"(I Wanna) Love My Life Away" is a song written and sung by Gene Pitney, which he released in 1961. The song was Pitney's first charting single, and spent 8 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 39, while reaching No. 23 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade. In the United Kingdom, the song spent 11 weeks on the Record Retailer chart, reaching No. 26.
Also in 1961, The Brooks Brothers released the single in the UK, as did Vince Eager and Bill and Boyd. Simon Fisher Turner released it as a single in the UK in 1973. Jody Miller released a version in 1978, which reached No. 67 on Billboards Hot Country Singles chart.