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"Walk of Life" is a song recorded by English singer Billie Piper. The song was written by Piper and Wendy Page for Piper's second studio album Walk of Life (2000). It was released as Piper's final single in December 2000 following her decision to retire from the music industry.[1]

"Walk of Life"
Single by Billie Piper
from the album Walk of Life
B-side	"Caress the Gold"
Released	11 December 2000 (2000-12-11)
Length	3:49
Label	Innocent Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Wendy Page Billie Piper
Producer(s)	Andreas Romdhane Jim Marr Josef Larossi Wendy Page
Billie Piper singles chronology
"Something Deep Inside" (2000) "Walk of Life" (2000)
Alternative covers
UK special edition CD 2
Alternative cover
UK promotional one-track CD

Critical reception

The song received mixed reviews from music critics. Yahoo! reviewer Jackie Flynn wrote that she had heard the song "a hundred times before" and compared it to "Mama" by Kim Appleby.[2] Peter Robinson of NME wrote that "Walk of Life" "sounds nice", but "lacks the excitement" of previous singles.[3]

Release and chart performance

"Walk of Life" was released in the United Kingdom on 11 December 2000 as a CD and cassette single.[4] The song debuted on the UK Singles Chart on 23 December 2000 at number 25, its peak.[5] It remained on the chart for five weeks and became the lowest-charting single of Piper's career despite heavy promotion.[6] In Switzerland, the song debuted at number 66 on the Swiss Singles Chart on 4 February 2001.[7] It failed to chart in Australia and New Zealand despite the previous single, "Something Deep Inside", reaching the top 20.[8]

Track listings

Charts

Chart (2000–2001)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[13]	96
Scotland (OCC)[14]	30
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7]	66
UK Singles (OCC)[5]	25

References

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