The 12" version features a pair of remixes of the lead track which were more obviously different in structure from the original than was the norm on Jones' previous releases.

The UK B-side, "Boom Bap Respite", a piano instrumental, was not included in the US release.

Jones, along with Afrodiziak who contributed backing vocals on the original, performed "Life in One Day" live in an a cappella style at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London as part of a series of music/alternative comedy shows held in April 1986 by the charity Comic Relief.

Played by Jones on grand piano accompanied only by a percussionist, the song appeared on the 1996 album Live Acoustic America.

An entirely re-recorded version featuring Jones' touring band at the time was included on the limited edition 2000 studio album Pefawm.