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{{Infobox song
| name       = (Life May Be) A Big Insanity
| cover      = Sandra - (Life May Be) A Big Insanity album cover.jpg
| alt        =
| border     = yes
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Sandra (singer)|Sandra]]
| album      = [[Paintings in Yellow]]
| B-side     = The Skin I'm In
| released   = May 1990
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| length     = 4:29
| label      = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
| writer     = [[Michael Cretu]], [[Klaus Hirschburger]]
| producer   = Michael Cretu
| prev_title = [[Hiroshima (song)#Sandra version|Hiroshima]]
| prev_year  = 1990
| next_title = [[One More Night (Sandra song)|One More Night]]
| next_year  = 1990
| misc       = {{External music video|header=Licensed audio|1={{YouTube|mYEVzMKn1Xs|"[Life May Be] A Big Insanity"}}}}
}}
"'''(Live May Be) A Big Insanity'''" is a 1990 pop song performed by German singer [[Sandra (singer)|Sandra]], written by [[Michael Cretu]] and [[Klaus Hirschburger]], and produced by Cretu. It was released in spring 1990 as the second single from Sandra's fourth studio album, ''[[Paintings in Yellow]]''. The single became only a moderate hit in Germany and France.
The music video for the song was directed by [[Howard Greenhalgh]]. The clip was released on Sandra's [[VHS]] video compilation ''18 Greatest Hits'' in 1992<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sandranet.com/sandra/discography/18greatestvhs.htm |title=18 Greatest Hits (The Video) |publisher=sandranet.com |accessdate=2019-05-24 |archive-date=6 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506061322/http://www.sandranet.com/sandra/discography/18greatestvhs.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the 2003 [[DVD]] ''The Complete History''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/Sandra-The-Complete-History/release/453563 |title=Sandra - The Complete History (DVD, DVD-Video, PAL, Compilation, Stereo) |publisher=discogs.com |accessdate=2019-05-24}}</ref>
==Formats and track listings==
* '''7" single'''
:A. "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" – 4:29
:B. "The Skin I'm In" – 3:40
* '''12" single'''
:A1. "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" (Radio Edit) – 4:29
:A2. "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" (Club Mix) – 6:12
:B1. "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" (Dance Mix) – 6:39
:B2. "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" (Dub Mix) – 2:33
* '''CD [[maxi single]]'''
# "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" (Radio Edit) – 4:29
# "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" (Club Mix) – 6:12
# "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" (Dance Mix) – 6:39
# "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" (Dub Mix) – 2:33
# "The Skin I'm In" (Single Version) – 3:40
==Charts==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1990)
!Peak<br>position
|-
|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100 Singles]])<ref>{{cite magazine |date=1990-07-21 |title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/90/MM-1990-07-21-OCR-Page-0011.pdf |magazine=[[Music & Media]] |location=Amsterdam |volume=7 |issue=29 |access-date=2019-06-21}}</ref>
|align="center"|95
|-
|France ([[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sandra |title=Discographie Sandra |publisher=lescharts.com |accessdate=2009-05-03 |language=fr}}</ref>
|align="center"|41
|-
|Germany ([[GfK Entertainment Charts|Official German Charts]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-8336 |title=SANDRA — (LIFE MAY BE) A BIG INSANITY |publisher=offiziellecharts.de |accessdate=2019-06-21 |language=de}}</ref>
|align="center"|27
|-
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [https://www.discogs.com/master/65269 "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity"] at [[Discogs]]
Cover Version
In 1990, Hong Kong singer Echo covered this song in Cantonese.
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[[Category:1990 singles]]
[[Category:1990 songs]]
[[Category:Sandra (singer) songs]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Michael Cretu]]
[[Category:Songs written by Klaus Hirschburger]]
[[Category:Songs written by Michael Cretu]]
[[Category:Virgin Records singles]]
[[Category:Music videos directed by Howard Greenhalgh]]