"Life Goes On" is a song by

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E^ST Melisa Bester, who performs as E^ST or East, is a South African-born Australian singer-songwriter and musician. She has released four extended plays, ''Old Age'' (2014), ''The Alley'' (September 2015), ''Get Money!'' (July 2016) and ''Life Ain' ...

. The song was released on 29 September 2017 and was certified platinum in 2021. E^ST said the song came to life during a writing stint in the UK with producer

Jim Eliot Jim Eliot is an English songwriter, record producer and singer from London. He has written and produced for artists including Foxes, Ellie Goulding, Will Young, Kylie Minogue, Rae Morris and Olly Murs. Eliot (synthesizer, vocals) is also a me ...

. She said "As soon as he played that piano line I knew what I wanted to write about. he song is aboutsomething very personal to me, about ghosts that aren't physically with you anymore but still leave an impression. It's admitting to missing someone but accepting that you have to let go of people sometimes."

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Camilla Patini from Purple Sneakers said "It's hard to imagine a voice more equipped to cover adolescent heartbreak... it is undeniably strong and capable of emotional depth. Her confident vocals shine through on this track especially, which is driven by a dance-y, light beat despite its sad subject matter."

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