Live in Life

"Live in Life" is a song by Australian alternative rock group The Rubens. The song was released on 14 November 2019^[2] as the lead single from the group's fourth studio album, 0202 (2021). The song has peaked at number 21 on the ARIA Charts.

"Live in Life"
Single by The Rubens
from the album 0202
Released	14 November 2019
Length	3:36
Label	Ivy League
Songwriter(s)	Scott Baldwin Elliott Margin Izaac Margin Sam Margin William Zeglis
Producer(s)	The Rubens Konstantin Kersting[1]
The Rubens singles chronology
"Falling Asleep at the Wheel" (2019) "Live in Life" (2019) "Heavy Weather" (2020)
Music video
"Live in Life" on YouTube

The Ruben's Sam Margin explained the meaning of the song during its premiere on Triple J: "I see it as this guy who has messed up and lost someone in his life, and he's telling himself 'No, this is fine. Change is fine, I'm ok with this'. But then realising he's not ok and trying to rectify things but realises it's too late."^[3]

The song won Most Performed Alternative Work at the APRA Music Awards of 2021.^[4][5]

Music video

The music video was directed by Luca Watson and Harry Welsh and released on 9 December 2019.^[6]

Critical reception

Al Newstead from Triple J said the song "incorporates sleeker pop production and ups the beat factor for a track that follows a narrator over the course of one night during the back-and-forth of a relationship breakdown."^[3]

Track listing

Digital download^[2]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Live in Life"	Scott Baldwin Elliott Margin Izaac Margin Sam Margin William Zeglis	The Rubens Konstantin Kersting	3:36

Digital download — Remix EP^[7]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Live in Life" (Alice Ivy remix)	Baldwin E. Margin I. Margin S. Margin Zeglis	The Rubens Kersting Annika Schmarsel	4:23
2.	"Live in Life" (Nasaya remix)	Baldwin E. Margin I. Margin S. Margin Zeglis	The Rubens Kersting Nasaya	3:24
3.	"Live in Life" (Pink Skies remix)	Baldwin E. Margin I. Margin S. Margin Zeglis	The Rubens Kersting Pink Skies	3:37
4.	"Live in Life" (Father Bobby Townsend remix)	Baldwin E. Margin I. Margin S. Margin Zeglis	The Rubens Kersting Father Bobby Townsend	4:03
5.	"Live in Life"	Baldwin E. Margin I. Margin S. Margin Zeglis	The Rubens Kersting	3:36
Total length:				19:03

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[8]	21

Year-end charts

Chart (2020)	Position
Australia (ARIA)[9]	34

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[10]	3× Platinum	210,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.