"Quiet Life" is a song by the British new wave band Japan.

The lyrics to the song refer to the problems the band was going through at the time.

[4] "Quiet Life" was first released as a single in Japan in December 1979 with the B-side "Halloween".

[5] Following the commercial success of the band's 1981 album Tin Drum, Hansa Records reissued the song as a single that year to promote the band's upcoming compilation album Assemblage.

It became a top 20 hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 19 in October 1981 for 2 weeks.