Welcome to My Life

"Welcome to My Life" is a song by Canadian rock band Simple Plan. It was released to radio on September 13, 2004, as the lead single from their second studio album, Still Not Getting Any.... The song peaked at number 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number seven in Australia, and number five in New Zealand, giving the band their highest-charting song there. It is certified double platinum in the United States and Canada, platinum in Australia, and gold in Italy and New Zealand.

Content and music video

The song's intention is to express teenage angst about life becoming so frustrating that no one can understand how awful it is for them. In the music video, a traffic jam is seen and scenes are shown in which passengers deal with dysfunctional families and how the families' dysfunction affects their lives. At the end of the video, a few of the people in the traffic jam get out of their cars and begin to walk down the road. The video received some criticism for being similar to R.E.M.'s "Everybody Hurts". The music video was directed by Philip Atwell and shot at the Henry Ford Bridge and the Commodore Schuyler F. Heim Bridge in San Pedro, Los Angeles.

"Welcome to My Life" became another top-40 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at the number-40 position. It reached the top 10 in Australia and New Zealand, peaking at number seven in the former country and number five in the latter.

UK and European CD single

UK 7-inch single
Australian CD single