Livin' with a Heartache
| "Livin' with a Heartache" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Beach Boys | ||||
| from the album Keepin' the Summer Alive | ||||
| B-side | "Santa Ana Winds" | |||
| Released | May 21, 1980 | |||
| Recorded | August–December 1979 | |||
| Genre | Pop, country | |||
| Length | 3:05 (single) 4:06 (album) | |||
| Label | Caribou Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Carl Wilson, Randy Bachman | |||
| Producer(s) | Bruce Johnston | |||
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"Livin' with a Heartache" is a song written by Carl Wilson and Randy Bachman for the American rock band the Beach Boys, one of two collaborations between the two writers. It was recorded from August 27–29 at Bachman's home studio known as "The Barn" in Lynden, Washington with two further sessions at Rumbo Studios in November and December 1979. "Livin' with a Heartache" was released on the Beach Boys' 1980 album Keepin' the Summer Alive and was subsequently released with a truncated 3:05 mix as a single backed with "Santa Ana Winds" which failed to chart in the US.
Record World called it a "gem" and said that the "melody & hook are perfect."