▁ends ▁with ▁a ▁spoken ▁word ▁by ▁Prince , ▁which ▁contain ▁some ▁self - hum or ▁about ▁his ▁high - he e led ▁sho es . ▁The ▁UK ▁B - side ▁was ▁" G irl ", ▁which ▁the ▁US ▁had ▁as ▁the ▁B - side ▁of ▁" America ". ▁ ▁El vis ▁Cost ello ▁once ▁planned ▁to ▁do ▁a ▁cover ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁song , ▁with ▁alter ed ▁lyr ics , ▁but ▁Prince ▁refused . ▁Cost ello ▁later ▁recorded ▁the ▁song ▁" The ▁Bridge ▁I ▁Burn ed ", ▁which ▁bor rows ▁the ▁ch ord ▁sequence ▁from ▁" Pop ▁Life ". ▁Altern ative ▁rock ▁band ▁Local ▁H ▁recorded ▁a ▁cover ▁of ▁the ▁song , ▁but ▁it ▁has ▁since ▁gone ▁un re leased . ▁ ▁Un like ▁most ▁Prince ▁hits , ▁no ▁music ▁video ▁was ▁produced ▁for ▁this ▁song . ▁ ▁Sam pling ▁The ▁first ▁artist ▁to ▁sample ▁" Pop ▁Life " ▁was ▁Black , ▁Rock ▁and ▁Ron ▁with ▁their ▁song ▁" R ap ▁Life " ▁from ▁their ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁release ▁Stop ▁the ▁World . ▁Big ▁D addy ▁K ane ▁sample d ▁this ▁t une ▁in ▁his ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁single ▁" The ▁L over ▁in ▁You ". ▁G - Unit ▁used ▁elements ▁from ▁" Pop ▁Life " ▁for ▁the ▁song ▁" C oke ▁Life " ▁for ▁their ▁mi xt ape ▁" S ab r ina ' s ▁Baby ▁Boy ▁( G - Unit ▁Radio ▁Part ▁ 2 5 ) ". ▁ 2 P ac ▁sample d ▁" Pop ▁Life "