It's Your Life (Smokie song) explained

It's Your Life
Type:	single
Artist:	Smokie
Album:	Bright Lights & Back Alleys
B-Side:	"Now You Think You Know"
Released:	June 1977
Length:	3:34
Label:	RAK
Producer:	Mike Chapman
Prev Title:	Lay Back in the Arms of Someone
Prev Year:	1977
Next Title:	Needles and Pins
Next Year:	1977

"It's Your Life" is a song by the British rock band Smokie from their 1977 studio album Bright Lights & Back Alleys. It first came out in June 1977 as a single and later appeared on the album, which was released in late September.

Background and writing

The song was written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman and produced by Mike Chapman.

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1977)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[2]	80
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[3]	13
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[4]	86
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[5]	92
West Germany (Official German Charts)^[6]	22

External links

• "It's Your Life" at Discogs

Notes and References

1. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 279.
2. Web site: Kent Music Report No 183 – 26 December 1977 > National Top 100 Singles for 1977. Kent Music Report. Imgur.com. 13 June 2021.
3. Web site: Jahreshitparade Singles 1977. austriancharts.at. January 28, 2022.
4. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1977. Dutch Top 40. January 28, 2022.
5. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 1977. dutchcharts.nl. January 28, 2022.
6. Web site: Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts. German. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. January 28, 2022.