Mya Lives ‘Fabulous Life’ On New U.S. Single

Published: Wednesday 20th Jul 2011 by TGJ Staff

After splitting with Motown Records in 2008, Grammy Award winner Mya decided to cater to the international market. For the past few years, the singer has released two albums exclusively in Japan. Now the ‘Lady Marmalade’ star is ready to reclaim familiar territory with the U.S. release of her latest album ‘K.I.S.S.’, which will be led by first single ‘Fabulous Life’.

Check out the song below…

According to Mya’s manager Mike Killmon, ‘Fabulous Life’ will reintroduce the Dancing With The Stars alum to American audiences.

@MikeKillmon: #whileyourwaiting…it’s official the 1st @missmya single from K.I.S.S. US will be FABULOUS LIFE

Obviously going for a more pop oriented sound. The song is reminiscent of Katy Perry’s ‘California Girls’ at moments. Are you feeling this? Let us know below.

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  1. chris July 20, 2011

    “Think I need a ginger ale that was such and EPIC FAIL”

  2. the truth teller July 20, 2011

    This is a great Pop song! It should be able to at least reach the top 10 of Billboard! So glad to have Mya back!

  3. unbiased July 20, 2011

    Go Mya! This sounds great!

  4. dale_23 July 20, 2011

    HILARIOUSLY ENOUGH,

    I ALWAYS THOUGHT “CALIFORNIA GIRLS” WAS A CHEAP VERSION OF “TIK TOK”…

    OH WELL.

    OH, AND THIS SONG SUCKS, BTW.

  5. Beyoncestan July 20, 2011

    I love this! Mya is here for hits! Bey & Mya are the best!

  6. Britney stan July 20, 2011

    OmG, I totally LOVE this! Radio should play this like crazy! Mya is BACK

  7. KMT July 20, 2011

    lol, terrible. Sounds like Jessica Simpson’s Public Affair, but even SHITTER.

  8. ASAP (As Sincere As Possible) July 20, 2011

    I like it a lot.It does indeed remind me of California Gurls, but ‘Fabulous Life’ is much more interesting and not generic.Mya is amazing and her 2nd and 3rd album are urban pop gems.I hope she will deliver with the US version of K.I.S.S. because the Japan version was rather mediocre.GO Mya!!!!

  9. Remey July 20, 2011

    This is terrible. From someone that grew up in the 90s, I adored Mya and her soothing R&B sound. However, this shows how trends are duplicated rather than originated.

  10. Pop music listener July 20, 2011

    Perfect for POP radio! Lets go Mya!

  11. A July 20, 2011

    I think its cute and catchy.

    I thought it was going to be worse.

  12. that_lala July 20, 2011

    I feel as if she could have done better..it sounds like something out of Miami from the 1980s..

  13. tough to impress July 20, 2011

    I usually hate this type of Pop TRASH but. Im feeling this!

  14. Christian July 20, 2011

    NO Mya – JUST NO!!!!!!!

    Where is “Fear Of Flying Mya??

    Where is “Moodring Mya???

    Hell I even enjoyed “Liberation Mya

    🙁

  15. Malibu Barbie July 20, 2011

    IM HERE FOR R&B Mya… this is good tho! she sounds like a 6 year old.. but im gna wait for the HQ. she can dance. shes gorgeous so im sure the video will be hot. not many ppl in this generation know who she is.. so this maybe her COMEBACK.

  16. OSO July 20, 2011

    LOL!

    ^^^^ you better stop changing your screename and making nonsense comments, we know nobody cares about her…

  17. Ronnie_Slim July 20, 2011

    ITS CUTE

  18. jusnot4m33 July 20, 2011

    yes mya. Very 80sPop, first time hearing it and Love it ….. now im seeking for u again.. New album. but please release r&b singles as well to shut the haters up. UGH

  19. -_- July 20, 2011

    its really sounds like britney spears

  20. ASAP (As Sincere As Possible) July 20, 2011

    Mya was always URBAN POP.She was never 100% r n’b, so this doesn’t sound out of her element for me.I loved ALL her previous eras as well and I want some r’n’b records from her because she’s great at it, but I love this one too.

  21. Kisses July 20, 2011

    I LOVE Mya, but this song is just okay…

  22. Humberto Beltrao July 20, 2011

    Let’s clarify, K.I.S.S. is a good album, but Fabulous Life is… weak.

    Rear View Mirror is a HOOOOOT track, should be released instead of this.

  23. Misty Jean July 20, 2011

    No 🙁 What happend to my Ghetto Superstar? Plus, I heard this song already a few months ago..

  24. KAT DELUNA FAN July 20, 2011

    IT S ALRIGHT FOR THE GENERIC POP WORLD OF THOSE OTHERS SINGERS

    I DONT KNOW WHAT TO THINK
    EXPECTED BETTER

  25. Kellymotivation July 20, 2011

    Has she not finish sleeping with all the men in the industry????…….

    she gets around like a certified w****

    NEXT!!!

  26. Yellow Gorillah July 20, 2011

    I think it’s a Good SONG!

    It is Radio Friendly

    At the end of the day she can’t be taking risk nobody is here so she might as well give people what they wan’t.

    It gives me and old school feel

  27. junior July 20, 2011

    UGH really i mean MYA are you jsut going to recycle Katy Perry! WOW this is sad and pathetic attempt to get some radio play!

  28. Tristan July 20, 2011

    Great track! Very radio friendly and a great way to reintroduce Mya back into the US airwaves.

  29. Hazel July 20, 2011

    Wasn’t sure about it upon the first 45 seconds, but the song slowly pulled me in. I can dig it. Welcome back Mya.

  30. MoJo July 20, 2011

    Radio Friendly
    right Promo top 20 HIT!!

  31. imgunnacheckuboo July 20, 2011

    Mya *peaks over shades* Gurrrrrrrrrrlll,

  32. aisha aguilera keys July 20, 2011

    it’s ok. but can it stand out from those other songs on the radio? hmmmmmm………….. otherwise I like. and I like it that some peeps don’t accept failure, they keep trying and trying until they finally succeed.

  33. Haiku July 20, 2011

    The song is OK
    but Mya is the last one i expected to go down this route.
    this sound needs to die…yesterday

  34. ヅ•·.·´¯`·.·•-ΛALEXISR-BAHAMAS♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ ★ ☆ ✰ T.I.P.•·.·´¯`·.·•ヅ July 20, 2011

    Sounds good. Mya is pretty versatile. She’s always been Pop but I do dig her R&B stuff too.

  35. Hellen Keller’s carpet July 20, 2011

    Okay let’s keep it real here. A lot of the negative comments are from children.

    This song is cute. Like for real. At first I was like mya ur time has come and gone but this is a great song and it will do extremely well on radio.

    Why people always gotta be so negative on here ?

  36. ASAP (As Sincere As Possible) July 20, 2011

    I

  37. ASAP (As Sincere As Possible) July 20, 2011

    It is indeed a great song and it’s going to do great at rhythmic radio.If they are aiming at pop radio adds, though, they need to launch her as pretty much a brand new act, because pop radio is not an easy territory

  38. ASAP (As Sincere As Possible) July 20, 2011

    The comment with just the capital I…well…I somehow pressed submit without realising…Oops

  39. TJlovd July 20, 2011

    I love it! I think it’s a POP masterpiece. The song really does make me feel ALIVE! I hope this is a #1 HIT for her!…It sure sounds like one!

  40. WhimsicalFire July 20, 2011

    I’ve always loved Mya.. it took about a minute to reel me in.. but I like it.. it gets pretty great towards the end… Yay Mya is back!

  41. lawayne July 20, 2011

    K.I.S.S. Is. #BADASS album…#ILoveIt

  42. David July 21, 2011

    Man the album is really good but that’s the one song I hate…Come on Mya….We need you back in the U.S game…lol…pick a new single PLEASE!!!!!!

  43. istan4goodmusic July 21, 2011

    Lol at KMT. So why is this now being heard when it says on youtube it was posted in January? uhhh kinda late. Anyway, this b**** is a flop and aint have nothing good since 2003. The song is okay and yes it does sound too jessica simpson-ish. Rihanna killed this b****’s career.

  44. istan4goodmusic July 21, 2011

    Mya has always been 100% r&b. You must not know her in the 90’s and early 2000’s. If she was pop and r&b she’d damn near be on Beyonce’s level. But beyonce got lucky cuz she’s not that pop either.

  45. boom July 21, 2011

    Mya said she doesn’t know where this is coming from she has no US single at the moment

  46. latin86 July 21, 2011

    I like the title track a lot idk about this…

  47. lola July 21, 2011

    Wow, this song is horrible! What are you guys talking about this sounds great? This is so dated. It’s totally 80’s and the only person who can do 80’s contemporary pop music is Gaga and that’s because it’s very electronic and gay/lesbian….literally that’s what the majority of her audience is. This is not in, it’s not modern enough to be a hit and plus Mya aint even signed to a major label. Radios aint gonna be checking for this.

  48. rere July 21, 2011

    mya’s new album is probably her best work to date…fabulous life is ok . its alot of better songs on her album. i think should she release “mess up my hair” or ” evolve” those song will get alot of attention and focus on the release of her album.

  49. JAY July 21, 2011

    i aint felling this song and i aint check for mya anymore

  50. BLKBUBBAWITBLUEEYES July 21, 2011

    I HOPE IT DOES WELL FOR HER, BUT SHES GONNA HAVE TO GET A FEATURE ON IT FROM A CURRENT POPULAR RAP ARTIST TO GIVE IT THAT PUSH IT NEEDS….
    I’M THINKING ‘NICKI MINAJ’…..

    NEED TO HEAR THE HQ VERSION BEFORE I FULLY JUDGE THE SONG THO…

  51. oggie July 21, 2011

    Damn this is actually a really great pop song, really great, if marketed well shes looking at a NO.1! extremly catchy and a great summer vibe, the UK will LOVE this!

  52. YEABEY SLAY EM WITH THE FACTS! July 21, 2011

    You know what I’m not going to sit here and lie! The song sounds okay…It could at least land in Top 20…It has that old school pop vibe that i kind of like…I love my R&B Mya…but this song is sounding almost as if it could be a Top 20 hit…

  53. YEABEY SLAY EM WITH THE FACTS! July 21, 2011

    oh what the hell am I saying this has “SMASH” written all over it!

  54. VA STAND UP!! July 21, 2011

    um….it’s cute..very catchy! I can definitely hear this on the radio. It pretty much sounds like anything that Britney or Katy Perry could have recorded, I wouldn’t have even known it was her if I didn’t read the post. Not to mention he is 30 something years old & this sounds like something for someone half her age.

    I understand that she wanted to do something that would appeal to mainstream but I would really like to hear some r&b from her though. It seems like everyone is going the pop route just to get a hit & I don’t like it.

  55. i&i(yardie) July 21, 2011

    So glad that she is coming back sooner rahter than later but i would have preferred “KISS” or “Evolve” as a first single. “Fabolous Life” is a cute song though.
    #Me can’t wait!!!

  56. queen773 July 21, 2011

    THIS COULD BE A HIT FOR HER GO MYA ..!!! NOW THE VIDEO HAS TO BE HOT !!! GREAT JOB MYA !!!!

  57. Trevez July 22, 2011

    K.I.S.S. should have been the first single or Mess Up My Hair. *crosses arms* I’m disappointed.

  58. nice_gurl July 22, 2011

    It’s an alright song. Sounds too generic for my liking. I want some R&B.

  59. person. July 22, 2011

    I think Fabulous Life is an ok song, but KISS or Mess Up My Hair would’ve been great singles too…but anyhow, wish her the best of luck

  60. Jonathan Gardner July 22, 2011

    This came out ages ago. I’ve had this song since last year O_O

    Great fun, summer jam though

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