Time for Livin' (Sly and the Family Stone song)

"Time for Livin'"
"Time for Livin'"
Single by Sly and the Family Stone
from the album Small Talk
Released	1974
Genre	Funk
Length	3:17
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Sylvester Stewart
Producer(s)	Sly Stone
Sly and the Family Stone singles chronology

"Time for Livin'" is a song by American band Sly and the Family Stone and the lead single from their seventh studio album Small Talk (1974).

American hip hop group Beastie Boys recorded a hardcore punk version of the song for their album Check Your Head (1992).

Charts

Chart (1974)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[1]	32
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[2]	10

v t e Sly and the Family Stone
Sly Stone Freddie Stone Rose Stone Cynthia Robinson Greg Errico Jerry Martini Larry Graham Vet Stone Rustee Allen Pat Rizzo Andy Newmark Bill Lordan
Studio albums	A Whole New Thing (1967) Dance to the Music (1968) Life (1968) Stand! (1969) There's a Riot Goin' On (1971) Fresh (1973) Small Talk (1974) Heard Ya Missed Me, Well I'm Back (1976) Back on the Right Track (1979) Ain't But the One Way (1982)
Live albums	The Woodstock Experience (2009) Live at the Fillmore East October 4th & 5th, 1968 (2015) The First Family - Live at the Winchester Cathedral 1967 (2025)
Compilations	Greatest Hits (1970) Different Strokes by Different Folks (2005)
Singles	"Dance to the Music" "Life" "Everyday People" "Stand!" "I Want to Take You Higher" "Hot Fun in the Summertime" "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" "Everybody Is a Star" "Family Affair" "Runnin' Away" "(You Caught Me) Smilin'" "If You Want Me to Stay" "Frisky" "Time for Livin'" "Loose Booty" "Remember Who You Are"
Other songs	"M'Lady" "Somebody's Watching You" "Sing a Simple Song"
Related articles	Discography Sly Stone solo discography Little Sister Coming Back for More On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (book)
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