Life's What You Make It (Talk Talk song)

Infobox Single
Name = Life's What You Make It


Cover size =
Border =
Caption = Original version
Artist = Talk Talk
Album = The Colour of Spring
A-side =
B-side =
Released = 1985 (Germany)
1986 (Other countries)
1990 (Re-issue)
Format = 7" single
12" maxi
CD maxi (1990 version)
Recorded = 1984
Genre = Synthpop
Length = 4:25
Label = EMI
Parlophone
Writer = Mark Hollis
Tim Friese-Greene
Producer = Tim Friese-Greene
Audio sample? =
Certification =
Last single = "Dum Dum Girl"
(1984)
This single = "Life's What You Make It"
(1985)
Next single = "Living in Another World"
(1986)
Misc =Extra chronology
Last single = "It's My Life"
(1990)
This single = "Life's What You Make It"
(1990)
Next single = "Such a Shame"
(1990)Extra album cover
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Background = khaki


Lower caption = 1990 release

"Life's What You Make It" is a song by the English band Talk Talk. The song was released in 1986 and appears on the album "The Colour of Spring"; it became a big hit in the UK, peaking at #16, and in continental Europe, reaching the Top 20 in several countries. The track also appeared in the game , where it plays on the pop radio station, Flash FM.

The music video shows the band performing in a forest at all hours amongst wild animals.

A cover version of the song is included as a bonus track on the UK version of Weezer's 2008 album "Weezer (The Red Album)". The Gathering also did a cover version of this song, which is on their 2005 album Accessories - Rarities and B-Sides.

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