Life Goes On (Poison song)

"Life Goes On" is a song by American glam metal band Poison. The power ballad^[3] was the fourth single from their 1990 album Flesh & Blood. The song reached number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100.

"Life Goes On"
Single by Poison
from the album Flesh & Blood
B-side	"Something to Believe In (Acoustic/Unmixed Version)"
Released	April 21, 1991 [1]
Recorded	1990
Genre	Glam metal[2] hard rock
Length	4:46
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Bret Michaels Bobby Dall Rikki Rockett C.C. DeVille
Producer(s)	Bruce Fairbairn
Poison singles chronology
"Ride the Wind" (1991) "Life Goes On" (1991) "(Flesh & Blood) Sacrifice" (1991)
Music videos
"Life Goes On" on YouTube

Song history

C.C. DeVille originally brought the song to the band, where Rikki Rockett and Bobby Dall added their input. The lyrics were written after a girlfriend of DeVille's was shot and killed in a bar fight in Palm Springs, California. The song is about trying to find the light at the end of the tunnel.^[4]

Albums

"Life Goes On" is on the following albums.

• Flesh & Blood
• Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986-1996
• Best of Ballads & Blues
• The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock
• Flesh & Blood - 20th Anniversary Edition
• Poison – Box Set (Collector's Edition)
• Double Dose: Ultimate Hits

Chart performance

Chart (1991)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[5]	35
US Radio Songs (Billboard)[6]	73