This Is My Life (Elli Erl song)

"This Is My Life"
Single by Elli Erl
from the album Shout It Out
Released	March 22, 2004 (2004-03-22)
Recorded	2004
Length	4:06
Label	19 Hansa BMG
Songwriter(s)	Dieter Bohlen
Producer(s)	Dieter Bohlen
Elli Erl singles chronology
"This Is My Life" (2004) "In My Dream" (2004)

"This Is My Life" is a song by German recording artist Elli Erl, the winner of the second season of the reality television talent show Deutschland sucht den Superstar, broadcast in 2004. Written and produced by DSDS judge Dieter Bohlen, it served as Erl's coronation song. Released on March 22, 2004 in German-speaking Europe, it debuted at number three on the German Singles Chart and peaked at number six in Austria and number 11 in Switzerland. In total, the song sold 100,000 copies and was later included on her debut album, Shout It Out (2004).^[1]

Formats and track listings

CD Single^[2]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"This Is My Life" (Radio Edit)	4:05
2.	"This Is My Life" (Alternative Edit)	3:42
3.	"This Is My Life" (Karaoke Radio Edit)	4:05
4.	"This Is My Life" (Karaoke Alternative Edit)	3:42

Credits and personnel

Credits taken from Shout It Out liner notes.^[3]

• Arrangement, co-producer — Lalo Titenkov
• Artwork — Ronald Reinsberg
• Guitar — Jörn Heilbut
• Lyrics, music, production — Dieter Bohlen
• Mixing, co-producer — Jeo

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 6 Germany (GfK)[5] 3 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 11

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 52

References

1. "Was macht eigentlich..." Stern.de (in German). Retrieved September 29, 2018.
2. "This Is My Life". Amazon.de. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
3. Shout It Out (liner notes). Elli Erl. Hansa, SonyBMG. 2004.
4. "Elli – This Is My Life" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
5. "Elli – This Is My Life" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
6. "Elli – This Is My Life". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
7. "Top 100 Singles-Jahrescharts (2004)". Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved September 29, 2018.