Hate My Life
"Hate My Life" is a song by Canadian rock group Theory of a Deadman. It was released in October 2008 as the fourth overall single (third American single and fifth Canadian single) from their third studio album Scars & Souvenirs. The track was selected as BBC Radio One's Track of the Week for the week ending March 20, 2009.
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| Single by Theory of a Deadman | ||||
| from the album Scars & Souvenirs | ||||
| B-side | "Your Dream" | |||
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| Recorded | September 2007–January 2008 | |||
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| Length | 3:10 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Howard Benson | |||
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Background and writing
According to Tyler Connolly, the band's lead singer, this song enables people to feel that no matter how bad their own life is going, that there is always someone out there who feels just as bad.
During a concert, Tyler explained that "I wrote this song because one day I got out of bed and was like 'Today feels like it's going to be a bad day. I can feel it.' I realized that there are people out there that have it worse than most people who bitch and complain, and decided to write it so maybe it could make someone's day a little better, except for the homeless people. I fucking hate the homeless people."
Music video
According to Theory's site,[1] the video was shot on November 15, 2008. It was asked on the site, as a contest, for forty fans to star in the music video. It was filmed at the Warner Brothers Studio in Burbank, California. It was released January 9, 2009, on Yahoo! Music. It was directed by Bill Fishman.
At the beginning of the video, Tyler sees a hobo, and then he starts singing the song, the lyrics matching everything that is happening in the video. He complains about how he hates hobos ("So sick of the hobos always begging for change, I don't like how I gotta work and they just sit around and get paid"), he almost gets hit by a car ("I hate all of the people, who can't drive their cars...), we meet his wife, played by his real wife Christine Danielle Connolly ("I hate how my wife; is always up my ass...), a girl drops her bag of lingerie (Tyler looking at it interestingly), a construction worker's boss telling him off ("I still hate my job, my boss is a dick...), and when he sings the chorus, a sign comes down from a building reading "I Hate My Life." Then, Tyler jumps onto a parade float with the rest of the band, performing the rest of the song. Behind them travels a huge group of people, which include the hobo, the construction workers, and the others Tyler ran into.
Chart positions
| Chart (2008-2009) | Peak position |
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| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[2] | 65 |
| US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 | 7 |
| US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[3] | 22 |
| US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[4] | 3 |
| US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[5] | 26 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[6] | 92 |
| UK Rock and Metal (OCC)[7] | 2 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[8] | Platinum | 1,000,000 |
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References
- "Theory of a Deadman "Hate My Life" video contest". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- "Theory of a Deadman Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved accessdate=April 22, 2020.
- "Theory of a Deadman Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
- "Theory of a Deadman Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved accessdate=April 22, 2020.
- "Theory of a Deadman Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved accessdate=April 22, 2020.
- "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
- "American single certifications – Theory Of A Deadman – Hate My Life". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 10, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.