Quiet Life (song)
Appearance
"Quiet Life" | ||||
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Single by Japan | ||||
from the album Quiet Life and Assemblage | ||||
B-side |
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Released |
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Disco-pop[2] | ||||
Length |
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Ariola | ||||
Songwriter(s) | David Sylvian | |||
Producer(s) | John Punter | |||
Japan singles chronology | ||||
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Japan singles chronology | ||||
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Japan singles chronology | ||||
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"Quiet Life" is a song by the British new wave band
hit single in the UK.[3]
"Quiet Life" was first released as a single in Japan in December 1979 with the B-side "Halloween". In March 1980, it was released in Germany and the Netherlands with the B-side "
UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 19 in October 1981 for 2 weeks.[5]
Track listings
7": Ariola / AHA 1013 (1979, Japan)[6]
- "Quiet Life" – 4:14
- "Halloween" – 4:24
7": Hansa (1980, Germany and the Netherlands)[7]
- "Quiet Life" – 3:51
- "Second That Emotion" – 3:46
7" B-side: Ariola / AHA 559 (1980, UK)[8]
- "Second That Emotion" – 3:46
- "Quiet Life" – 3:51
7": Hansa / HANSA 6 (1981, UK)[8]
- "Quiet Life" – 3:34
- "A Foreign Place" – 3:11
12" Hansa / HANSA 12-6 (1981, UK)[8]
- "Quiet Life" (Extended Version) – 4:50
- "A Foreign Place" – 3:11
- "Fall in Love With Me" – 4:30
Charts
Chart (1981) | Peak
position |
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19 |
References
- ^ "Releases" (PDF). Record Mirror. 22 August 1981. p. 27. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ Ham, Robert (March 9, 2021). "Japan - Quiet Life". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
...the disco-pop shimmy of the title track...
- ^ Quiet Life, BMG 2004 CD liner notes
- ^ Assemblage, BMG 2004 CD liner notes
- ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Japan - Quiet Life = クワイエット・ライフ". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
- ^ "Japan - Quiet Life / Second That Emotion". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
- ^ a b c "Japan Discography - The Hansa Years". discog.info. Retrieved 2020-10-19.