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Ace of Base's first single from their 1998 album Flowers is Life Is a Flower. It has exactly the same tune as their song Whenever You're Near Me but different lyrics and is in a different key.

Contents 1 Record companies by country of release 2 Charts 3 Commercial Releases 3.1 CD Single 3.2 Maxi CD 3.3 Maxi CD Single 3.4 Maxi CD Single 3.5 Maxi CD Remixes 3.6 Maxi CD Remixes 3.7 12" Vinyl 3.8 7" Vinyl 3.9 Cassingle 4 Promotional Material 4.1 DJ CD 4.2 12" Vinyl 5 Release dates

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

• Sweden #5 (Gold)
• Denmark #3 (Gold)
• Finland #3
• Norway #20
• UK #5 (Silver - 264,000 copies sold)
• Ireland #19
• Spain #8
• Switzerland #18
• Austria #15
• Germany #20
• France #16

(Mega MRCDS 2900 / POLYDOR 569 856-2 / London ACEMC 7 / BARCLAY 569 405-2)

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

(Mega MRCXCD 2900 / Polydor 569 857-2 / BMG JAPAN BVCA-29001)

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

(LONDON ACECD7)

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 Long Edit)

(LONDON ACCDP7)

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

(Mega MRCXCD 2906)

1. Life Is a Flower (Milk Inc. Club Mix) 5:12
2. Life Is a Flower (Sweetbox Remix) 6:15
3. Life Is a Flower (Absolom Remix) 7:43
4. Life Is a Flower (Soul Poets Night Club Mix) 5:19
5. Life Is a Flower (Milk Inc. UHT Radio Mix) 3:40

(POLYDOR 567 189-2)

1. Life Is a Flower (Absolom Short Edit)
2. Life Is a Flower (Absolom Long Edit)
3. Life Is a Flower (Milk Long Edit)
4. Life Is a Flower (Sweetbox Mix) 5:19
5. Life Is a Flower (Soul Poets Night Club Mix) 5:20

(MANY RECORDS MN01012)

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

(LONDON ACEB7)

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

(POLYDOR 567 342-4 / LONDON ACEMC7)

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

(POLYDOR 559 800-2 / LONDON ACEDJ7 / BARCLAY 3801)

1. Life is a Flower 3:45

(BARCLAY 2907)

1. Life Is a Flower (Soul Poets Night Club Remix) 5:20
2. Life Is a Flower (Milk Inc. UHT Radio Mix)
3. Life Is a Flower (Extended Version) 5:44
4. Life Is a Flower (Radio Version) 3:45

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