Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)

"Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)"
Single by Pam Tillis
from the album Sweetheart's Dance
B-side	"Ancient History"[1]
Released	November 7, 1994
Format	CD single
Genre	Country
Length	2:50
Label	Arista Nashville
Writer(s)	Jess Leary Pam Tillis
Producer	Pam Tillis Steve Fishell
Pam Tillis singles chronology
"When You Walk in the Room" (1994) "Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)" (1994) "I Was Blown Away" (1995)

"Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Pam Tillis. It was released in November 1994 as the third single from the album, Sweetheart's Dance. She co-wrote the song with Jess Leary, and co-produced it with Steve Fishell. The song is Tillis' only number-one single on the Billboard country charts.

Background and writing

Tillis said that she chose the song's title after seeing a guest on Geraldo who had a tattoo reading "mi vida loca", which is Spanish for "my crazy life".^[2]

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that the song has a "south-of-the-border Bo Diddley feel." ^[3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Roger Pistole and premiered in late 1994.

Personnel

Compiled from album liner notes.^[4]

• Dan Dugmore — acoustic guitar
• John Barlow Jarvis — accordion
• John Jorgenson — electric and acoustic guitars
• Greg Leisz — steel guitar
• Suzi Ragsdale — background vocals
• Milton Sledge — drums
• Harry Stinson — percussion
• Pam Tillis — vocals
• Biff Watson — acoustic guitar
• Willie Weeks — bass guitar

Chart positions

"Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)" debuted at number 55 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 19, 1994.

Chart (1994-1995)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

Preceded by "Gone Country" by Alan Jackson	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number one single February 4-February 11, 1995	Succeeded by "My Kind of Girl" by Collin Raye
Preceded by "You and Only You" by John Berry	RPM Country Tracks number one single February 4-February 11, 1995	Succeeded by "I'm Here" by Charlie Major

References

1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 422. ISBN 0-89820-177-2. 
2. ^ Alexander, Wiley (17 February 1995). "Rodeo has family ties for Tillis". San Antonio Express-News. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SAEC&p_theme=saec&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAFE74991D09168&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 21 May 2011. 
3. ^ Billboard, November 19, 1994
4. ^ (1994) Album notes for Sweetheart's Dance by Pam Tillis [CD booklet]. Arista Records (18758).