Welcome to My Life

This article is about song by Simple Plan. For other uses, see Welcome to My Life (disambiguation).

"Welcome to My Life"
Single by Simple Plan
from the album Still Not Getting Any...
B-side	"Worst Day Ever" (live)
Released	September 13, 2004 (2004-09-13)
Genre	Pop punk[1] emo[2]
Length	3:22
Label	Lava
Songwriter(s)	Pierre Bouvier, Chuck Comeau
Producer(s)	Bob Rock
Simple Plan singles chronology
"Don't Wanna Think About You" (2004) "Welcome to My Life" (2004) "Shut Up!" (2005)
Music video
"Welcome To My Life" on YouTube

"Welcome to My Life" is a song by Canadian rock band Simple Plan. "Welcome to My Life" was released to radio on September 14, 2004, as the lead single from their second studio album, Still Not Getting Any... (2004). It peaked at number 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number seven in Australia, and number five in New Zealand, their highest charting song there. The song is certified 2× Platinum in the United States, gold in Italy, and platinum in Australia.^[3][4]

Content and music video

The song's intention is to express teenage angst about life becoming so frustrating that no one can understand how awful it is for them.^{[citation needed]} In the music video, a traffic jam is seen and scenes are shown in which passengers deal with dysfunctional families and how the families' dysfunction affects their lives. At the end of the video, a few of the people in the traffic jam get out of their cars and begin to walk down the road. The video received some criticism for being similar to R.E.M.'s "Everybody Hurts". It was shot at the Henry Ford Bridge and the Commodore Schuyler F. Heim Bridge in San Pedro, Los Angeles.

Chart performance

"Welcome to My Life" became another top-40 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at the number-40 position.^[5] It reached the top 10 in Australia and New Zealand, peaking at number seven in the former country and number five in the latter.^[6][7]

Track listings

UK and European CD single[8][9] "Welcome to My Life" "Addicted" (live) UK 7-inch single[10] A. "Welcome to My Life" B. "Worst Day Ever" (live)

Australian CD single[11] "Welcome to My Life" "Addicted" (live) "Worst Day Ever" (live)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2004–2006) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[6] 7 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[12] 8 Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records)[13] 2 Canada Hot AC (Radio & Records)[14] 3 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[15] 23 France (SNEP)[16] 12 Germany (GfK)[17] 70 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[18] 26 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[19] 39 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 5 Scotland (OCC)[20] 38 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 33 UK Singles (OCC)[22] 49 US Billboard Hot 100[5] 40 US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[23] 26 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[24] 10

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position Australia (ARIA)[25] 76 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[26] 98 Chart (2005) Position Australia (ARIA)[27] 57 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[28] 70 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[29] 79

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[30]	Platinum	70,000^^
Italy (FIMI)[4] Since 2009	Gold	50,000^‡
United States (RIAA)[3]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^‡
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	September 13, 2004 (2004-09-13)	Modern rock radio	Lava	[31]
Australia	October 25, 2004 (2004-10-25)	CD		[32]
United Kingdom	June 20, 2005 (2005-06-20)	7-inch vinyl CD		[33]

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31. "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
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