What connects this song
Credits it shares with other songs, each from a cited source. Tap a number or a name.
Released on Mercury Records, also Livin’ on a Prayer (Bon Jovi), Space Oddity (David Bowie) and You Give Love a Bad Name (Bon Jovi)
Engineered by Kenneth Hamann, also Walk Away (James Gang), Midnight Man (James Gang) and Humor Me
Part of The Modern Dance, also Humor Me, Real World and Street Waves
Recorded at Suma Recording Studio, also Humor Me, Real World and Sentimental Journey
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Kenneth Hamann engineered 10 of Pere Ubu’s top 10 songs
Kenneth Hamann engineered 40 songs on fono
Kenneth Hamann’s most frequent co-engineer is Michael Bishop (16 songs together)
Kenneth Hamann first appears on fono in 1971, 7 years before this song
Credits
All 10 credits
- Written by
- Peter Laughner
- Performed by
- Allen Ravenstine, David Thomas, Scott Krauss, Tom Herman and Tony Maimone
- Engineered by
- Kenneth Hamann
- Part of
- The Modern Dance
- Recorded at
- Suma Recording Studio
- Released on
- Mercury Records
- Written by
- Peter Laughner
- Performed by
- Allen Ravenstine, David Thomas, Scott Krauss, Tom Herman and Tony Maimone
- Engineered by
- Kenneth Hamann
- Part of
- The Modern Dance
- Recorded at
- Suma Recording Studio
- Released on
- Mercury Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same engineer: Kenneth Hamann
Same writer: Peter Laughner
Same label: Mercury Records
Same release: The Modern Dance
Same engineer: Kenneth Hamann
Same writer: Peter Laughner
Same label: Mercury Records
Same release: The Modern Dance
Elsewhere
Sources (11)
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1MusicBrainz Life Stinks was performed by Allen Ravenstine
Life Stinks was performed by Allen Ravenstine
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Life Stinks was performed by David Thomas
Life Stinks was performed by David Thomas
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Life Stinks was performed by Scott Krauss
Life Stinks was performed by Scott Krauss
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Life Stinks was performed by Tom Herman
5MusicBrainz Life Stinks was performed by Tony Maimone
Life Stinks was performed by Tony Maimone
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Life Stinks was written by Peter Laughner
Life Stinks was written by Peter Laughner
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Life Stinks is part of the release The Modern Dance
Life Stinks is part of the release The Modern Dance
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Life Stinks was recorded at Suma Recording Studio
Life Stinks was recorded at Suma Recording Studio
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Mercury Records is the label of the song Life Stinks
Mercury Records is the label of the song Life Stinks
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Life Stinks was engineered by Kenneth Hamann
Life Stinks was engineered by Kenneth Hamann
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Life Stinks was released on 1978-01