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(There's Gotta Be) More to Life
2003 single by Stacie Orrico

"(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" is a song by American recording artist Stacie Orrico from her self-titled second studio album. It was released as the album's second single in the United States in July 2003. The song was written by Sabelle Breer, Kevin Kadish, Lucy Woodward, Harvey Mason Jr. and Damon Thomas, and produced by the latter two as the Underdogs.

"(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" received generally positive reviews from music critics, with one of them calling it "strong". The song was also a commercial success, peaking within the top five in New Zealand, Norway, and on the US Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart.

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Background and lyrics

"(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" conveys a message about a person wanting more from their life.2 Orrico sings about feelings of emptiness and dissatisfaction that can come from constantly chasing temporary highs. In the first verse, Orrico sings about having it all, but still feeling deprived. She tries to understand what she's missing, singing: "Tell me what is this thing that I feel like I'm missing / And why can't I let go".3

Writing for musicOMH, Bill Lehane observed that the track is "concerned with troubles of faith and gradually introduce [listeners] to the idea that this is, in fact, a record of deeply religious music."4

Reception

Jon Singer of PopMatters called the song a "strong" single.5

In 2014, English singer Sam Smith mentioned in an interview that "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" is their favorite music video of all time.6

Chart performance

"(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" peaked at number 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Orrico's biggest single to date in the country. The song also peaked at number 5 on the US Billboard Pop Songs, and number 31 on the US Billboard Adult Top 40.

The song also received worldwide success. The song debuted at number 32 on the Australian singles chart, and after eight weeks in the charts, it peaked at number 11. It stayed in the charts for 19 weeks, and was certified Gold, selling over 35,000 copies in the country. The song debuted at number 48 on the New Zealand Singles Chart. After two weeks, the song jumped from number 38 to number 9, and after two weeks in the top 10, dropped to number 12; however, the next week, it re-entered the top 10, and after five weeks ascending the top 10, it reached its peak of number 3. It then stayed another two weeks in the top 10 before slowly dropping down the chart, staying 18 weeks total on the New Zealand chart. Half of those 18 weeks were spent in the top 10, and the song was certified Gold, selling over 7,500 copies there.7 The song also peaked at number 2 for four weeks in Norway and stayed on the country's chart for 16 weeks.

Music video

The video is directed by Dave Meyers. Throughout the video, Orrico portrays a number of women with different yet hectic lives: a poor mother in debt, a member of a busking band, a long-distance marathon runner, a supermodel, a diner waitress, a businesswoman, a gang member, and a high-level thief. The video ends with Orrico portrayed as a regular girl in a crowd, before finally disappearing as a passerby walks by.8

In June 2003, Orrico described the music video to MTV: "The video plays off the specific lyrics of the song. I'm playing … everything from a successful businesswoman to a diner waitress to a supermodel, then I'm this athlete who's trying to be the biggest and the best and the strongest –just all these different characters where I'm looking in the wrong places. It's a really interesting video. We had a lot of fun shooting it. There's a lot of very extreme clothes, hair and makeup changes. I think so many times we feel like we're lacking something in our lives and we try to fill it with the wrong things. Sometimes it's drugs, sometimes it's a relationship you shouldn't be in."9

Track listings

US maxi-CD single10

  1. "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" (album version) – 3:21
  2. "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" (JN radio edit) – 3:10
  3. "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" (Global Soul radio edit) – 3:10
  4. "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" (Goodandevil/Ruff Ryders remix) – 3:15
  5. "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" (Briss remix) – 3:23
  6. "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" (Dr. Octavo extended mix) – 4:47
  7. "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" (Jason Nevins Club Creation) – 7:12

US DVD single11

  1. "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" (video)
  2. "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" (Goodandevil/Ruff Ryders remix audio)
  3. "Stuck" (video)
  4. "Stuck" (Barry Harris & Chris Cox remix audio)
  5. Behind the scenes
  6. Photo gallery

Australian CD single12

  1. "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" – 3:20
  2. "Stuck" (Barry Harris & Chris Cox remix) – 3:05
  3. "Star of My Story" – 3:35
  4. "Until I Find You" – 3:01
  5. "Stuck" (video) – 3:42

UK CD1 and European CD single1314

  1. "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" – 3:20
  2. "Star of My Story" – 3:35

UK CD215

  1. "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" – 3:20
  2. "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" (Dr. Octavo extended mix) – 4:47
  3. "Star of My Story" – 3:35
  4. "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" (video) – 3:19

UK 12-inch single16

A1. "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" – 3:20A2. "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" (Dr. Octavo extended mix) – 4:47B1. "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" (Global Soul radio edit) – 6:24B2. "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" (Jason Nevins remix) – 4:48

Japanese CD single17

  1. "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life"
  2. "I Promise"
  3. "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" (Dr. Octavo radio mix)
  4. "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" (instrumental)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003–2004)Peakposition
Australia (ARIA)1811
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)1923
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)2036
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)2111
CIS Airplay (TopHit)2277
Denmark (Tracklisten)2312
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)2419
Germany (GfK)2512
Ireland (IRMA)269
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)2716
Netherlands (Single Top 100)2819
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)293
Norway (VG-lista)302
Scotland (OCC)319
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)3245
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)3322
UK Singles (OCC)3412
US Billboard Hot 1003530
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)3631
US Hot Christian Singles & Tracks (Billboard)375
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)382
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)395

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)Position
Australia (ARIA)4067
CIS (TopHit)41122
Ireland (IRMA)4278
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)4332
UK Singles (OCC)44178
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)4513
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)4657
Chart (2004)Position
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)475
US Hot Christian Singles & Tracks (Billboard)4812
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)4972

Certifications

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)50Gold35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)51Gold5,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesJuly 14, 2003Contemporary hit radio52
AustraliaAugust 4, 2003CD53
United StatesAugust 18, 2003Hot adult contemporary radio54
United KingdomOctober 20, 2003
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
55
JapanNovember 12, 2003CDVirgin56

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