"LA Song" (subtitled "LA Song (Out of This Town)" on the single release) is a song by American singer-songwriter

Beth Hart Beth Hart (born January 24, 1972) is an American musician from Los Angeles, California. She rose to fame with the release of her 1999 single " LA Song (Out of This Town)" from her second album ''Screamin' for My Supper''. The single was a number ...

, released as the first single from her second album, ''

Screamin' for My Supper ''Screamin' for My Supper'' is the second studio album by American singer/songwriter Beth Hart. It was released on August 3, 1999, by Atlantic Records. The album features her most notable single to date, " LA Song (Out of This Town)", which was ...

'', on July 20, 1999. While it reached only 90 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, it was an

Adult Top 40 The Adult Pop Airplay (formerly known as Adult Pop Songs and Adult Top 40) chart is published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine and ranks "the most popular adult top 40 as based on radio airplay detections measured by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems ...

top-10 hit and reached No. 1 in New Zealand in February 2000.

Lyrical content

An alternate edit of the song on the US CD single replaces the lyric "She's got a gun / She's got a gun / She got a gun she call 'the lucky one'" with "She's so ashamed / She's so ashamed / She know heaven don't want her anyway".

explained this change through a letter on the single's back cover:

Dear friend: The enclosed CD contains two versions of "LA Song" the first single from my new album, ''
Screamin' for My Supper ''Screamin' for My Supper'' is the second studio album by American singer/songwriter Beth Hart. It was released on August 3, 1999, by Atlantic Records. The album features her most notable single to date, " LA Song (Out of This Town)", which was ...
''. The original version of the song includes a line where, in the midst of a dark period in my life, I talk about having a gun. I wrote this song before the recent tragic shootings that have so shaken this country. In light of these horrible events, and especially out of respect for those who have been deeply & personally affected by them, I have chosen to record an alternate version with a new lyric which remains true to the essence of the song. Ultimately "LA Song" is about emerging from depression and self-doubt to the realization that who you are isn't about where you are or what's around you but that "THE GOOD LIFE LIES WITHIN." I don't want one particular lyric to prevent the song's positive message from reaching as many listeners as possible. As an Artist, I have the responsibility to not compromise my work. Thanks for listening! Love Beth.

Track listings

US CD single # "LA Song (Out of This Town)" (alternate edit) – 3:49 # "LA Song (Out of This Town)" (original edit) – 3:49 European CD single # "LA Song (Out of This Town)" (remix edit) – 3:40 # "LA Song (Out of This Town)" (album version) – 3:55 Australian CD single # "LA Song (Out of This Town)" (album version) – 3:56 # "LA Song (Out of This Town)" (remix edit) – 3:56 # "Am I the One?" – 6:37

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:La Song (Out Of This Town) 143 Records singles 1999 singles 1999 songs Atlantic Records singles Lava Records singles Number-one singles in New Zealand Songs about California Songs written by Beth Hart