"What Am I Living For" is a song written by Fred Jay and Art Harris and performed byChuck Willis featuring the Reggie Obrecht Orchestra and Chorus. It reached No. 1 on theU.S. R&B chart and #9 on theU.S. pop chart in 1958.^[2]

Chuck Willis’s version was the first rock and roll record released in stereo, "engineered by Tom Dowd of Atlantic Records".^[3]

• Ernest Tubb released a version of the song which reached No. 19 on theU.S. country chart in 1959.^[4]
• Conway Twitty released a version of the song which reached No. 26 on the U.S. pop chart in 1960.^[5]
• Percy Sledge released a version of the song which reached No. 91 on the U.S. pop chart in 1967.^[6]
• Twitty re-released a version of the song which reached No. 59 on the U.S. country chart in 1971.^[7]
• Ray Charles released a version of the song which reached No. 20 on theU.S. adult contemporary chart and #54 on the U.S. pop chart in 1971.^[8]

• Jack Scott released a version of the song as a single in 1960, but it did not chart.^[9]
• Ernie Freeman released a version of the song as a single in 1962, but it did not chart.^[10]
• Carl McVoy released a version of the song as a single in 1962, but it did not chart.^[11]
• Kitty Wells featuringThe Jordanaires released a version of the song on her 1962 albumQueen of Country Music.^[12]
• Billy Fury released a version of the song on his 1963 albumAm I Blue. It was produced byDick Rowe.^[13]
• Wanda Jackson released a version of the song on her 1963 albumLove Me Forever. It was produced byKen Nelson.^[14]
• Millie Small released a version of the song as theB-side to her 1964 single "Sweet William".^[15]
• The Everly Brothers released a version of the song on their 1965 albumBeat & Soul. It was produced byDick Glasser.^[16]
• The Animals released a version of the song on their 1966 albumAnimalisms. It was produced byTom Wilson.^[17]
• Filipino singerEddie Peregrina released a version of the song in 1966, later released on his 1968 album of the same name. In 1977, he later recorded a Filipino version of the song titled "Nabubuhay Ako, Dahil Sa Iyo" on his 1977 compilation album,Hanggang Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan, released posthumously. Almost four decades later, singerApril Boy Regino sang a Filipino version of the song titled "Paano ang Puso Ko?" as theme of the 1997film of the same name.
• Rodger Collins released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1967 single "Hands Off My Girl".^[18]
• Danny and The Velaires released a version of the song as a single in 1967, but it did not chart.^[19]
• Z. Z. Hill released a version of the song on his 1967 albumA Whole Lot of Soul.^[20]
• Archie Campbell andLorene Mann released a version of the song on their 1968 albumArchie and Lorene Tell It Like It Is. It was produced byBob Ferguson.^[21]
• Solomon Burke released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1969 single "Proud Mary".^[22]
• Wilbert Harrison released a version of the song on his 1969 albumLet's Work Together. It was produced byJuggy Murray.^[23]
• Johnny Tillotson released a version of the song on his 1969 albumTears on My Pillow. It was produced byJimmy Bowen.^[24]
• Andy Williams released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1969 single "A Woman's Way". It was produced byDick Glasser.^[25]
• Bill Phillips released a version of the song on his 1970 albumLittle Boy Sad. It was produced byOwen Bradley.^[26]
• Lon Satton released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1970 single "Someone Is Standing Outside".^[27]
• Jimmy Capps released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1972 single "Free Wheelin'".^[28]
• Sonny James released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1973 single "Surprise, Surprise".^[29]
• Little Joe Y La Familia Inc. released a version of the song as the B-side to their 1975 single "Paso Del Norte".^[30]
• Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown released a version of the song on his 1989 albumStanding My Ground.^[31]
• Carl Perkins released a version of the song on his 1993 albumThis Old House.^[32]
• Taj Mahal released a version of the song on his 1996 albumPhantom Blues. It was produced byJohn Porter.^[33]
• Alan Price and The Electric Blues Company released a version of the song on their 1996 albumA Gigster's Life for Me.^[34]
• Jimmy Clanton released a version of the song on his 1997 compilation albumGo, Jimmy, Go!: The Very Best of Jimmy Clanton.^[35]
• The Band released a version of the song on their 2001 re-release of the albumMoondog Matinee.^[36]
• Julie Hanify, David Mahler, and Larry Polansky released a version of the song on their 2005 albumToo Late.^[37]
• Van Morrison released a version of the song on his 2006 albumPay the Devil.^[38]
• Gene Taylor Blues Band featuringDave Alvin released a version of the song on their 2008 albumLive!!! 605 Boogie!!!^[39]
• Dawn McCarthy andBonnie ‘Prince’ Billy released a version of the song on their 2013 albumWhat the Brothers Sang.^[40]
• Pine Leaf Boys released a version of the song on their 2013 albumDanser. It was produced byJoel Savoy.^[41]
• Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver released a version of the song on their 2017 albumLife Is a Story.^[42]

• 1958 songs
• 1958 singles
• 1959 singles
• 1960 singles
• 1962 singles
• 1967 singles
• 1971 singles
• Chuck Willis songs
• Ernest Tubb songs
• Conway Twitty songs
• Percy Sledge songs
• Ray Charles songs
• Ernie Freeman songs
• Kitty Wells songs
• Billy Fury songs
• The Everly Brothers songs
• The Animals songs
• Solomon Burke songs
• Johnny Tillotson songs
• Andy Williams songs
• Bill Phillips (singer) songs
• Sonny James songs
• Carl Perkins songs
• Taj Mahal (musician) songs
• Alan Price songs
• The Band songs
• Van Morrison songs
• Will Oldham songs
• Millie Small songs
• Song recordings produced by Ken Nelson (American record producer)
• Song recordings produced by Tom Wilson (record producer)
• Song recordings produced by Bob Ferguson (musician)
• Song recordings produced by Jimmy Bowen
• Song recordings produced by Owen Bradley
• Atlantic Records singles
• MGM Records singles
• ABC Records singles
• Imperial Records singles
• Hi Records singles

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