Song written by Alex Geringas, Erik Nyholm and Dimitri Ehrlich. Third track on the album Come Out and Play.
The song was originally recorded by Some & Any as 'Story to Tell' on their debut album 'First Shot'.
In September 2010, a single release was announced with a projected release date of 29 October 2010, but this release never happened.
Live performances
'Real Life' was performed live during the Come Out and Play Tour in 2011 only.
Kim about 'Real Life'
Life should be like a wonderful book, full of unusual chapters, characters, challenges, and of course love. Honesty, romance and poetry - these are three of my favorite words. (1)
When I was working with Freddy and Anders, up in Stockholm, they played me this song and I fell in love with it. What a beautiful song. A joy to sing. It had been recorded before and I just said 'we've got to record this, this is a beautiful song'. (2)
Credits
Keys: Andrew Murray & Ricky Wilde
Guitars: Ricky Wilde, Drums: Andrew Murray
Backing Vocals: Kim Wilde & Ricky Wilde
Mixed by Jeremy Wheatley
Produced by Ricky Wilde & Andrew Murray
Interview sources
(1) Kim Wilde: Comeback of a power woman - Come out and play interview. In: Vip-Chicks website (Germany), 17 August 2010
(2) Unsung Heroes podcast, 23 July 2021