"Life Goes On" is a song by American singer LeAnn Rimes, released as a single from her fifth studio album, ''

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'' (2002), on August 5, 2002. A song about moving on and letting go of the past, "Life Goes On," missed the US '' Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number 10 on ''Billboard''s

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chart. It was a bigger hit outside America, peaking within the top 10 in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania, and Sweden while reaching the top 20 in Norway and the United Kingdom. A

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remix of the song was released to country radio and peaked at number 60 on ''Billboard''s Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

Music video

Directed by

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and shot in

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, the music video for "Life Goes On" was heavily criticized by country fans due to Rimes' provocative clothing and demeanor as well as its pop sound.

Track listings

UK CD1 # "Life Goes On" (original mix) – 3:35 # "Life Goes On" (Amato and Sheremet mix) – 6:21 # "Life Goes On" (video) – 3:35 UK CD2 # "Life Goes On" (M*A*S*H mix) – 8:04 # "Life Goes On" (Almighty mix) – 3:50 # "Life Goes On" (29 Palms mix) – 7:23 UK cassette single and European CD single # "Life Goes On" (original version) – 3:35 # "Life Goes On" (Almighty mix) – 3:50 German limited-edition CD single # "Life Goes On" (original version) – 3:35 # " Can't Fight the Moonlight" (Latino mix) – 3:36 Australian and New Zealand CD single # "Life Goes On" – 3:33 # "Life Goes On" (Almighty mix) – 3:50 # "Life Goes On" (Amato and Sheremet mix) – 6:21 # "Life Goes On" (29 Palms mix) – 7:23

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the ''

'' booklet. Studios * Recorded at various studios in the United States and United Kingdom * Mixed at Larrabee West (Hollywood, California) and Larrabee North ( Universal City, California) * Lead vocals mixed at Larrabee North (Universal City, California) * Mastered at

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Mastering (Hollywood, California) Personnel * LeAnn Rimes – writing, vocals, background vocals * Desmond Child – writing, production *

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– writing * Sherree Ford – background vocals, background vocals arrangement *

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– background vocals * Michael Landau – guitar * Abe Laboriel Sr. – bass *

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– drums * Peter Amato – keyboards, production, arrangement, programming * Gregg Pagani – keyboards, production, arrangement, programming *

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– mixing * Bernie Grundman – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

"Life Goes On" official music video
at official site. {{DEFAULTSORT:Life Goes On (Leann Rimes Song) 2002 singles 2002 songs Curb Records singles LeAnn Rimes songs London Records singles Songs written by Andreas Carlsson Songs written by Desmond Child Songs written by LeAnn Rimes