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"18 and Life" is a single from Skid Row's debut album, Skid Row. The song was released in 1989 and written by bandmates Rachel Bolan and Dave "the Snake" Sabo. It is about a young man and the hard life he goes through (see below).
The song was to be the band's biggest hit, peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, but only reaching #11 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, which was previously their biggest market.
This song also appears on Skid Row's greatest hits compilation, 40 Seasons: The Best of Skid Row. Lead singer of Skid Row, Sebastian Bach, released a live version of this on his solo album Bring 'Em Bach Alive!. It is also a playable song on the video game Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s.
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- "18 & Life"
- "Midnight Tornado"
- "Here I Am" (Live)
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The song was also MTV's most played video in 1989.[citation needed]
[edit] Meaning
Skid Row guitarist Dave "Snake" Sabo wrote this song after reading in a local newspaper about an 18-year-old boy who shot his friend by accident. He thought the gun wasn't loaded, and eventually ended up in prison for life.
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