I Will Buy You a New Life explained

I Will Buy You a New Life
Cover:	I_Will_Buy_You_A_New_Life_-_Everclear.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Everclear
Album:	So Much for the Afterglow
B-Side:	"So Much for the Afterglow" (live) "Heroin Girl" (live) "Local God" (live)
Released:	1997
Studio:	Whitehorse (Portland, Oregon)
Genre:	Alternative rock^[1]
Length:	3:58
Label:	Capitol EMI
Producer:	Art Alexakis Neal Avron
Prev Title:	Everything to Everyone
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	Father of Mine
Next Year:	1998

"I Will Buy You a New Life" is a rock song by American rock band Everclear from their third studio album, So Much for the Afterglow (1997). The song peaked at number three on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, number 20 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart, and number 31 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart. In Canada, it reached number 49 on the RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart and number one on the RPM Alternative 30 chart.

Content

In an October 2003 interview with Songfacts, lead singer Art Alexakis said:

Track listing

Australian CD single^[2]

1. "I Will Buy You a New Life"
2. "So Much for the Afterglow" (live)
3. "Heroin Girl" (live)
4. "Local God" (live)

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)^[3]	24
US Hot 100 Airplay (Billboard)^[4]	73
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)^[5]	44
US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)^[6]	84
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)^[7]	9

Notes and References

1. Web site: The 88 Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1998. Spin. September 18, 2020. 9.
2. I Will Buy You a New Life. Everclear. 1998. Australian CD single liner notes. Capitol Records. 7243 8 85592 2 5.
3. RPM's Top 50 Alternative Tracks of '98. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. July 15, 2019.
4. The Year in Music 1998: Hot 100 Singles Airplay. Billboard. 110. 52. YE-46. December 26, 1998.
5. Most Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 1998. Airplay Monitor. 6. 52. 55. December 25, 1998.
6. Most Played Mainstream Rock Songs of 1998. Airplay Monitor. 6. 52. 34. December 25, 1998.
7. The Year in Music 1998: Hot Modern Rock Tracks. Billboard. 110. 52. YE-84. December 26, 1998.