It's Only Life

"It's Only Life"
Single by The Shins
from the album Port of Morrow
Released March 16, 2012 (2012-03-16)[1]
Format CD
Recorded 2011 (2011)
Genre Indie pop, indie rock
Length 4:01
Label Aural Apothecary/Columbia
Songwriter(s) James Mercer[2]
The Shins singles chronology
"Simple Song"
(2012)		 "It's Only Life"
(2012)

"Simple Song"
(2012)		 "It's Only Life"
(2012)
Music video
"It's Only Life" on YouTube

"It's Only Life" is a song performed by The Shins, issued as the second and final single from their album Port of Morrow. The song was written by the band's lead singer James Mercer.[2]

Critical reception

The song has received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Brendan of MusicUnderFire praised Mercer's skills in writing the song and further stated that the song "smashes [the previous single] to pieces".[3] Matt from A Heart is a Spade considered the song a "heart-on-sleeve" track and called its accompanying video "sentimental".[4] Conversely, Michael Roffman of Consequence of Sound gave the song a negative review, stating that the song is "the sort of sappy fluff whose plasticity poisons a genre".[5]

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Hiro Murai.[6]

Live performances

The band has performed the song on the Late Show with David Letterman[7] and Saturday Night Live.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Amazon.com: It's Only Life: The Shins: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "It's Only Life - The Shins - Listen, Appearances, Song Review - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  3. ↑ Brendan (May 6, 2012). "Listen: The Shins "It's Only Life" - MusicUnderFire". MusicUnderFire. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  4. ↑ Matt (July 11, 2012). "The Shins Debut New Video". A Heart is a Spade. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  5. ↑ Roffman, Michael (March 19, 2012). "The Shins – Port of Morrow - Album Reviews - Consequence of Sound". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  6. ↑ "▶ ▶ The Shins - It's Only Life (Official Music Video) - YouTube". YouTube. July 11, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  7. ↑ "▶ ▶ The Shins - It's Only Life (Live On Letterman) - YouTube". YouTube. April 21, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  8. ↑ Navaroli, Joel. "SNL Archives - Episodes - 03.10.2012 #10". SNL Archives. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
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