"(I Wanna) Love My Life Away" is a song written and sung by

Gene Pitney Gene Francis Alan Pitney (February 17, 1940 – April 5, 2006) was an American pop and country singer, songwriter, and musician. Pitney charted 16 top-40 hits in the United States, four in the top ten. In the United Kingdom, he had 22 top-40 h ...

, which he released in 1961. The song was Pitney's first charting single, and spent 8 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 39, while reaching No. 23 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade. In the United Kingdom, the song spent 11 weeks on the ''

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'' chart, reaching No. 26. Also in 1961, The Brooks Brothers released the single in the UK, as did Vince Eager and Bill and Boyd.

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released it as a single in the UK in 1973. Jody Miller released a version in 1978, which reached No. 67 on ''

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Chart performance

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