I Just Wanna Live

Good Charlotte

About I Just Wanna Live

"I Just Wanna Live" is the second single from Good Charlotte's third studio album, The Chronicles of Life and Death and was officially released on November 15, 2004. It was one of the songs that Sony paid radio stations to play in the 2005 payola scandal. As a hit single from the album, it carried on Good Charlotte's commercial success; it was certified Gold in Australia and the United States, and it achieved high chart placements worldwide.


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2004
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I need an alarm system in my house
So I know when people are creeping about
These people are freaking me out (these days)
It's getting hectic everywhere that I go
They wont leave me alone
There's things they all wanna know

I'm paranoid of all the people I meet
Why are they talking to me?
And why can't anyone see?

I just wanna live
Don't really care about the things that they say
Don't really care about what happens to me
I just wanna live ("just wanna live, just wanna live, just wanna live x2")

I rock a law suit when I'm going to court
A white suit when I'm getting divorced
A black suit at the funeral home
And my birthday suit when I'm home alone
Talking on the phone got an interview
With the Rolling Stone they're saying
"Now you're rich and now you're famous fake ass girls all know your name 
And Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous your first hit aren't you ashamed"
Of the life, of the life, of the life we're living

I just wanna live
Don't really care about the things that they say
Don't really care about what happens to me
I just wanna live

Stop your messing around boy
Better think of your future
Better make some good plans boy
Said every one of my teachers 
Look out better play it safe you'll never know what hard times will come your way
We say where we're coming from
We've already seen the worst that life can bring

Now we get expect it everywhere that we go
All the things that they say
Yeah we already know

I just wanna live
Don't really care about the things that they say
Don't really care about what happens to me
I just wanna live("just wanna live, just wanna live, just wanna live")
I just wanna live("just wanna live, just wanna live, just wanna live")
I just wanna live("just wanna live, just wanna live, just wanna live")
I just wanna live("just wanna live, just wanna live, just wanna live")
I just wanna live
WWHHYYYY!  I would jump off a f-ing bridge.

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Good Charlotte

Good Charlotte is an American rock band from Waldorf, Maryland, that formed in 1996. Since 1998, the band's constant members have been lead vocalist Joel Madden, lead guitarist and back-up vocalist Benji Madden, bass guitarist Paul Thomas, and rhythm guitarist and keyboardist Billy Martin. Their latest drummer and percussionist is Dean Butterworth, who has been a member of the band since 2005. The band has released five studio albums: Good Charlotte (2000), The Young and the Hopeless (2002), The Chronicles of Life and Death (2004), Good Morning Revival (2007), and Cardiology (2010) as well as two compilations: Greatest Remixes (2008) and Greatest Hits (2010). more »

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Written by: BENJI MADDEN, JOEL MADDEN, JOHN FELDMANN

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

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10 facts about this song

Genre
"I Just Wanna Live" is a pop-punk song by the American band Good Charlotte.
Album
The song is from their third studio album "The Chronicles of Life and Death" which was released in 2004.
Chart Performance
The song reached number 9 in the UK Singles Chart, and became the 32nd most successful song in the former in 2005.
Music Video
The music video for the song, directed by Brett Simon, features the band as food items in a supermarket and they must avoid being purchased, consumed, and thrown away.
Lyrics
The song is introspective, about the pressures of fame and how it affects the band members mentally.
Satirical Tone
It uses a satirical tone to poke fun at their success, criticising the demands of the music industry and the expectations of fans.
Popularity
"I Just Wanna Live" remains one of Good Charlotte's most popular songs, with over 70 million streams on Spotify as of 2021.
Awards
The song won Best International Video by a Group at the MuchMusic Video Awards in 2005.
Cover Versions
Several cover versions of the song have been recorded, including a notable one by the band The Maine for the compilation Punk Goes Pop 2 in 2009.
Unique Style
The song departs from Good Charlotte's punk style, leaning more toward a pop sound with its catchy hooks and polished production.

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