"Life Is a Rollercoaster" is a song by Irish

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

 Ronan Keating

Ronan Keating

Ronan Patrick John Keating is an Irish recording artist, singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist. Keating debuted on the professional music scene alongside Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Shane Lynch and Stephen Gately, in 1994 as the lead singer of Boyzone. His solo career started in 1999, and...

 from his debut solo album, Ronan

Ronan (album)

Ronan is the self-titled, debut solo album from Irish singer-songwriter and Boyzone frontman, Ronan Keating. It was released by Polydor Records on 31 July 2000. The album was given several negative reviews, however, it sold over 750,000 copies and became one of the top selling albums of the year in...

. The song was written and produced by New Radicals

New Radicals

New Radicals were an American pop rock band active in the late 1990s, centered on frontman Gregg Alexander, who wrote and produced all of their songs and was the sole constant member...

 frontman Gregg Alexander

Gregg Alexander

Gregg Alexander is an American singer/songwriter and producer, best known as the frontman of the New Radicals, who scored the international hit "You Get What You Give" in late 1998. Earlier in life he recorded two solo albums, Michigan Rain and Intoxifornication...

 and Rick Nowels

Rick Nowels

Richard Wright Nowels Jr. is a Grammy / Ivor Novello award-winning songwriter/producer who has worked with many of the most vibrant artists in contemporary music...

. It was released on July 10, 2000 in the United Kingdom. The song debuted at number one in the UK and Ireland, becoming Keating's second number-one single in both countries. In the UK it became the seventh biggest-selling single of the year, and was certified silver

Music recording sales certification

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 by the British Phonographic Industry

British Phonographic Industry

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. In Asia, STAR TV

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 used the song as a promotional song for the American sitcom Friends

Friends

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. The opening refrain of the song is similar to that of a leaked Gregg Alexander song, "A Love Like That

A Love Like That

"A Love Like That" is a song by Gregg Alexander, released exclusively on MP3 format in 2003. It deals with heartbreak and inability to accept that a partner has moved on, and is the only song in which Alexander has a role as a singer/performer since the disbanding of the New Radicals in 1999...

", suggesting that parts of the song were incorporated in Keating's song.

Track listing

• UK CD single #1

1. "Life Is a Rollercoaster" (Radio Edit) – 3:56
2. "Since 13" – 4:01
3. "You" – 3:23
4. "Life Is a Rollercoaster" (Music Video) – 4:00

• UK CD single #2

1. "Life Is a Rollercoaster" (Radio Edit) – 3:56
2. "Life Is a Rollercoaster" (Karaoke Version) – 3:56
3. "Thank God I Kissed You" – 4:21

• UK cassette single

1. "Life Is a Rollercoaster" (Radio Edit) – 3:56
2. "Since 13" – 4:01

Charts

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Chart (2000)	Peak position
Denmark (IFPI)	1

Certifications

Country	Certifications
Australia Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...	Gold
Norway VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by...	Gold
United Kingdom British Phonographic Industry The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies...	Gold