I Will Buy You a New Life

"I Will Buy You a New Life" is a rock song by the band Everclear from their 1997 album So Much for the Afterglow. It peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart, number 20 on the Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks chart, and number 31 on the Billboard Top 40 Mainstream chart. In Canada, the song peaked at number 49 on the RPM Top Singles chart and number one on the RPM Alternative 30 chart.

"I Will Buy You a New Life"
Single by Everclear
from the album So Much for the Afterglow
B-side"Like a California King"
ReleasedSeptember 27, 1997
RecordedJanuary 1997
StudioWhitehorse (Portland, Oregon)
GenreAlternative rock[1]
Length3:58
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Everclear singles chronology
"Everything to Everyone"
(1997)		 "I Will Buy You a New Life"
(1997)		 "Father of Mine"
(1998)
Music video
"I Will Buy You a New Life" on YouTube

Content

In an October 2003 interview with Songfacts, lead singer Art Alexakis said:

When Anna was a baby, me and my ex-wife, before we were even married, we would go up to this fancy neighborhood in the West Hills, and look at the houses. We'd get some hamburgers and drive around, kind of fantasize. And then one day after the success of Everclear I was able to buy a house up there. But it wasn't about the money, it was about a different kind of life, giving all of yourself to another person. It's the ultimate romantic song to me. That and "Good Witch Of The North."[2]

Track listings

US promo CD[3]

  1. "I Will Buy You a New Life" (remix) – 3:57
  2. "I Will Buy You a New Life" (album version) – 3:58

US 7-inch jukebox vinyl[4]

A. "I Will Buy You a New Life" – 3:58
B. "Like a California King" – 3:34

Australian CD single[5]

  1. "I Will Buy You a New Life"
  2. "So Much for the Afterglow" (live)
  3. "Heroin Girl" (live)
  4. "Local God" (live)

Charts

References
  1. "The 88 Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1998". Spin. p. 9. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  2. "Art Alexakis of Everclear". Songfacts. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  3. I Will Buy You a New Life (US promo CD disc notes). Everclear. Capitol Records. 1998. DPRO 7087 6 12831 2 9.CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. I Will Buy You a New Life (US 7-inch jukebox vinyl disc). Everclear. Capitol Records. 1998. S7-724381990070.CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. I Will Buy You a New Life (Australian CD single liner notes). Everclear. Capitol Records. 1998. 7243 8 85592 2 5.CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 3504." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  7. "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 3519." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  8. "Everclear Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  9. "Everclear Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  10. "Everclear Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  11. "Everclear Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  12. "Everclear Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  13. "RPM's Top 50 Alternative Tracks of '98". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
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