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I Want to Live (Skillet song)

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"I Want to Live"
Promotional single by Skillet
from the album Unleashed
ReleasedJune 29, 2016 (2016-06-29)[1]
RecordedJune 2015 – January 2016
Genre
Length3:28
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)John Cooper, Korey Cooper
Skillet singles chronology
"Stars"
(2016)
"I Want to Live"
(2016)
"Back from the Dead"
(2016)

"I Want to Live" is a song by the Christian rock band Skillet, released as a promotional single off of their ninth album, Unleashed.[1]

Background

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John Cooper decided to write "I Want to Live" while wandering the streets of Moscow after a concert in Russia where a fan had given the group a letter in which she talked about suffering from depression. She was laughed at in school and she even thought about suicide, but Skillet's music made her want to live. Cooper was impressed with the "I want to live" line.[2]

Charts

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Chart Peak
position
Hot Christian Songs 19[3]
Hot Rock Songs 38[4]

Personnel

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  • John Cooper — lead vocals, bass
  • Korey Cooper — rhythm guitar, keyboards
  • Jen Ledger — drums, backing vocals
  • Seth Morrison — lead guitar

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Skillet Releases "I Want To Live" Ahead of Album Release". www.newreleasetoday.com. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "Official Tickets and Your Source for Live Entertainment | AXS.com". www.axs.com.
  3. ^ "SKILLET CHART HISTORY". Billboard.
  4. ^ "SKILLET CHART HISTORY". Billboard.