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<th colspan="2" style="background: #F0E68C; text-align: center;"><a href="George_Harrison" title="George Harrison">George Harrison</a>
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<td><a href="Musikjahr_1970" title="Musikjahr 1970">November 1970</a>
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<th><a href="Spieldauer_(Musik)" title="Spieldauer (Musik)">Länge</a>
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<td>4:22
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<td>George Harrison, <a href="Phil_Spector" title="Phil Spector">Phil Spector</a>
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<td><a href="All_Things_Must_Pass" title="All Things Must Pass">All Things Must Pass</a>
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<p><b>What Is Life</b> (<a href="Englische_Sprache" title="Englische Sprache">englisch</a> sinngemäß für „Was wäre das Leben“) ist ein Lied von <a href="George_Harrison" title="George Harrison">George Harrison</a>, das dieser 1970 für sein Soloalbum <i><a href="All_Things_Must_Pass" title="All Things Must Pass">All Things Must Pass</a></i> aufnahm und das im Februar 1971 als Single A-Seite ausgekoppelt wurde.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Hintergrund">Hintergrund</h2></div>

<p>George Harrison schrien in seinem Buch <i>I Me Mine</i> über <i>What Is Life</i>: „"What Is Life" wurde 1969 für <a href="Billy_Preston" title="Billy Preston">Billy Preston</a> geschrieben. Ich schrieb es sehr schnell, fünfzehn Minuten oder vielleicht eine halbe Stunde, auf dem Weg zu den <a href="Olympic_Studios" title="Olympic Studios">Olympic Studios</a> in <a href="London" title="London">London</a>, als ich eines seiner Alben produzierte. Wegen der Situation, bei der Session schien es zu schwierig, da reinzugehen und zu sagen: 'Hey, ich habe diesen eingängigen Popsong geschrieben', während Billy sein funkiges Zeug spielte. Ich habe es später bei All Things Must Pass selbst gemacht.“
</p><p>Es ist nicht dokumentiert, ob George Harrison <i>What Is Life</i> anderen Künstlern oder den <a href="The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">Beatles</a> während der Aufnahmen zum Album <i><a href="Abbey_Road" title="Abbey Road">Abbey Road</a></i> angeboten hat.
</p><p>Der Text des Liedes ist ein Liebeslied, so lauten die Textzeilen: „Sag mir, was ist mein Leben ohne deine Liebe?, Sag mir, wer bin ich ohne dich an meiner Seite?“ Da weder eine Person noch Gott in dem Text erwähnt wird, bleibt der Text interpretationsfähig.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Der Produzent des Liedes, <a href="Phil_Spector" title="Phil Spector">Phil Spector</a>, verließ die <i>All Things Must Pass</i>-Sessions im Juli 1970 aus gesundheitlichen Gründen, so dass Harrison ohne ihn weiterhin Backing-Tracks und <a href="Overdub" title="Overdub">Overdubs</a> aufnehmen musste. Harrison schickte frühe Mixe der meisten Songs an Spector, der sich in <a href="Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a> erholte. Am 19. August 1970 schrieb der Produzent einen Brief an Harrison, in dem er seine Gedanken über den Fortschritt des Albums darlegte und den Vorschlag machte für <i>What Is Life</i> noch <a href="Backing_Vocal" title="Backing Vocal">Hintergrundgesang</a> aufzunehmen.
</p><p><i>What Is Life</i> wurde die zweite Singleauskopplung aus Harrisons Album <i><a href="All_Things_Must_Pass" title="All Things Must Pass">All Things Must Pass</a></i> und sein zweiter internationaler Top-Ten-Hit. Die US-Single wurde mit einer Bilderhülle veröffentlicht, die Harrison zeigt, wie er durch ein offenes Fenster im zentralen Turm seiner Villa, <a href="Friar_Park" title="Friar Park">Friar Park</a>, in Henley-on-Thames Gitarre spielt.
</p><p>Eine Live-Version von <i>What Is Life</i> mit <a href="Eric_Clapton" title="Eric Clapton">Eric Clapton</a> und seiner Band erschien 1992 auf Harrisons Album <i><a href="Live_in_Japan_(George-Harrison-Album)" title="Live in Japan (George-Harrison-Album)">Live In Japan</a></i>.
</p><p>In einer Leserumfrage des <a href="Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a> mit dem Titel "10 Greatest Solo Beatle Songs" belegte der Song den vierten Platz.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aufnahme">Aufnahme</h2></div>

<p>Die Aufnahmen für <i>What Is Life</i> fanden laut Begleitbuch zur <i>Super-Deluxe-Version</i> von <i>All Things Must Pass</i> (2021) im Wesentlichen am 22. und 23. Juni sowie 3. Juli 1970 in den <i><a href="Abbey_Road_Studios" title="Abbey Road Studios">Abbey Road Studios</a></i> (Studio 3) statt. Ausführende <a href="Musikproduzent" title="Musikproduzent">Produzenten</a> des Liedes waren George Harrison und <a href="Phil_Spector" title="Phil Spector">Phil Spector</a>. Die <a href="Toningenieur" title="Toningenieur">Toningenieure</a> in den <i>Abbey Road Studios</i> waren Philipp McDonald, John Leckie und Eddie Klein.
</p><p>Besetzung:
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<ul><li>George Harrison: <a href="Gesang" title="Gesang">Gesang</a>, Chorgesang, <a href="Gitarre" title="Gitarre">Gitarre</a></li>
<li><a href="Eric_Clapton" title="Eric Clapton">Eric Clapton</a>: Gitarre</li>
<li><a href="Bobby_Whitlock" title="Bobby Whitlock">Bobby Whitlock</a>: <a href="Klavier" title="Klavier">Klavier</a></li>
<li><a href="Carl_Radle" title="Carl Radle">Carl Radle</a>: <a href="E-Bass" title="E-Bass">E-Bass</a></li>
<li><a href="Bobby_Keys" title="Bobby Keys">Bobby Keys</a>: <a href="Saxophon" title="Saxophon">Saxophon</a></li>
<li><a href="Jim_Price" class="mw-disambig" title="Jim Price">Jim Price</a>: <a href="Trompete" title="Trompete">Trompete</a></li>
<li><a href="Pete_Ham" title="Pete Ham">Pete Ham</a>: <a href="Akustische_Gitarre" title="Akustische Gitarre">Akustikgitarre</a></li>
<li>Tom Evans: Akustikgitarre</li>
<li><a href="Joey_Molland" title="Joey Molland">Joey Molland</a>: Akustikgitarre</li>
<li>John Barham: Streicherarrangement</li>
<li><a href="Jim_Gordon" title="Jim Gordon">Jim Gordon</a>: <a href="Schlagzeug" title="Schlagzeug">Schlagzeug</a></li>
<li>Mike Gibbins: <a href="Tamburin" title="Tamburin">Tamburin</a></li></ul>
<p>Die Besetzung der Musiker bei dem Lied war aufgrund des Mangels an verfügbarer Studiodokumentation und widersprüchlicher Erinnerungen in den folgenden Jahrzehnten schwer zu ermitteln.
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<p>John Barhams Orchesterarrangements für das Album <i>All Things Must Pass</i> fanden während der nächsten Session vom 2. bis zum 12. September 1970 in den Londoner <i>Trident Studios</i> statt, die eine 16-Spur-Tonbandmaschine hatten. Dort wurden aber auch weitere Overdubs und Chorgesang aufgenommen. Die Toningenieure waren <a href="Ken_Scott_(Musikproduzent)" title="Ken Scott (Musikproduzent)">Ken Scott</a> und Dave Corlett.
</p><p>Weitere Besetzung:
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<ul><li>Unbekannte Orchestermusiker</li>
<li>Die <a href="Backing_Vocal" title="Backing Vocal">Backing-Vocals</a> wurden den "George O'Hara-Smith Singers" zugeschrieben, bei denen es sich um Harrison Eric Clapton, Keyboarder Bobby Whitlock handelte sowie zwei weitere Personen, die Harrison nachträglich als "Cyril" und "Betty" identifizierte. Die Sänger überspielten die Backing-Vocals wiederholt und erzeugten so einen Choreffekt.</li></ul>
<p>Ken Scott hatte aber folgende abweichende Erinnerung: „Als George Harrison "What Is Life" mit Phil Spector in der Abbey Road aufnahm, gingen ihnen die Aufnahmespuren aus, also kam George zu Trident (Studios), wo ich arbeitete, und wir beendeten es dort. Die Arbeit mit George war immer eine Freude. Wenn er Backing-Vocals machte, war alles George. Es war mühsam, aber es hat so viel Spaß gemacht.“
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Musikvideo">Musikvideo</h2></div>
<p>Im November 2016 wurde ein <a href="Musikvideo" title="Musikvideo">Musikvideo</a> zu <i>What Is Life</i> veröffentlicht. Das Video umfasst Tanzinterpretationen von Emma Rubinowitz und Esteban Hernandez vom <a href="San_Francisco_Ballet" title="San Francisco Ballet">San Francisco Ballet</a>, die in den Straßen und Wäldern des San Francisco Presidio gefilmt wurden.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Veröffentlichung"><span id="Ver.C3.B6ffentlichung"></span>Veröffentlichung</h2></div>
<ul><li>Am 27. November 1970 erschien das Lied <i>What Is Life</i> auf dem Album <i><a href="All_Things_Must_Pass" title="All Things Must Pass">All Things Must Pass</a></i> in den USA, am 30. November in Großbritannien.</li>
<li>In Großbritannien erschien am 15. Januar 1971 die Single <i><a href="My_Sweet_Lord" title="My Sweet Lord">My Sweet Lord</a></i> / <i>What Is Life</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li>
<li>Die Single <i>What Is Life</i> / <i>Apple Scruffs</i><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> erschien am 15. Februar 1971 in den USA und in Deutschland. In Großbritannien wurde die Single nicht veröffentlicht.</li>
<li>In <a href="Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuela</a> wurde in 1971 die Single <i>If Not for You</i> / <i>What Is Life</i> veröffentlicht.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li>
<li>In <a href="Singapur" title="Singapur">Singapur</a> wurde in 1971 eine <a href="Extended_Play" title="Extended Play">EP</a> mit folgenden Liedern veröffentlicht: <i>My Sweet Lord</i> / <i><a href="Isn%E2%80%99t_It_a_Pity" title="Isn’t It a Pity">Isn’t It a Pity</a></i> / <i>What Is Life</i> / <i>Apple Scruffs</i><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li>
<li>Darüber hinaus wurde <i>What Is Life</i> auf folgenden Kompilationsalben von George Harrison veröffentlicht: <i><a href="The_Best_of_George_Harrison" title="The Best of George Harrison">The Best of George Harrison</a></i> (1976) und <i><a href="Let_It_Roll%3A_Songs_by_George_Harrison" title="Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison">Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison</a></i>. (2009)</li></ul>
<p><b>Alternative Versionen</b>
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<ul><li>Eine Liveversion mit einer Spielzeit von 4&nbsp;min 47&nbsp;s des Songs befindet sich auf der Doppel-CD <i><a href="Live_in_Japan_(George-Harrison-Album)" title="Live in Japan (George-Harrison-Album)">Live in Japan</a></i>, die George Harrison im Juli 1992 veröffentlichte.</li>
<li>Im Januar 2001 wurde das Album <i>All Things Must Pass</i> zum 30-jährigen Jubiläum in einer von Jon Astley neu <a href="Remastering" title="Remastering">remasterten</a> Version wiederveröffentlicht. Eines der Bonuslieder ist <i>What Is Life</i> als alternative Instrumentalversion.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Harrison schrieb in den Liner Notes dazu: „Dies ist ein Rohmix aus den Trident Studios in London vom 9. August 1970. Es hatte Teile für Piccolo, Trompete und Oboe, die ursprünglich nicht verwendet wurden, weil ich das Gefühl nicht mochte. Es klingt jetzt ein bisschen wie eine Neuheit und ich hatte seine Existenz vergessen.“</li>
<li>Am 6. August 2021 erschien die <i>50th Anniversary Edition</i> von <i>All Things Must Pass</i>, die Ausgabe enthält neben der neuabgemischten Version von <i>What Is Life</i> von Paul Hicks, Demo Take 3 sowie Take 1.</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chartplatzierungen">Chartplatzierungen</h2></div>
<p><i>What Is Life</i> erreichte Platz 1 in der Schweiz, Platz 3 in Deutschland, Platz 5 in Österreich und Platz 10 in den USA in den jeweiligen Charts.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coverversionen">Coverversionen</h2></div>
<p>Es gibt über 30 Coverversionen von <i>What Is Life</i>, folgend eine kleine Auswahl:<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<ul><li><a href="Olivia_Newton-John" title="Olivia Newton-John">Olivia Newton-John</a></li>
<li><a href="Max_Greger" title="Max Greger">Max Greger</a> and His Orchestra</li>
<li><a href="Weird_Al_Yankovic" title="Weird Al Yankovic">Weird Al Yankovic</a></li>
<li><a href="Shawn_Mullins" title="Shawn Mullins">Shawn Mullins</a></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Literatur">Literatur</h2></div>
<ul><li>Chip Madinger, Mark Easter: <i>Eight Arms To Hold You. The Solo Compendium</i>. 44.1 Productions. Chesterfield 2000. ISBN 0-615-11724-4, S.&nbsp;426–429.</li>
<li>Begleitbuch zur <i>Super-Deluxe-Version</i> von <i>All Things Must Pass</i> (2021)</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Weblinks">Weblinks</h2></div>
<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.beatlesbible.com/people/george-harrison/songs/what-is-life/"><i>What Is Life</i></a> auf <i>beatlesbible.com</i></li></ul>
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<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.songtexte.com/songtext/george-harrison/what-is-life-13de096d.html">Text von <i>What Is Life</i></a></span>
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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/readers-poll-the-10-greatest-solo-beatle-songs-10798/4-george-harrison-what-is-life-61600/">"10 Greatest Solo Beatle Songs"</a></span>
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<li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiH9edd25Bc">Musikvideo <i>What Is Life</i></a></span>
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<li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://laughingsquid.com/george-harrison-what-is-life/">Bericht über das Musikvideo <i>What Is Life</i></a></span>
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<li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-5">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jpgr.co.uk/r5884.html">7″-Vinyl-Single: <i> My Sweet Lord</i> / <i>What Is Life</i></a></span>
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<li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-6">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.discogs.com/George-Harrison-What-Is-Life/release/1966374">7″-Vinyl-Single: <i>What Is Life</i> / <i>Apple Scruffs</i></a></span>
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<li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-7">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.discogs.com/de/George-Harrison-If-Not-For-You-What-Is-Life/release/4087250">Venezuela-7″-Vinyl-Single: <i>If Not for You</i> / <i>What Is Life</i></a></span>
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<li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-8">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.discogs.com/de/George-Harrison-My-Sweet-Lord/release/6668448">Singapur-EP: <i>My Sweet Lord</i></a></span>
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<li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-9">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.discogs.com/de/George-Harrison-All-Things-Must-Pass/release/2920104">CD-2001er Version</a></span>
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<li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-10">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/titel-details-182"><i>Chartplatzierung in Deutschland.</i></a> In: <i>offiziellecharts.de.</i><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 7.&nbsp;November 2024</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AWhat+Is+Life&amp;rft.title=Chartplatzierung+in+Deutschland&amp;rft.description=Chartplatzierung+in+Deutschland&amp;rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.offiziellecharts.de%2Fcharts%2Ftitel-details-182">&nbsp;</span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-11">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=George+Harrison&amp;titel=What+Is+Life&amp;cat=s"><i>Chartplatzierung in Österreich.</i></a> In: <i>austriancharts.at.</i><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 7.&nbsp;November 2024</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AWhat+Is+Life&amp;rft.title=Chartplatzierung+in+%C3%96sterreich&amp;rft.description=Chartplatzierung+in+%C3%96sterreich&amp;rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Faustriancharts.at%2Fshowitem.asp%3Finterpret%3DGeorge%2BHarrison%26titel%3DWhat%2BIs%2BLife%26cat%3Ds">&nbsp;</span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-12">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hitparade.ch/song/George-Harrison/What-Is-Life-182"><i>Chartplatzierung in der Schweiz.</i></a> In: <i>hitparade.ch.</i><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 7.&nbsp;November 2024</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AWhat+Is+Life&amp;rft.title=Chartplatzierung+in+der+Schweiz&amp;rft.description=Chartplatzierung+in+der+Schweiz&amp;rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fhitparade.ch%2Fsong%2FGeorge-Harrison%2FWhat-Is-Life-182">&nbsp;</span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-13">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.billboard.com/artist/george-harrison/chart-history/"><i>Chartplatzierung in den USA.</i></a> In: <i>billboard.com.</i><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 7.&nbsp;November 2024</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AWhat+Is+Life&amp;rft.title=Chartplatzierung+in+den+USA&amp;rft.description=Chartplatzierung+in+den+USA&amp;rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Fartist%2Fgeorge-harrison%2Fchart-history%2F&amp;rft.language=en">&nbsp;</span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-14">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1971"><i>Jahrescharts 1971 in Deutschland.</i></a> In: <i>offiziellecharts.de.</i><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 7.&nbsp;November 2024</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AWhat+Is+Life&amp;rft.title=Jahrescharts+1971+in+Deutschland&amp;rft.description=Jahrescharts+1971+in+Deutschland&amp;rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.offiziellecharts.de%2Fcharts%2Fsingle-jahr%2Ffor-date-1971">&nbsp;</span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-15">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/72046">Coverversionen von <i>What Is Life</i></a></span>
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<ul><li>Collaborations <small>(mit <a href="Ravi_Shankar" title="Ravi Shankar">Ravi Shankar</a>)</small></li></ul>
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<li><a href="Live_in_Japan_(George-Harrison-Album)" title="Live in Japan (George-Harrison-Album)">Live in Japan</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="The_Dark_Horse_Years_1976%E2%80%931992" title="The Dark Horse Years 1976–1992">The Dark Horse Years 1976–1992</a></li>
<li><a href="The_Apple_Years_1968%E2%80%9375" title="The Apple Years 1968–75">The Apple Years 1968–75</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="The_Best_of_George_Harrison" title="The Best of George Harrison">The Best of George Harrison</a></li>
<li><a href="Best_of_Dark_Horse_1976%E2%80%931989" title="Best of Dark Horse 1976–1989">Best of Dark Horse 1976–1989</a></li>
<li><a href="Let_It_Roll%3A_Songs_by_George_Harrison" title="Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison">Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="Wonderwall_Music" title="Wonderwall Music">Wonderwall Music</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="Concert_for_George" title="Concert for George">Concert for George</a></li>
<li>George Fest – A Night to Celebrate the Music of George Harrison</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="Early_Takes%3A_Volume_1" title="Early Takes: Volume 1">Early Takes: Volume 1</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="Konzert_f%C3%BCr_Bangladesch" title="Konzert für Bangladesch">The Concert for Bangla Desh</a></li>
<li>The Dark Horse Years 1976–1992</li>
<li>George Harrison: Living In The Material World</li>
<li><a href="Blue_Suede_Shoes%3A_A_Rockabilly_Session" title="Blue Suede Shoes: A Rockabilly Session">Carl Perkins and Friends: Blue Suede Shoes: A Rockabilly Session</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="My_Sweet_Lord" title="My Sweet Lord">My Sweet Lord</a> / <a href="Isn%E2%80%99t_It_a_Pity" title="Isn’t It a Pity">Isn’t It a Pity</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">What Is Life</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">Living in the Material World</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Give_Me_Love_(Give_Me_Peace_on_Earth)" title="Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)">Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="Dark_Horse_(George-Harrison-Lied)" title="Dark Horse (George-Harrison-Lied)">Dark Horse</a></li>
<li><a href="Ding_Dong%2C_Ding_Dong" title="Ding Dong, Ding Dong">Ding Dong, Ding Dong</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="You_(George-Harrison-Lied)" title="You (George-Harrison-Lied)">You</a></li>
<li><a href="This_Guitar_(Can%E2%80%99t_Keep_from_Crying)" title="This Guitar (Can’t Keep from Crying)">This Guitar (Can’t Keep from Crying)</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">Thirty Three &amp; 1/3</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-even navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="This_Song" title="This Song">This Song</a></li>
<li><a href="Crackerbox_Palace" title="Crackerbox Palace">Crackerbox Palace</a></li>
<li><a href="True_Love_(Cole-Porter-Lied)" title="True Love (Cole-Porter-Lied)">True Love</a></li>
<li><a href="It%E2%80%99s_What_You_Value" title="It’s What You Value">It’s What You Value</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">George Harrison</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Blow_Away_(George-Harrison-Lied)" title="Blow Away (George-Harrison-Lied)">Blow Away</a></li>
<li><a href="Love_Comes_to_Everyone" title="Love Comes to Everyone">Love Comes to Everyone</a></li>
<li><a href="Faster_(George-Harrison-Lied)" title="Faster (George-Harrison-Lied)">Faster</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">Somewhere in England</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-even navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="All_Those_Years_Ago" title="All Those Years Ago">All Those Years Ago</a></li>
<li><a href="Teardrops_(George-Harrison-Lied)" title="Teardrops (George-Harrison-Lied)">Teardrops</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">Gone Troppo</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Wake_Up_My_Love" title="Wake Up My Love">Wake Up My Love</a></li>
<li><a href="I_Really_Love_You" title="I Really Love You">I Really Love You</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">Cloud Nine</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-even navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Got_My_Mind_Set_on_You" title="Got My Mind Set on You">Got My Mind Set on You</a></li>
<li><a href="When_We_Was_Fab" title="When We Was Fab">When We Was Fab</a></li>
<li><a href="This_Is_Love_(George-Harrison-Lied)" title="This Is Love (George-Harrison-Lied)">This Is Love</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">Best of Dark Horse 1976–1989</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Cheer_Down" title="Cheer Down">Cheer Down</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">Brainwashed</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-even navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Any_Road" title="Any Road">Any Road</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;"><small>Weitere Singles</small></th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Bangla_Desh_(Lied)" title="Bangla Desh (Lied)">Bangla Desh</a></li>
<li><a href="I_Don%E2%80%99t_Want_to_Do_It" title="I Don’t Want to Do It">I Don’t Want to Do It</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="All_Things_Must_Pass_(Lied)" title="All Things Must Pass (Lied)">All Things Must Pass</a></li>
<li><a href="Greece_(Lied)" title="Greece (Lied)">Greece</a></li>
<li><a href="Circles_(George-Harrison-Lied)" title="Circles (George-Harrison-Lied)">Circles</a></li>
<li><a href="Run_So_Far" title="Run So Far">Run So Far</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="George_Harrison/Konzerte_und_Tourneen#North_American_Tour-1974" title="George Harrison/Konzerte und Tourneen">North American Tour</a></li>
<li><a href="George_Harrison/Konzerte_und_Tourneen#Japan_Tour-1991" title="George Harrison/Konzerte und Tourneen">Japan Tour</a></li></ul>
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<li><a href="Liste_der_Lieder_von_George_Harrison" title="Liste der Lieder von George Harrison">Lieder</a></li>
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