"Life to Fix" is a song by the American alternative rock band The Record Company. The song is the lead single from their second studio album All of This Life, and was released on April 20, 2018.[1]

"Life to Fix"
Single by The Record Company
from the album All of This Life
ReleasedApril 20, 2018
GenreBlues rock
Length3:59
Label
The Record Company singles chronology
"Baby I'm Broken"
(2017)
"Life to Fix"
(2018)
"Make it Happen"
(2018)

Release

edit

On April 14, 2018, the band announced that they had finished recording their new album.[2] Two days later, on April 16, the band released a teaser for the song on their Instagram and announced that it would be coming out on April 20.[3]

Reception

edit

NPR described "Life to Fix" as a track that "takes off like a supersonic jet blowing wildly through the universe of rock," adding, "It's got seventh-inning stretch stadium rock anthem written all over it."[4]

"Rolling Stone" named it one of their "10 Best Country and Americana Songs of the Week" for the week of April 20, 2018, describing it as "a rough-and-tumble ode to hitting rock bottom and building yourself 'back up, brick by brick.'"[5]

Promotion

edit

"Life to Fix was sent to adult album alternative stations on April 30, 2018,[6] and to active rock stations a day later on May 1, 2018.[7]

Music video

edit

A lyric video for the song was released on April 18, 2018.[8]

Track list

edit

CD single

edit
No.TitleLength
1."Life to Fix"3:59
2."Life to Fix" (Radio Edit)3:17
3."Life to Fix" (Acoustic)3:58
4."Baby I'm Broken" (Acoustic)3:35
Total length:14:49

Digital download

edit
No.TitleLength
1."Life to Fix"3:59
2."Life to Fix" (Radio Edit)3:17
Total length:7:16

Charts

edit
Chart (2018) Peak
position
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[9] 1
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[10] 27

References

edit
  1. ^ "Life to Fix - Single by The Record Company on iTunes". iTunes Store. United States: Apple Inc. April 20, 2018.
  2. ^ "The Record Company on Instagram". Archived from the original on 2021-12-26.
  3. ^ "Life to Fix". Archived from the original on 2021-12-26.
  4. ^ Warren, Bruce (April 20, 2018). "Songs We Love: The Record Company, 'Life To Fix'". NPR Music. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  5. ^ "10 Best Country and Americana Songs of the Week: Tyler Farr, Tenille Townes and More". Rolling Stone. April 20, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  6. ^ "Triple A Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  7. ^ "Rock Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  8. ^ TheRecordCompanyVEVO (2018-04-18), The Record Company - Life To Fix, retrieved 2018-04-22
  9. ^ "The Record Company Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  10. ^ "The Record Company Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2018.