(There's Gotta Be) More to Life
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" More To Life" is a song by American singer and songwriter Stacie Orrico
, from her second studio album
Stacie Orrico
(2003). The song was produced by The Underdogs
and was written by Sabelle Breer, Kevin Kadish, Lucy Woodward
, Harvey Mason Jr. and Damon Thomas. The song became Stacie's most successful and most known single to date in her career.
"(There's Gotta Be) More To Life" is a pop
song, that also features mainstream R&B and some drum
beats. The song talks about people who are wanting more from life. "(There's Gotta Be) More To Life" received generally positive reviews from music critics, with most of them calling it "strong" and saying it was a denfinte highlight from the album.
The song received critical success, and was also a worldwide success. The song peaked in the top five in three countries, which included New Zealand
at number three, Norway
at number two and number five on the U.S. Billboard
Pop songs.
"(There's Gonna Be) More To Life" is also featured of the 2005 film Robots
, and also featuring the compilation album
Now That's What I Call Music! 14
and WOW Hits 2005
.
Charts, becoming Orrico's biggest single to date in the country. The song also peaked at number five on the U.S. Billboard Pop Songs, and number thirty-one on the U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40.
The song also had received worldwide success. The song debuted at number thirty-two on the Australian singles chart, and after eight weeks in the charts, it finally peaked at number eleven. It stayed in the charts for nineteen weeks, and was certificated gold, selling over 35,000 copies in the country. The song debuted at number forty-two on the New Zealand singles chart. After two weeks, the song rose to number nine, after peaking at number three in the country. It stayed in for eighteen weeks, and was certificated gold, selling over 7,500 copies there. The song also peaked at number two for four weeks in Norway
, and stayed in the country charts for sixteen weeks.
. It first features Orrico in different life-styles one by one. It first features Orrico as a blue-haired teenage wife and mother, with her husband and child, where their family and house are in debt and the police
are taking everything away from them. It later changes to her with a group of players singing near a car wash
; the owner gets upset and wets them with a hose.
It then shows her in a running race, where she gets really exhausted and sings. It later shows her as a supermodel
at a photoshoot, posing in the wind in a hotel. It later shows her as a waitress, and a silly boy trips her up, while she is serving a meal to someone. Then it features her in a gang, trying to rob a shop. Then shows her as a businesswoman in a building, then shows her as a secret agent. It later finishes with herself in a street, then zaps her out of the camera, and shows the background, and then ends.
US: DVD
Europe: CD 1
UK: CD 1
UK: CD 2
Stacie Orrico
Stacie Joy Orrico is a Contemporary Christian and R&B singer-songwriter and occasional actress. In 1998, she signed to ForeFront Records when she was 12 years old, and recorded her first album Genuine , which sold 13,000 in the first week of release.After her first album she signed to a new record...
, from her second studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
Stacie Orrico
Stacie Orrico (album)
Stacie Orrico is the second studio album and self-titled album by American singer and songwriter Stacie Orrico, which was released on March 25, 2003 by ForeFront Records and Virgin Records...
(2003). The song was produced by The Underdogs
The Underdogs (duo)
The Underdogs is an R&B/pop production duo composed of Harvey Mason, Jr. and Damon Thomas.-Biography:Harvey Mason, Jr. is the son of Harvey Mason, Sr., a noted session drummer...
and was written by Sabelle Breer, Kevin Kadish, Lucy Woodward
Lucy Woodward
Lucy Woodward is an American pop/jazz singer and composer.Woodward was born in England, and moved with her family to Amsterdam when she was three. At the age of five, her parents split up and she relocated to the Bronx with her mother...
, Harvey Mason Jr. and Damon Thomas. The song became Stacie's most successful and most known single to date in her career.
"(There's Gotta Be) More To Life" is a pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
song, that also features mainstream R&B and some drum
Drum
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
beats. The song talks about people who are wanting more from life. "(There's Gotta Be) More To Life" received generally positive reviews from music critics, with most of them calling it "strong" and saying it was a denfinte highlight from the album.
The song received critical success, and was also a worldwide success. The song peaked in the top five in three countries, which included New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
at number three, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
at number two and number five on the U.S. Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Pop songs.
"(There's Gonna Be) More To Life" is also featured of the 2005 film Robots
Robots (film)
Robots is a 2005 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios for 20th Century Fox, and was released theatrically on March 11, 2005. The story was created by Chris Wedge and William Joyce, a children's book author/illustrator. The two were trying to create a film version of...
, and also featuring the compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
Now That's What I Call Music! 14
Now That's What I Call Music! 14 (U.S. series)
Note: The Lumidee single "Never Leave You " is not the remix featuring Fabolous & Busta Rhymes, but the original album version....
and WOW Hits 2005
WOW Hits 2005
WOW Hits 2005 is a two-disc compilation album of hit songs that were selected to represent the best in contemporary Christian music. It was released on October 5, 2004. The album includes thirty one songs plus three bonus tracks. It features songs by Steven Curtis Chapman, Newsboys, MercyMe,...
.
Critical reception
"(There's Gotta Be) More To Life" received critical praising from most music critics. Steve Losey from Allmusic gave it a positive review, stating of the album "While not abandoning the Christian roots of cuts like "There's Gotta Be More to Life," there is evidence of lyrical strength in the midst of diva attitude. Listening to the slower cuts offered up here is sweet reward."Chart performance
"(There's Gotta Be) More To Life" peaked at number thirty on the U.S. BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Charts, becoming Orrico's biggest single to date in the country. The song also peaked at number five on the U.S. Billboard Pop Songs, and number thirty-one on the U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40.
The song also had received worldwide success. The song debuted at number thirty-two on the Australian singles chart, and after eight weeks in the charts, it finally peaked at number eleven. It stayed in the charts for nineteen weeks, and was certificated gold, selling over 35,000 copies in the country. The song debuted at number forty-two on the New Zealand singles chart. After two weeks, the song rose to number nine, after peaking at number three in the country. It stayed in for eighteen weeks, and was certificated gold, selling over 7,500 copies there. The song also peaked at number two for four weeks in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, and stayed in the country charts for sixteen weeks.
Music video
The song was directed by Dave MeyersDave Meyers (director)
David "Dave" Meyers is an American music video director.-Career:Meyers has directed over 200 music videos including: P!nk's "There You Go", "Most Girls", "You Make Me Sick", "Get The Party Started", "Don't Let Me Get Me", "Feel Good Time", "Stupid Girls", "U + Ur Hand", "So What", "Please Don't...
. It first features Orrico in different life-styles one by one. It first features Orrico as a blue-haired teenage wife and mother, with her husband and child, where their family and house are in debt and the police
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
are taking everything away from them. It later changes to her with a group of players singing near a car wash
Car wash
A car wash or auto wash is a facility used to clean the exterior and, in some cases, the interior of motor vehicles.- Categories :...
; the owner gets upset and wets them with a hose.
It then shows her in a running race, where she gets really exhausted and sings. It later shows her as a supermodel
Supermodel
The term supermodel refers to a highly-paid fashion model who usually has a worldwide reputation and often a background in haute couture and commercial modeling. The term became prominent in the popular culture of the 1980s. Supermodels usually work for top fashion designers and labels...
at a photoshoot, posing in the wind in a hotel. It later shows her as a waitress, and a silly boy trips her up, while she is serving a meal to someone. Then it features her in a gang, trying to rob a shop. Then shows her as a businesswoman in a building, then shows her as a secret agent. It later finishes with herself in a street, then zaps her out of the camera, and shows the background, and then ends.
Track listing
US: CD- "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" (Album Version)
- "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" (JN Radio Edit)
- "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" (Global Soul Radio Edit)
- "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" (Goodandevil/Ruff Ryders Remix)
- "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" (Briss Remix)
- "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" (Dr. Octavo Extended Mix)
- "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" (Jason Nevins Club Creation)
US: DVD
- "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" (Video)
- "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" (Audio Remix)
- "Stuck" (Video)
- "Stuck" (Audio Remix)
- "Behind the Scenes"
- "Photo Gallery"
Europe: CD 1
- "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life"
- "Stuck" (Barry Harris & Chris Cox Remix)
- "Star of My Story"
UK: CD 1
- "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" (Album Version)
- "Star of My Story"
UK: CD 2
- "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" (Album Version)
- "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" (Dr. Octavo Extended Mix)
- "Star of My Story"
- "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" (Video)
Official versions
- Main Version
- Jason Nevins Club Mix
- Jason Nevins Radio Mix
- Briss Remix
- Mike Rizzo Global Soul Club Mix
- Mike Rizzo Global Soul Radio Mix
- Dr. Octavo Club Remix
- Dr. Octavo Dub Remix
- Dr. Octavo Radio Remix
- Ruff Ryders Remix
- Ruff Ryders Acapella
Charts
| Chart (2003) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Ireland (IRMA Irish Recorded Music Association Irish Recorded Music Association is the Irish record industry association. IRMA is a non-profit association set up to manage and control the music industry in the Republic of Ireland.-Goals and activities:... ) |
9 |
| United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) | 12 |
Certification
| Country | Certification | Sales/Shipments |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Gold | 35,000+ |
| New Zealand | Gold | 7,500+ |