| # | Title | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Don’t You (Forget About Me) | 4:23 |
| 2 | Promised You a Miracle | 3:59 |
| 3 | Waterfront | 4:51 |
| 4 | Alive and Kicking | 5:27 |
| 5 | Glittering Prize | 4:00 |
| 6 | All the Things She Said | 4:18 |
| 7 | Sanctify Yourself | 4:59 |
| 8 | Someone Somewhere (in Summertime) | 4:35 |
| 9 | Ghostdancing | 4:47 |
| 10 | Up on the Catwalk | 4:07 |
| 11 | Speed Your Love to Me | 4:06 |
| 12 | Theme for Great Cities | 5:53 |
| 13 | Love Song | 3:54 |
| 14 | The American | 3:37 |
| 15 | Sweat in Bullet | 4:32 |
| 16 | Life in a Day- engineer and producer:
- John Leckie
- bass guitar:
- Derek Forbes
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Brian McGee
- guitar:
- Charlie Burchill
- keyboard:
- Michael MacNeil
- lead vocals:
- Jim Kerr
- vocals:
- Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Michael MacNeil and Brian McGee
- arranger:
- John Leckie and Simple Minds
- recorded at:
- Farmyard Studios in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1979-01)
- mixed at:
- The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1979-02-19 until 1979-02-28)
- recording of:
- Life in a Day
- lyricist and composer:
- Charlie Burchill and Jim Kerr
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (from 1979 until 2007), Hornall Music (from 2008 until 2014), JKMC-Bucks Music Group Ltd (from 2008 until 2014) and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (from 2015 to present)
| 4:08 |
| 17 | I Travel | 4:00 |
