Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks
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chart, and number 31 on the ''Billboard''
Top 40 Mainstream
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chart. In Canada, the song peaked at number 49 on the
''RPM'' Top Singles chart and number one on the ''RPM''
Alternative 30 chart.
Content
In an October 2003 interview with ''Songfacts'', lead singer
Art Alexakis
Arthur Paul "Art" Alexakis (born April 12, 1962) is an American musician best known as the singer-songwriter and guitarist of the rock band Everclear. He has been a member of several notable bands, in addition to his own work as a songwriter f ...
said:
Track listings
US 7-inch jukebox vinyl
:A. "I Will Buy You a New Life" – 3:58
:B. "Like a California King" – 3:34
Australian CD single
# "I Will Buy You a New Life"
# "So Much for the Afterglow" (live)
# "
Heroin Girl" (live)
# "Local God" (live)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
External links
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1997 singles
1997 songs
Capitol Records singles
EMI Records singles
Everclear (band) songs
Song recordings produced by Neal Avron
Songs written by Art Alexakis
Songs written by Craig Montoya
Songs written by Greg Eklund