La chanson a été créée lors d'un concert à Oberwart en Autriche, le 2 septembre 1984, alors que le groupe célébrait ses onze ans d'existence. Enregistré dans une version live, le public chante également les versets. Dans les paroles, la chanson exprime "l'attachement enthousiaste du groupe à la scène".
"Live Is Life" est une chanson populaire enregistrée en 1984 par le groupe pop-rock autrichien Opus. "Live Is Life" est leur deuxième single, sorti en 1985, remportant un énorme succès, dépassant les palmarès de nombreux pays, dont l'Autriche ( huit semaines), en Allemagne, en France (sept semaines) et en Suède (quatre semaines). En France, la chanson est le 149ème best-seller de tous les temps avec environ 857 000 unités vendues. [1]

Live (na na na na na)
Live is life (na na na na na)
Never don't got of live (na na na na na)
Li-hi-vie (na na na na na)

When we all give the power
we all give the best
every minute of an hour
don't think about the rest
Then you all get the power
you all get the best
and everyone gives everything
and every song everybody sings.

Live is life (na na na na na)
Live is life (na na na na na)
Live is life (na na na na na)
never don't got of live (na na na na na)

Live is life
when we all feel the power.
Live is life
come on stand up and dance.
Live is life
when the feeling of the people
Live is life
is the feeling of the band.

When we all give the power
we all give the best
every minute of an hour
don't think about the rest.
Then you all get the power
you all get the best
and everyone gives everything
and every song everybody sings.

Live is life (na na na na na)
Live is life (na na na na na)
Never don't got of live (na na na na na)
Live is life (na na na na na)

Life (na na na na na)
na na na na na
na na na na na
na na na na na

Live (na na na na na)
Live is life (na na na na na)
Never don't got of live (na na na na na)
Live is life (na na na na na)

And you call when it's over
you call it should last
Every minute of the future
is a memory of the past
Because we all feel the power
we all feel the best
and everyone gave everything
and every song everybody sang: live is life!