Story of My Life (Social Distortion song)

"Story of My Life" is a 1990 song by Social Distortion, written by Mike Ness, which was released as a single and also appeared on their self-titled album as well as Live at the Roxy. The song describes looking back wistfully on life, a love interest he had as a teenager, and how things have changed and how quickly his life (and the opportunity) has passed him by.

Although it failed to chart on all of the major charts, it is one of the band's biggest hits, and received heavy airplay.

Track listing

 * 1) "Story of My Life"
 * 2) "1945"
 * 3) "Mommy's Little Monster"
 * 4) "Pretty Thing"
 * 5) "Shame on Me"

Personnel

 * Mike Ness – vocals, rhythm guitar
 * Dennis Danell – lead guitar, backing vocals
 * John Maurer – bass guitar, backing vocals
 * Christopher Reece – drums

TV, movie, and video game appearances

 * Theme song for the short-lived TV show Surviving Jack
 * Reality Bites, starring Winona Ryder
 * Orange County, starring Colin Hanks and Jack Black
 * Life or Something Like It, starring Angelina Jolie
 * The Break-Up, starring Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston
 * Trailer for Stranger than Fiction 
 * The Hammer, starring Adam Carolla (Live at the Roxy version)
 * Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (cover version by WaveGroup)
 * Downloadable Content for Rock Band 2 (2007 re-recording)
 * Rocksmith 2014, as Downloadable Content
 * Love (TV series), Season 1 Episode 04 "Party in the Hills", Netflix Series created by Judd Apatow

Covers

 * Reel Big Fish – We're Not Happy 'Til You're Not Happy (2005)