Real Life’ is the debut studio album by English rock band Magazine. It was released in June 1978 by record label Virgin. The album includes the band’s debut single ‘Shot
by Both Sides’ and was also preceded by the non-album single ‘Touch and Go’, a song from the album’s recording sessions. ‘Real Life’ has received critical acclaim and is considered a pioneering post-punk record. It has also been described as new wave and art rock. The album peaked at 29 in the UK Album Charts.