"Soundtrack to Your Life" is a pop rock

Pop rock

Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...

 song by singer Ashley Parker Angel

Ashley Parker Angel

Ashley Parker is an American singer and actor also known as Ashley Parker Angel.-Early years:Ashley Parker was born Ashley Ward Parker, the child of Darren and Paula Parker, and raised in the town of Redding, California. His grandparents are of German and Irish descent...

. The song was released in 2006 and is featured on his 2006 debut album Soundtrack to Your Life

Soundtrack to Your Life (album)

Soundtrack to Your Life is the solo debut album by singer Ashley Parker Angel. It was released on May 16, 2006. It debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 albums chart after selling more than 72,000 copies in its first week. By July 11, 2006, the album had sold nearly 150,000 copies in the US...

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"Soundtrack to Your Life" was first heard as the theme song to Angel's reality show There and Back

There and Back (TV series)

There & Back: Ashley Parker Angel was a MTV reality television series than ran for 10 weeks in early 2006. It chronicled the efforts of former O-Town member Ashley Parker Angel to launch a solo career while providing for his new family...

, which chronicled Angel's return to the music world. The song was produced by The Matrix

The Matrix (music producer)

The Matrix is an American pop music writing and production team, consisting of Lauren Christy, Graham Edwards and Scott Spock.-Background:Before her involvement in The Matrix, Lauren Christy had moderate success as a singer-songwriter, releasing two albums under Mercury Records in the mid-1990s,...

, whose other clients have included Britney Spears

Britney Spears

Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...

, Skye Sweetnam

Skye Sweetnam

Skye Alexandra Sweetnam is a Canadian singer-songwriter, actress, and music video director. Skye first entered the mainstream in 2003 with the release of her debut single "Billy S." Over a year later, her debut album, Noise from the Basement, was released including the singles "Tangled Up in Me"...

, Avril Lavigne

Avril Lavigne

Avril Ramona Lavigne is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She was born in Belleville, Ontario, but spent most of her youth in the small town of Napanee. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain; by 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records worth more...

, Hilary Duff

Hilary Duff

Hilary Erhard Duff is an American actress, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur, and author. After working in local theater plays and television commercials in her childhood, she achieved fame playing the title role in the Disney Channel television series Lizzie McGuire. She also reprised her role in...

 and Busted. The song is played only to the chorus. The song is a message to his son. The lyrics are about life in general. In the lyrics it states, "Cause if you don't laugh you cry, a last crescendo when you die."

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak
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