It's Only Life
| "It's Only Life" | ||||||||||||||||
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| Single by The Shins | ||||||||||||||||
| from the album Port of Morrow | ||||||||||||||||
| Released | March 16, 2012[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Format | CD | |||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||||||||||||||
| Genre | Indie pop, indie rock | |||||||||||||||
| Length | 4:01 | |||||||||||||||
| Label | Aural Apothecary/Columbia | |||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | James Mercer[2] | |||||||||||||||
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"It's Only Life" is a song performed by The Shins, issued as the second and final single from their album Port of Morrow. The song was written by the band's lead singer James Mercer.[2]
Critical reception
The song has received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Brendan of MusicUnderFire praised Mercer's skills in writing the song and further stated that the song "smashes [the previous single] to pieces".[3] Matt from A Heart is a Spade considered the song a "heart-on-sleeve" track and called its accompanying video "sentimental".[4] Conversely, Michael Roffman of Consequence of Sound gave the song a negative review, stating that the song is "the sort of sappy fluff whose plasticity poisons a genre".[5]
Music video
The official music video for the song was directed by Hiro Murai.[6]
Live performances
The band has performed the song on the Late Show with David Letterman[7] and Saturday Night Live.[8]
References
- ↑ "Amazon.com: It's Only Life: The Shins: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
- 1 2 "It's Only Life - The Shins - Listen, Appearances, Song Review - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
- ↑ Brendan (May 6, 2012). "Listen: The Shins "It's Only Life" - MusicUnderFire". MusicUnderFire. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
- ↑ Matt (July 11, 2012). "The Shins Debut New Video". A Heart is a Spade. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
- ↑ Roffman, Michael (March 19, 2012). "The Shins – Port of Morrow - Album Reviews - Consequence of Sound". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
- ↑ "▶ ▶ The Shins - It's Only Life (Official Music Video) - YouTube". YouTube. July 11, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
- ↑ "▶ ▶ The Shins - It's Only Life (Live On Letterman) - YouTube". YouTube. April 21, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
- ↑ Navaroli, Joel. "SNL Archives - Episodes - 03.10.2012 #10". SNL Archives. Retrieved April 19, 2014.