Life No. 9 Explained

Life #9
Cover:Martina - Life Number9 single.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Martina McBride
Album:The Way That I Am
B-Side:"Ashes"[1]
Released:January 3, 1994
Genre:Country
Length:4:03
Label:RCA Nashville
Producer:Paul Worley, Ed Seay, Martina McBride
Prev Title:My Baby Loves Me
Prev Year:1993
Next Title:Independence Day
Next Year:1994

"Life #9" is a song written by Kostas and Tony Perez, and recorded by American country music artist Martina McBride. It was released in January 1994 as the second single from her album The Way That I Am. The song was her fifth single release overall, and peaked at number 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and at number 8 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.

Content

McBride considered the song "not the kind of song, melody, attitude of whatever that I was really comfortable singing", and producer Paul Worley thought that it was "not one of [his] favorites" due to it sounding like a disco song.[2]

Music video

A music video was released for the song, directed by Steven Goldmann.

Personnel

The following musicians perform on this track:[3]

Chart performance

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 85
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 69

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 2008. 262. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. Greatest Hits . Martina McBride . 2001 . CD booklet . RCA Records . 67012.
  3. The Way That I Am . Martina McBride . 1993 . CD . RCA Records . 66288.
  4. Web site: RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1994. RPM. December 12, 1994. August 4, 2013.
  5. Best of 1994: Country Songs . . . 1994. August 4, 2013.