I Will Buy You a New Life

"I Will Buy You a New Life"
Single by Everclear
from the album So Much for the Afterglow
B-side
  • "So Much for the Afterglow" (live)
  • "Heroin Girl" (live)
  • "Local God" (live)
Released1997
StudioWhitehorse (Portland, Oregon)
GenreAlternative rock[1]
Length3:58
LabelCapitol
Songwriters
Producers
Everclear singles chronology
"Everything to Everyone"
(1997)		 "I Will Buy You a New Life"
(1997)		 "Father of Mine"
(1998)
Music video
"I Will Buy You a New Life" on YouTube

"I Will Buy You a New Life" is a rock song by American rock band Everclear from their third studio album, So Much for the Afterglow (1997). The song peaked at number three on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, number 20 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart, and number 31 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart. In Canada, it reached number 49 on the RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart and number one on the RPM Alternative 30 chart.

Track listing

Australian CD single[2]

  1. "I Will Buy You a New Life"
  2. "So Much for the Afterglow" (live)
  3. "Heroin Girl" (live)
  4. "Local God" (live)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3]49
Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)[4]1
US Radio Songs (Billboard)[5]33
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[6]20
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[7]3
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[8]20
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[9]31

Year-end charts

Chart (1998) Position
Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)[10] 24
US Hot 100 Airplay (Billboard)[11] 73
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[12] 44
US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)[13] 84
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[14] 9

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States 1997 Rock radio Capitol
March 31, 1998 Contemporary hit radio [15]

References

  1. ↑ "The 88 Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1998". Spin. p. 9. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  2. ↑ I Will Buy You a New Life (Australian CD single liner notes). Capitol Records. 1998. 7243 8 85592 2 5.
  3. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Image 3504". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Image 3519". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Everclear Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Everclear Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Everclear Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Everclear Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Everclear Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  10. ↑ "RPM's Top 50 Alternative Tracks of '98". RPM. Retrieved July 15, 2019 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  11. ↑ "The Year in Music 1998: Hot 100 Singles Airplay". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52. December 26, 1998. p. YE-46.
  12. ↑ "Most Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 1998". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 6, no. 52. December 25, 1998. p. 55.
  13. ↑ "Most Played Mainstream Rock Songs of 1998". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 6, no. 52. December 25, 1998. p. 34.
  14. ↑ "The Year in Music 1998: Hot Modern Rock Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52. December 26, 1998. p. YE-84.
  15. ↑ "New Releases". Radio & Records. No. 1241. March 27, 1998. p. 46.
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