I Wanna Live | |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Glen Campbell |
Album: | Hey Little One |
B-Side: | That's All That Matters |
Released: | March 1968 |
Recorded: | January 11, 1968 |
Venue: | Capitol (Hollywood) |
Genre: | Country |
Length: | 2:42 |
Label: | Capitol Nashville |
Producer: | Al DeLory |
Prev Title: | Hey Little One |
Prev Year: | 1968 |
Next Title: | Dreams of the Everyday Housewife |
Next Year: | 1968 |
"I Wanna Live" is a song written by John D. Loudermilk and recorded by American country music singer Glen Campbell. It was released in March 1968 as the lead single from the album, Hey Little One. The song was Campbell's sixth release on the country charts and his first of five number ones on the country chart. The song spent three non-consecutive weeks at number one and a total of fifteen weeks on the country charts.[1] The song was also Glen Campbell's third Top 40 release peaking at number thirty-six.[2]
Chart (1968) | Peak position | |
---|---|---|
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 | |
Canadian RPM Top Singles | 18 |
"I Wanna Live" was covered by Eddy Raven in 1976 and reached number 87 on the US country chart.