"My Life" is a song by Billy Joel that first appeared on his 1978 album 52nd Street. A single version was released in the fall of 1978 and reached #2 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart. Early the next year it peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100.The song begins with drums and electric bass, followed by a keyboard riff. The riff is also used as a fill between verse and chorus sections and is also played at the end. The section order is intro-verse-fill-chorus-bridge-v-f-c-b-s­olo-c-outro.[original research?]The verse about an old friend who "closed the shop, sold the house, bought a ticket to the west coast, now he gives them a stand up routine in LA," was supposedly a reference to comedian Richard Lewis.[citation needed] In an interview posted to YouTube, however, Lewis confirmed that he actually wasn't the "old friend" in the song. He says he and Joel only met a couple times, yet he emailed Joel after hearing the rumor just to make sure he wasn't the one referenced, and Joel confirmed he wasn't referring to Lewis.Chicago members Peter Cetera and Donnie Dacus performed the backing vocals and sang along with Billy Joel during the bridge and in the outro ("Keep it to yourself, it's my life").[citation needed]"My Life" was used as the theme song for the ABC television series Bosom Buddies (1980-82), however due to licensing issues it does not appear on the DVD release of the series, nor is it used in the show's syndicated airings; in both cases, it is replaced by a vocal version of the show's closing instrumental theme, "Shake Me Loose", sung by Stephanie Mills(excerpts from wiki)