Music video
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The official music video for the song was directed by Hiro Murai.
| "It's Only Life" | ||||
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| Single by The Shins | ||||
| from the album Port of Morrow | ||||
| Released | March 16, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop, indie rock | |||
| Length | 4:01 | |||
| Label | Aural Apothecary/Columbia | |||
| Songwriter | James Mercer | |||
| The Shins singles chronology | ||||
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| "It's Only Life" on YouTube | ||||
"It's Only Life" is a song performed by The Shins, issued as the second single from their album Port of Morrow. The song was written by the band's lead singer James Mercer.
The song has received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Brendan of MusicUnderFire praised Mercer's skills in writing the song and further stated that the song "smashes [the previous single] to pieces". Matt from A Heart is a Spade considered the song a "heart-on-sleeve" track and called its accompanying video "sentimental". Conversely, Michael Roffman of Consequence of Sound gave the song a negative review, stating that the song is "the sort of sappy fluff whose plasticity poisons a genre". The reviews differed in their assessments of the song's songwriting, tone, and overall style.
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The official music video for the song was directed by Hiro Murai.
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The band has performed the song on the Late Show with David Letterman and Saturday Night Live.