I Wanna Live

For the Stellar Kart song, see We Can't Stand Sitting Down.
"I Wanna Live"
Single by Glen Campbell
from the album Hey Little One
B-side"That's All That Matters"
ReleasedMarch 1968
RecordedJanuary 11, 1968
VenueCapitol (Hollywood)
GenreCountry
Length2:42
LabelCapitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)John D. Loudermilk
Producer(s)Al DeLory
Glen Campbell singles chronology
"Hey Little One"
(1968) 		"I Wanna Live"
(1968) 		"Dreams of the Everyday Housewife"
(1968)

"I Wanna Live" is a song written by John D. Loudermilk and recorded by American country music singer Glen Campbell. It was released in March 1968 as the lead single from the album, Hey Little One. The song was Campbell's sixth release on the country charts and his first of five number ones on the country chart. The song spent three non-consecutive weeks at number one and a total of fifteen weeks on the country charts.[1] The song was also Glen Campbell's third Top 40 release peaking at number thirty-six.[2]

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 66.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 99.