"Life is a Carnival" is the opening track of the Band's fourth album, Cahoots. Written by Rick Danko, Levon Helm, and Robbie Robertson, the song features horn arrangements by New Orleans musician Allen Toussaint. The song is the only track from the Cahoots album included on the original releases of Rock of Ages and The Last Waltz. The song was featured in the Bill Murray movie Larger Than Life.
"Life is a Carnival" | |
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Single by the Band | |
from the album Cahoots | |
B-side | "The Moon Struck One" |
Released | 1971 |
Recorded | Early 1971 |
Genre | Roots rock, Americana |
Length | 3:50 |
Label | Capitol Records |
Songwriter(s) | Levon Helm, Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko |
Producer(s) | The Band |
Musical notation for this song is printed on a wall behind Levon Helm's grave in Woodstock, New York.
Credits are adapted from the liner notes of A Musical History.[1]
Horn players uncredited; horn arrangements by Allen Toussaint.
Chart (1971) | Peak position |
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Canadian RPM Singles Chart[2] | 25 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 72 |
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