Welcome to My Life explained

Welcome to My Life
Cover:	Welcometomylife.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Simple Plan
Album:	Still Not Getting Any...
B-Side:	"Worst Day Ever" (live)
Length:	3:22
Label:	Lava
Producer:	Bob Rock
Prev Title:	Don't Wanna Think About You
Prev Year:	2004
Next Title:	Shut Up!
Next Year:	2005

"Welcome to My Life" is a song by Canadian rock band Simple Plan. "Welcome to My Life" was released to radio on September 14, 2004, as the lead single from their second studio album, Still Not Getting Any... (2004). It peaked at number 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number seven in Australia, and number five in New Zealand, their highest charting song there. The song is certified gold in the United States and Italy, and platinum in Australia.

Content and music video

The song's intention is to express teenage angst about life becoming so frustrating that no one can understand how awful it is for them. In the music video, a traffic jam is seen and scenes are shown in which passengers deal with dysfunctional families and how the families' dysfunction affects their lives. At the end of the video, a few of the people in the traffic jam get out of their cars and begin to walk down the road. The video received some criticism for being similar to R.E.M.'s "Everybody Hurts". It was shot at the Henry Ford Bridge and the Commodore Schuyler F. Heim Bridge in San Pedro, Los Angeles.

Chart performance

"Welcome to My Life" became another top-40 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at the number-40 position. It reached the top 10 in Australia and New Zealand, peaking at number seven in the former country and number five in the latter.

Track listings

UK and European CD single^{[1] [2]}

1. "Welcome to My Life"
2. "Addicted" (live)

UK 7-inch single^[3]

A. "Welcome to My Life"

B. "Worst Day Ever" (live)Australian CD single^[4]

1. "Welcome to My Life"
2. "Addicted" (live)
3. "Worst Day Ever" (live)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004–2006)	Peak position
Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records)^[5]	2
Canada Hot AC (Radio & Records)^[6]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[7]	76
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[8]	98

Chart (2005)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[9]	57
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)^[10]	70
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[11]	79

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United States		Modern rock radio	Lava	^[12]
Australia		CD		^[13]
United Kingdom				^[14]

Notes and References

1. Welcome to My Life. Simple Plan. 2005. UK CD single liner notes. Lava Records. AT0206CD1.
2. Welcome to My Life. Simple Plan. 2004. European CD single liner notes. Lava Records. 7567-93756-2.
3. Welcome to My Life. Simple Plan. 2005. UK 7-inch single sleeve. Lava Records. AT0206.
4. Welcome to My Life. Simple Plan. 2004. Australian CD single liner notes. Lava Records. 7567933582.
5. R&R Canada CHR/Pop Top 30. Radio & Records. 1585. 34. December 10, 2004. October 6, 2019.
6. Hot AC: R&R Canada. Radio & Records. 1590. 52. January 21, 2005. October 6, 2019.
7. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2004. ARIA. April 16, 2021.
8. 2004 The Year in Charts: Most-Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs. Billboard Radio Monitor. 12. 51. 22. December 17, 2004.
9. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2005. ARIA. April 16, 2021.
10. 2005 The Year in Charts: Top Adult Top 40 Songs. Billboard Radio Monitor. 13. 50. 31. December 16, 2005.
11. 2005 The Year in Charts: Top Mainstream Top 40 Songs. Billboard Radio Monitor. 13. 50. 26. December 16, 2005.
12. Web site: FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock. Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220163556/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16771. December 20, 2016. October 30, 2016.
13. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 25/10/2004. ARIA. 28. October 25, 2004. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20041219130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20041220-0000/issue765.pdf. December 19, 2004. May 19, 2021.
14. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 35. June 18, 2005.