"Life Is a Flower" is a song by Ace of Base

Ace of Base

Ace of Base is a pop band based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Its original lineup consisted of Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg, and three siblings, Jonas "Joker" Berggren, Malin "Linn" Berggren and Jenny Berggren...

, released as their first single from their 1998 album Flowers

Flowers (Ace of Base album)

A re-release of the record in UK saw "Cecilia" replaced with "Cecilia " and "Cruel Summer " replaced with "Everytime It Rains"-Australian release:#"Cruel Summer "#"Donnie "...

. The song was released in the US with different lyrics, titled "Whenever You're Near Me

Whenever You're Near Me

"Whenever You're Near Me" was the second single from Ace of Base's third American record, Cruel Summer. The original version of the song was called Life Is a Flower and was a huge hit in Europe and Japan...

" and in a different key. The single sold 264,000 copies in the UK.

Music Video

A music video was produced to promote the single. The video was directed by Andy Neumann

Andy Neumann

Andrew Neumann is a Democratic State Legislator from the state of Michigan. He currently serves in the Michigan State House of Representatives, representing the 106th District. The 106th District is located in the North East Lower Peninsula and includes all of Alcona, Alpena, Crawford,...

.

Record companies by country of release

• Mega = Scandinavia
• Polydor = Germany
• Barclay = France
• London = UK
• BMG Japan = Japan
• Many = Italy

Commercial Releases

• CD Single:

1. Life Is a Flower (Original Version) 3:45
2. Life Is a Flower (Extended Version) 5:44

• Maxi-Single:

1. Life Is a Flower (Original Version) 3:45
2. Life Is a Flower (Reggae Version) 3:32
3. Life Is a Flower (Extended Version) 5:44
4. Life Is a Flower (Soul Poets Night Club Mix) 5:20
5. No Good Lover (Previously Unreleased) 3:54

• UK CD 1:

1. Life Is a Flower (Original Version) 3:45
2. Life Is a Flower (Extended Version) 5:44
3. Life Is a Flower (Soul Poets' Night Club Mix) 5:20
4. Life Is a Flower (Milk Inc. Long Edit)

• UK CD 2:

1. Life Is a Flower 3:45
2. The Sign
3. All That She Wants

Official Versions/Remixes

• Radio Edit
• Absolom Remix
• Absolom Short Edit
• Extended Version
• Milk Inc. Club Mix
• Milk Inc. UHT Radio Mix
• Milk Inc. Long Edit
• Reggae Version
• Soul Poets Night Club Mix
• Sweetbox Remix

Release dates

• Germany, April 6, 1998 (LP Version)
• Scandinavia, April 20, 1998 (LP Version)
• UK, July 13, 1998 (LP Version)

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Austrian Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	15
Danish Singles Chart	2
Dutch Singles Chart	40
Finnish Singles Chart	3
French Singles Chart	16
German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	20
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	19
Italian Singles Chart	5
MTV European Top 20 MTV MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....	6
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart	29
Norwegian Singles Chart	20
Spanish Singles Chart	7
Swiss Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	18
Swedish Singles Chart	5
UK Airplay Chart	3
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	5