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Released on RCA, also The Pretender (Foo Fighters), Sex on Fire (Kings of Leon) and Last Nite (The Strokes)
Written by David Johansen, also Sight for Sore Eyes (Aerosmith), Personality Crisis (New York Dolls) and Human Being (Guns N’ Roses)
Part of Buster Goes Berserk, also All Night Party, Poorest People and At the Party
Written by Hollywood Paul Litteral, also DeBourge Yourself
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
David Johansen wrote 18 songs on fono
David Johansen’s most frequent co-writer is Johnny Thunders (7 songs together)
David Johansen first appears on fono in 1973, 16 years before this song
Credits
All 7 credits
- Written by
- Arno Hecht, Bob Funk, Crispin Cioe, David Johansen and Hollywood Paul Litteral
- Part of
- Buster Goes Berserk
- Released on
- RCA
- Written by
- Arno Hecht, Bob Funk, Crispin Cioe, David Johansen and Hollywood Paul Litteral
- Part of
- Buster Goes Berserk
- Released on
- RCA
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: David Johansen
Same writer: Hollywood Paul Litteral
Same label: RCA
Same release: Buster Goes Berserk
Same writer: David Johansen
Same label: RCA
Same release: Buster Goes Berserk
Same writer: David Johansen
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Imitation of Life was written by Arno Hecht
Imitation of Life was written by Arno Hecht
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Imitation of Life was written by Bob Funk
Imitation of Life was written by Bob Funk
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Imitation of Life was written by Crispin Cioe
Imitation of Life was written by Crispin Cioe
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Imitation of Life was written by David Johansen
Imitation of Life was written by David Johansen
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Imitation of Life was written by Hollywood Paul Litteral
Imitation of Life was written by Hollywood Paul Litteral
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Imitation of Life is part of the release Buster Goes Berserk
Imitation of Life is part of the release Buster Goes Berserk
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz RCA is the label of the song Imitation of Life
RCA is the label of the song Imitation of Life
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Imitation of Life was released on 1989-08-21
Imitation of Life was released on 1989-08-21
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026