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Released on Capitol Records, also Everlong (Foo Fighters), Everything in Its Right Place (Radiohead) and Lilith (Halsey)
Written by Sammy Cahn, also Come Dance With Me (Frank Sinatra), Come Fly With Me (Frank Sinatra) and Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night in the Week) (Frank Sinatra)
Part of Things Are Swingin’, also Fever, Alright, Okay, You Win and You’re Getting to Be a Habit With Me
Written by Jimmy Van Heusen, also Come Dance With Me (Frank Sinatra), Come Fly With Me (Frank Sinatra) and Here’s That Rainy Day (Frank Sinatra)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Sammy Cahn wrote 117 songs on fono
Jimmy Van Heusen wrote 106 songs on fono
Jimmy Van Heusen’s most frequent co-writer is Sammy Cahn (46 songs together)
Sammy Cahn first appears on fono in 1936, 22 years before this song
Credits
All 5 credits
- Written by
- Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn
- Performed by
- Peggy Lee
- Part of
- Things Are Swingin’
- Released on
- Capitol Records
- Written by
- Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn
- Performed by
- Peggy Lee
- Part of
- Things Are Swingin’
- Released on
- Capitol Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Sammy Cahn
Same label: Capitol Records
Same release: Things Are Swingin’
Same writer: Sammy Cahn
Same label: Capitol Records
Same release: Things Are Swingin’
Same writer: Sammy Cahn
Same writer: Jimmy Van Heusen
Elsewhere
Sources (6)
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1MusicBrainz Life Is for Livin’ was performed by Peggy Lee
Life Is for Livin’ was performed by Peggy Lee
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Life Is for Livin’ was written by Jimmy Van Heusen
Life Is for Livin’ was written by Jimmy Van Heusen
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Life Is for Livin’ was written by Sammy Cahn
Life Is for Livin’ was written by Sammy Cahn
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Life Is for Livin’ is part of the release Things Are Swingin’
Life Is for Livin’ is part of the release Things Are Swingin’
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Capitol Records is the label of the song Life Is for Livin’
Capitol Records is the label of the song Life Is for Livin’
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Life Is for Livin’ was released on 1958