It's My Life – The Album

It's My Life
It's My Life
Studio album by Sash!
Released	June 1997
Recorded	1996–97
Label	Mighty; X-It; Multiply;
Producer	Sash!; Tokapi;
Sash! chronology
Singles from It's My Life
	"It's My Life"; Released: 23 July 1996; "Encore Une Fois"; Released: 1996 / 21 January 1997; "Ecuador"; Released: 22 April 1997; "Stay"; Released: 26 September 1997;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Music Week	^[4]

It's My Life (also known as It's My Life – The Album) is the debut album by German DJ/production team Sash!, released in June 1997 via the Multiply and PolyGram labels. Four singles were released from the album: "It's My Life", "Encore une fois", "Ecuador" and "Stay". Two versions of the album exist, a one-disc version and a later version with a second disc featuring remixes. The album was certified platinum in the UK.

Track listing

Standard version^[5]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Mighty Break"	Ralf Kappmeier Sascha Lappessen Thomas Alisson	5:56
2.	"Final Pizzi"	Kappmeier Lappessen Alisson	5:11
3.	"Cheating Twister"	Kappmeier Lappessen Alisson	5:14
4.	"Stay" (featuring La Trec)	Kappmeier Lappessen Alisson Frankie McCoy	5:54
5.	"Sweat" (featuring La Trec)	Kappmeier Lappessen Alisson McCoy	5:53
6.	"Hoopstar" (Sash! & Nonex)	Volker Bertelmann El Topo Piid Kappmeier Lappessen Alisson McCoy	6:52
7.	"It's My Life"	Kappmeier Lappessen Alisson	6:12
8.	"Encore une fois"	Kappmeier Lappessen Alisson	6:25
9.	"Ecuador" (featuring Rodriguez)	Kappmeier Lappessen Alisson	5:51
10.	"It's My Life" (NBG mix)	Kappmeier Lappessen Alisson	5:50
11.	"Encore une fois" (Future Breeze mix)	Kappmeier Lappessen Alisson	6:27
12.	"Ecuador" (featuring Rodriguez) (Bruce Wayne mix)	Kappmeier Lappessen Alisson	5:48

Australian edition^[6]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"It's My Life"	6:12
2.	"Encore une fois" (featuring Sabine Ohmes)	6:25
3.	"Ecuador" (featuring Rodriguez)	5:51
4.	"Mighty Break"	5:58
5.	"Final Pizzi"	5:11
6.	"Cheating Twister"	5:14
7.	"Stay" (featuring La Trec)	5:54
8.	"Sweat" (featuring La Trec)	5:53
9.	"Hoopstar" (featuring Nonex)	6:52
10.	"It's My Life" (NBG remix)	5:50
11.	"Encore une fois" (Future Breeze mix)	6:27
12.	"Ecuador" (Bruce Wayne mix)	5:48

Italian edition^[7]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"It's My Life"	6:16
2.	"Encore une fois" (featuring Sabine Ohmes)	6:30
3.	"Ecuador" (featuring Rodriguez)	5:55
4.	"Mighty Break"	5:59
5.	"Final Pizzi"	5:15
6.	"Cheating Twister"	5:19
7.	"Stay" (featuring La Trec)	6:00
8.	"Sweat" (featuring La Trec)	5:58
9.	"Hoopstar" (featuring Nonex)	6:55
10.	"It's My Life" (NBG remix)	5:53
11.	"Encore une fois" (Future Breeze mix)	6:29
12.	"Ecuador" (Klubbheads mix)	6:32

Charts

Chart positions for *It's My Life*
Chart (1997)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[8]	82
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[9]	17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[10]	37
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[11]	32
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[12]	38
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[13]	11
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[14]	19
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[15]	12
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[16]	37
UK Albums (OCC)^[17]	6

Certifications

Certifications for *It's My Life*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BRMA)^[18]	Gold	25,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)^[19]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Sash! albums".
^ "Sash! singles".
^ Bush, John. It's My Life - Sash! at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
^ "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 1997-10-04. p. 30. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
^ "Sash! - It's My Life (CD, Album) at Discogs (US edition)". Retrieved 2011-07-31.
^ "Sash! - It's My Life (CD, Album) at Discogs (Australian edition)". Retrieved 2010-04-14.
^ "Sash! - It's My Life (CD, Album) at Discogs (Italian edition)". Retrieved 2010-06-21.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 243.
^ "Ultratop.be – Sash! – It's My Life" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
^ "Ultratop.be – Sash! – It's My Life" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Sash! – It's My Life" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sash! – It's My Life" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
^ "Charts.nz – Sash! – It's My Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Sash! – It's My Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Sash! – It's My Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Sash! – It's My Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1997". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
^ "British album certifications – Sash! – It's My Life". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

[1] "Sash! albums".

[2] "Sash! singles".

[3] Bush, John. It's My Life - Sash! at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-26.

[4] "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 1997-10-04. p. 30. Retrieved 2022-09-17.

[5] "Sash! - It's My Life (CD, Album) at Discogs (US edition)". Retrieved 2011-07-31.

[6] "Sash! - It's My Life (CD, Album) at Discogs (Australian edition)". Retrieved 2010-04-14.

[7] "Sash! - It's My Life (CD, Album) at Discogs (Italian edition)". Retrieved 2010-06-21.

[8] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 243.

[ac_Flanders_Sash!-9] "Ultratop.be – Sash! – It's My Life" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

[ac_Wallonia_Sash!-10] "Ultratop.be – Sash! – It's My Life" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

[ac_Netherlands_Sash!-11] "Dutchcharts.nl – Sash! – It's My Life" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

[ac_Germany4_Sash!-12] "Offiziellecharts.de – Sash! – It's My Life" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

[ac_New_Zealand_Sash!-13] "Charts.nz – Sash! – It's My Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

[ac_Norway_Sash!-14] "Norwegiancharts.com – Sash! – It's My Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

[ac_Sweden_Sash!-15] "Swedishcharts.com – Sash! – It's My Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

[ac_Switzerland_Sash!-16] "Swisscharts.com – Sash! – It's My Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

[ac_UK2_-17] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

[BelgiumSash!It's_My_LifealbumCertRef-18] "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1997". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2019.

[United_KingdomSash!It's_My_LifealbumCertRef-19] "British album certifications – Sash! – It's My Life". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

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Sash!
Discography
Studio albums	Life Goes On Trilenium S4!Sash! Life Is a Beach Life Changes
Compilation albums	Encore Une Fois – The Greatest Hits 10th Anniversary The Best Of
Singles	"It's My Life" "Encore une fois" "Ecuador" "Stay" "La Primavera" "Mysterious Times" "Move Mania" "Colour the World" "Ma Baker" "Adelante" "Just Around the Hill" "With My Own Eyes" "Ganbareh" "Run" "I Believe" "Raindrops (Encore une fois)"