| "The Wild Life" | ||||
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| Single by Bananarama | ||||
| from the album Bananarama and The Wild Life soundtrack | ||||
| Released | 15 October 1984 (US)[1] | |||
| Recorded | January 1984 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:17 (single version) 3:50 (album version) | |||
| Label | London Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Sara Dallin Siobhan Fahey Keren Woodward Jolley & Swain | |||
| Producer(s) | Jolley & Swain | |||
| Bananarama singles chronology | ||||
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"The Wild Life" is a song written and performed by English girl group Bananarama. Written in two days, the track was composed for and included in the 1984 American film of the same name The Wild Life (starring Christopher Penn), and on its soundtrack. Bananarama's second, self-titled album had already been in stores for several months when this single was issued, and for a time the album was re-released with "The Wild Life" included. The song was released as a single in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and Japan. The UK was instead given the song "Hot Line to Heaven" as the album's final single.
"The Wild Life" peaked at number 70 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and did not chart in any other countries. The Bananarama track listing was reverted to its original sequence shortly thereafter and "The Wild Life" did not appear on CD until the 2002 hits package The Essentials.