Back in My Life

"Back in My Life" is a song by Dutch group Alice DeeJay and produced by Wessel van Diepen, Dennis van den Driesschen, Sebastiaan Moljin and Eelke Kalberg (Pronti & Kalmani). It was released in November 1999 as the second single from the album, Who Needs Guitars Anyway?. The song reached number one in Norway and the top ten in Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

"Back in My Life"
Single by Alice DeeJay
from the album Who Needs Guitars Anyway?
Released	November 1999
Recorded	1999
Genre	Eurodance Techno
Length	3:30
Songwriter(s)	Pronti (Sebastiaan Moljin) and Kalmani (Eelke Kahlberg).
Producer(s)	Wessel van Diepen Dennis van den Driesschen Sebastiaan Moljin Eelke Kalberg
Alice DeeJay singles chronology
"Better Off Alone" (1998) "Back in My Life" (1999) "Will I Ever" (2000)
Music video
"Back in My Life" on YouTube

Release

"Back in My Life" was released in the United Kingdom on 22 November 1999. There are two music videos: one that has full funeral scenes, and one on a cliff top that has more dancing scenes.

Chart performance

"Back In My Life" was almost as successful as "Better Off Alone" in certain countries. It reached number one in Norway and number 27 on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart. The single also performed well in the United Kingdom, peaking at number four in November 1999 and reaching number two in Scotland. Its total known sales in that country are 425,500. As of 2015 the song is still popular and played on dance music channels.[1]

Track listing

CD maxi - Europe

1. "Back In My Life" (Hitradio Full Vocal) - 3:25
2. "Back In My Life" (Pronti & Kalmani Club Dub) - 6:04
3. "Back In My Life" (DJ Jam X & De Leon's DuMonde Mix) - 6:58
4. "Back In My Life" (Extended Hitradio Full Vocal) - 5:35
5. "Back In My Life" (Extended Hitradio Instrumental) - 5:35

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (1999–2000) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[2] 19 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 28 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 11 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] 12 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[6] 14 Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[7] 2 Denmark (IFPI)[8] 2 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[9] 4 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 10 France (SNEP)[11] 11 Germany (Official German Charts)[12] 17 Hungary (Mahasz)[13] 5 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[14] 18 Ireland (IRMA)[15] 5 Ireland Dance (IRMA)[16] 1 Italy (Musica e dischi)[17] 20 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[18] 4 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[19] 5 Norway (VG-lista)[20] 1 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[21] 7 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[22] 2 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[23] 4 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 19 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[25] 4 UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[26] 6 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[27] 26 US Hot Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[28] 27

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[29] 61 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[30] 74 Chart (2000) Position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[31] 80 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[32] 51 France (SNEP)[33] 97 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[21] 76 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[34] 73 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales France (SNEP)[35] Gold 250,000^* Norway (IFPI Norway)[36] Gold   Sweden (GLF)[37] Gold 15,000^^ United Kingdom (BPI)[38] Gold 400,000^^ ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=26754
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6. "Alice Deejay Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
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8. Danish peak
9. Eurochart peak
10. "Alice DeeJay: Back in My Life" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
11. "Lescharts.com – Alice DeeJay – Back in My Life" (in French). Les classement single.
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13. "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17 no. 17. 22 April 2000. p. 20. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
14. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (Vikuna 24.2. – 02.3. 2000)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 25 February 2000. p. 12. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
15. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Back in My Life". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
16. "Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 6 January 2000". GfK Chart-Track. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
17. "Hits of the World – Italy" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 111 no. 52. 25 December 1999. p. 52. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
18. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 49, 1999" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
19. "Dutchcharts.nl – Alice DeeJay – Back in My Life" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
20. "Norwegiancharts.com – Alice DeeJay – Back in My Life". VG-lista.
21. "Topul anului 2000" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 22 January 2005. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
22. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
23. "Swedishcharts.com – Alice DeeJay – Back in My Life". Singles Top 100.
24. "Swisscharts.com – Alice DeeJay – Back in My Life". Swiss Singles Chart.
25. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
26. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
27. "Alice Deejay Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
28. "Alice Deejay Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
29. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1999". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
30. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1999" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
31. "Rapports annuels 2000" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
32. "Year in Focus – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 2000" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17 no. 52. 23 December 2000. p. 9. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
33. "Classement Singles – année 2000" (in French). Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
34. "Årslista Singlar, 2000" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
35. "French single certifications – Alice Deejay – Back in My Life" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
36. "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
37. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2000" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
38. "British single certifications – Alice Deejay – Back in My Life". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Back in My Life in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics