| "Life's What You Make It" | ||||
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Life%27s_What_You_Make_It_(Talk_Talk_song).jpg) Original release | ||||
| Single by Talk Talk | ||||
| from the album The Colour of Spring | ||||
| B-side | "It's Getting Late in the Evening" | |||
| Released | November 1985 (EU)[1] 6 January 1986 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
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| Genre | New wave[4][5] | |||
| Length | 4:29 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Tim Friese-Greene | |||
| Talk Talk UK singles chronology | ||||
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| "Life's What You Make It" on YouTube | ||||
"Life's What You Make It" is a song by the English band Talk Talk. It was released as a single in 1985, the first from the band's album The Colour of Spring. The single was a hit in the UK in January 1986, peaking at No. 16, and charted in numerous other countries, often reaching the Top 20.
Artist James Marsh created the single's cover illustration. The track was re-released as a single in 1990, charting for a second time.
- ^ "Talk Talk singles".
- ^ Unwin, Neville; Goodyer, Tim (April 1986). "Talkback". Home and Recording Studio.
- ^ Marsh, James; Roberts, Chris; Benjamin, Toby (2015). Spirit of Talk Talk (Paperback ed.). London: Rocket 88. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-90661-595-6.
- ^ Phillips, Amy (31 August 2012). "Talk Talk's Mark Hollis Resurfaces with New Music for the Kelsey Grammer TV Show "Boss"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ Sendra, Tim. "Various Artists – Pop & Wave, Vol. 3". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 May 2015.