"Live Your Life" is a song by American rapper T.I., featuring Barbadian singer Rihanna, from T.I.

The song's accompanying music video, directed by Anthony Mandler, depicts a story of T.I.

's rise to fame in a narrated form, featuring Rihanna performing in a dressing room and bar.

The duo performed "Live Your Life" at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards.

Moldovan singer-songwriter Dan Bălan, who wrote "Dragostea Din Tei", is also credited as a writer.

The radio edit lasts for a duration of 4:01, while the album version is 5:39 long, including extended verses from Rihanna.

[citation needed] A worldwide release of the song followed on September 26 as a digital download via iTunes.

[3] Alex Fletcher of Digital Spy awarded "Live Your Life" two out of five stars saying, "While some will be charmed by T.I's well-meaning lyrics and Rihanna's hypnotic chorus hooks, others will find the mixture of samples and robotic effects grating.

Well, hats off to Rihanna for finally taking time out from mining her Good Girl Gone Bad album, but it's a shame she had to waste her break on a naff novelty release like this.

"[4] Weekly newspaper The Village Voice put "Live Your Life" at number 13 on their annual Pazz & Jop critics' poll in 2008; T.I.

In the United States, "Live Your Life" debuted at number 80 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the chart week of October 11, 2008.

Prior to this, the only other songs to have three separate turns at the top had been "Le Freak" by Chic in late 1978 and early 1979 plus two other 2008 chart-toppers, Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love" and T.I's own "Whatever You Like".

[2] For the issue dated December 6, 2008, "Live Your Life" topped the US Pop Songs chart, marking T.I.

After ten weeks on the chart, the song made a final peak of number two,[9] where it remained for ten consecutive weeks, being barred from the top spot by Beyoncé's hit single "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)".

[13] The song was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand for sales of 15,000 copies.

[15] It received a Platinum certification from the Australian Recording Industry Association for sales of 70,000 copies.

[16] In the United Kingdom, "Live Your Life" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 39 for the week dated November 15, 2008.

The music video for "Live Your Life" was filmed in October 2008 in Los Angeles[18] and was directed by Anthony Mandler.

is shown walking along the Los Angeles River in a suit with bloody wounds culminating in the song beginning.

before he made his fortune, rapping in a recording studio and in front of a house playing dice and dominoes with friends.

is walking down the Los Angeles River, raising his hands triumphantly in the air with a bloodied and scarred face.

The song's producer, Just Blaze, is briefly seen playing pool in the bar during the second verse and final chorus.

In 2009, Nicki Minaj, Brinx and Busta Rhymes sampled "Live Your Life" on the song "Mind on My Money".