"That's Life" is a single by American record producer and rapper

88-Keys Charles Misodi Njapa (born March 5, 1976), known professionally as 88-Keys, is an American record producer and rapper from New York City. Biography Born in New York City to West African parents from Cameroon, he was raised in the Eastchester se ...

featuring vocals by American rapper

Mac Miller Malcolm James McCormick (January 19, 1992 – September 7, 2018), known by the stage name Mac Miller, was an American rapper. He began his career in Pittsburgh's local hip hop music, hip hop scene in 2007, at the age of 15. In 2010, he signed ...

and Australian singer Sia. It was released on June 20, 2019, by

Warner Records Warner Records Inc. (known as Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) is an American record label. A subsidiary of Warner Music Group, it is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It was founded on March 19, 1958, as the recorded music division ...

. 88-Keys obtained permission from Miller's family to use his contribution posthumously.

Background and release

Miller came up with the concept for the song stemming from a conversation he had with 88-Keys about relationships they were in at the time. Miller's part was recorded in New York City in February 2015, while he was working on his third studio album '' GO:OD AM''. A version of the song leaked online in May 2019, incorrectly titled "Benji the Dog", with Miller alone on vocals. 88-Keys responded to the leak days later, stating that it was a rough version and that the finished version would be officially released. On June 13, 2019, 88-Keys announced the release of "That's Life", also featuring Sia, and that he had obtained permission from Miller's estate to release the song posthumously. Regarding the song's development, 88-Keys said: "I played the song for Sia and she personally identified with the sentiments of the song and felt strongly about contributing her own thoughts on the subject matter." "That's Life" was released as a single by

on June 20, 2019.

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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– primary artist, production, programming *

– featured artist, songwriting * Sia – featured artist, songwriting, background vocals * Alec Gould – songwriting * Daniel Glogower – songwriting * Ivan Rosenberg – songwriting * Jimmy O'Connell – songwriting * Mike LaValle – songwriting * N. Ashford – songwriting * Winston “Wentz” Nelson – songwriting * V. Simpson – songwriting * Irko – mixing * Mauricio Iragorri – mastering * Steve Baughman – mastering * Frank Tatick – engineering assistant * Zeke Mishanec – recording

Charts

References

2019 singles 2019 songs Mac Miller songs Sia (musician) songs Songs released posthumously Songs written by Sia (musician) Songs written by Valerie Simpson Songs written by Nickolas Ashford Songs written by Mac Miller Songs written by 88-Keys {{2010s-song-stub