Released 10 July 2000 Length 3:56 | Genre Pop Label Polydor | |
Format CD single, cassette single Recorded 1999;
Fredonia International Studios and Track Record Studios
(Los Angeles, California) | ||
"Life Is a Rollercoaster" is a song by Irish singer-songwriter Ronan Keating from his debut solo album, Ronan. The song was written and produced by New Radicals frontman Gregg Alexander and Rick Nowels, having originally been intended for the second New Radicals album which never came to fruition due to Alexander's decision to break up the band. It was released on July 10, 2000 in the United Kingdom.
The song debuted at number one in the UK and Ireland, becoming Keating's second number-one single in both countries. In the UK it became the seventh biggest-selling single of the year, and has been certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry.
The song can be heard in the closing credits of Head over Heels. In Asia, STAR TV used the song as a promotional song for the American sitcom Friends. The opening refrain of the song is similar to that of a leaked Gregg Alexander song, "A Love Like That", suggesting that parts of the song were incorporated in Keating's song.
Track listing
- "Life Is a Rollercoaster" (Radio Edit) – 3:56
- "Since 13" – 4:01
- "Life is a Rollercoaster" (Radio Edit) – 3:56
- "Since 13" – 4:01
- "You" – 3:23
- Interview (CD-ROM)
- "Life is a Rollercoaster" (Radio Edit) – 3:56
- "Life is a Rollercoaster" (Karaoke Version) – 3:56
- "Thank God I Kissed You" – 4:21
- "Life is a Rollercoaster" (Radio Edit) – 3:56
- "Life is a Rollercoaster" (Instrumental Version) – 3:56
- "Thank God I Kissed You" – 4:21
- "When You Say Nothing At All" (Acoustic Version) - 3:32
- "Life is a Rollercoaster" (CD-ROM Video) – 4:00