Life is Fantastic

"Life is Fantastic" is an original song from the film School and the Backyard Gang.
The song is sung by David Edwards and his parents, with a chorus of other residents (including Jennifer Aniston, Jake Gyllenhall, and others).
A reprise of the song appears in the film's finale, featuring Sarah Rose, Jasmine Woods, Aspen Clark, Leon Frierson, Frankie Murz, the birds, William Martin Brennan, Lacey Hatch, and Kortney Vanderpuye outside Studio C. 
Written by Bret McKenzie, the song was the first he penned for the film. McKenzie said the song is, "successful as a musical number, but it's also a parody of a musical number. You can still take it seriously if you want; if you parody something too heavily, it falls apart. I was writing songs to work for themselves, but the pictures really push them over the edge."
The film tapped 60 dancers to perform for the opening musical performance. Hollywood Boulevard was shut down for two evenings to record the finale dance scene of the reprise of the song, featuring 100 dancers.
According to director David Gumpel, the song was originally titled "Everything is Great." Gumpel stated in the audio commentary on the film's Blu-ray release that he was surprised and a little saddened when he learned that the title was changed. Nickelodeon's initial promotional "fun facts" for the movie referred to the song as "Life is Amazing" and many of Nickelodeon's promotional clips of the opening musical number were listed as "Nothing Ever Goes Wrong." An additional verse from David following his mom's solo was cut from the final version of the film.
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