"My Life" is a song by

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hip hop group

Bliss N Eso Bliss n Eso (formerly known as Bliss n' Esoterikizm) are an Australian hip hop trio based in Sydney. They are currently signed to Melbourne record label Illusive Sounds, and are managed and booked by label co-founders Adam Jankie and Matt Gudin ...

, with guest vocals performed by American recording artist, Ceekay Jones. Written by Max McKinnon, Matthew Kirk, Jonathan Notley, Ebony West (Runway Star) and Nigel Kirk, the song was first released in November 2013iTunes - Music - My Life (feat. Ceekay Jones) - Single by Bliss n Eso
/ref> as the fifth single from Bliss N Eso's fifth

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, '' Circus in the Sky'' (2013).

Background and release

In late 2012,

Bliss n Eso Bliss n Eso (formerly known as Bliss n' Esoterikizm) are an Australian hip hop trio based in Sydney. They are currently signed to Melbourne record label Illusive Sounds, and are managed and booked by label co-founders Adam Jankie and Matt Gudin ...

began recording material for their fifth studio album, '' Circus in the Sky'' (2013) in

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and

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, with the goal of "creating their most electric and progressive album to date". After touring

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and visiting

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to perform for Australian troops,Bliss n Eso - My Life (feat. Ceekay Jones) - Official Video Clip by blissnesoTV - Videos - News - FAT BMX
/ref> Bliss N Eso released "My Life" as the fifth single from their aforementioned album in November 2013.

Music video

The song's accompanying

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, which runs for four minutes and forty-nine seconds was directed by Allan Hardy. While the video contains footage from

's visit to

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and the

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, it mostly centres on Australian

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racer,

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. The video chronicles Sinclair's life-threatening accident at the 2009 Red Bull X Fighters Freestyle Motocross event in

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, the rehabilitation and training he undergoes in the aftermath of this accident and his subsequent return to competition at the 2010 X Games in

. In addition to Sinclair, the video also features appearances from a number of other athletes including,

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, TJ Lavin,

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, Jaie Toohey,

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and James Doerfling among others.

Track listing

;Digital download

Chart performance

"My Life" debuted at number forty-six on the Australian

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singles chart and eventually peaked at number twenty-six, becoming Bliss N Eso's highest charting single to date.australian-charts.com - Bliss N Eso feat. Ceekay Jones - My Life
/ref> It was certified Platinum by the

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(ARIA) for shipments in excess of 70,000 copies.http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2014.htm
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Charts

Certifications

References

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