Livin' on the Edge

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"Livin' on the Edge"
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Single by Aerosmith
from the album Get a Grip
B-side
  • "Don't Stop"
  • "Can't Stop Messin'"
ReleasedMarch 1993
Length
  • 6:07(album version)
  • 6:21 (full version)
Label Geffen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Bruce Fairbairn
Aerosmith singles chronology
"Sweet Emotion (reissue)"
(1991)
"Livin' on the Edge"
(1993)
"Eat the Rich"
(1993)
Music video
"Livin' on the Edge" on YouTube
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Livin' on the Edge" (LP version) Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Mark Hudson 6:07
2."Don't Stop"Tyler, Perry, Jim Vallance 4:05
3."Flesh" (LP version)Tyler, Perry, Desmond Child 5:57

US maxi-CD single

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Livin' on the Edge" (LP version) Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Mark Hudson 6:07
2."Livin' on the Edge" (acoustic version)Tyler, Perry, Hudson5:46
3."Livin' on the Edge" (demo)Tyler, Perry, Hudson5:11
4."Don't Stop"Tyler, Perry, Jim Vallance 4:06
5."Can't Stop Messin'"Tyler, Perry, Desmond Child 3:30

Strictly limited-edition CD single

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Livin' on the Edge" (LP version)Tyler, Perry, Hudson6:07
2."Livin' on the Edge" (acoustic version)Tyler, Perry, Hudson5:41
3."Can't Stop Messin'" (international release LP version)Tyler, Perry, Jack Blades, Tommy Shaw 3:21

German CD single

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Livin' on the Edge" (LP version) Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Mark Hudson 6:07
2."Don't Stop"Tyler, Perry, Jim Vallance 4:05
3."Flesh" (LP version)Tyler, Perry, Desmond Child 5:57
4."Livin' on the Edge" (acoustic version)Tyler, Perry, Hudson5:41

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesMarch 1993Maxi-CD Geffen [8]
JapanMarch 24, 1993 [30]
United KingdomMarch 29, 1993
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
[31]

See also

Livin' In the Fridge

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