I Wanna Live Explained

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 performance

Chart (1968)Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks1
Canadian RPM Top Singles18

Cover versions

"I Wanna Live" was covered by Eddy Raven in 1976 and reached number 87 on the US country chart.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 66.
  2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition . Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 99.