2000 Ronan Keating – Life Is A Rollercoaster (UK:#1)
“Life Is A Rollercoaster” is a song by Irish singer-songwriter Ronan Keating from his debut solo album, Ronan (2000). The song was written and produced by New Radicals frontman Gregg Alexander, and Rick Nowels, having originally been intended for the second New Radicals album which never came to fruition due to Alexander’s decision to break up the band.
“Life Is a Rollercoaster” was released on 10 July 2000 in the United Kingdom. The song debuted at number one in the UK and Ireland, becoming Keating’s second number-one single in both countries. In the UK, where the song was subject to a charting controversy, it became the 22nd-biggest-selling single of the year, and it has been certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales and streams exceeding 600,000 units. Worldwide, “Life Is a Rollercoaster” topped the music charts of the Czech Republic, Denmark, and Iceland and peaked within the top 10 in an additional nine countries.
Album
Ronan is the self-titled debut solo album by Irish singer-songwriter and Boyzone frontman, Ronan Keating. It was released by Polydor Records on 31 July 2000, and became a commercial success. The album produced four UK and Irish top-ten singles: “When You Say Nothing at All”, originally recorded for the soundtrack of the 1999 film Notting […]
Muscians
| Bass | John Pierce |
| Guitar | Rusty Anderson |
| Keyboards | Rick Nowels |
| Keyboards | Charles Judge |
| Piano | Rick Nowels |
| Piano | Charles Judge |
| Synthesizer | Rick Nowels |
| Synthesizer | Charles Judge |
| Programming | Wayne Rodrigues |
| Background Vocals | Rick Nowels |
| Vocals | Danielle Brisebois |
| Background Vocals | Jackie Smiley |
| Background Vocals | Sue Ann Carwell |
| Background Vocals | Phyllis Yvonne Williams |
| Vocals | Ronan Keating |
Produced By
Gregg Alexander
Rick Nowels
Songwriters
Gregg Alexander
Rick Nowels
Charts
US:# –
UK:# 1