All I Want Is a Life
{{Infobox song
| name = All I Want Is a Life
| cover = Tim McGraw - A Life cd single.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Tim McGraw
| album = All I Want
| released = January 15, 1996
| format =
| recorded = 1995
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = 3:33
| label = Curb
| writer =
- Stan Munsey
- Tony Mullins
- Don Pfrimmer
| producer =
| prev_title = Can't Be Really Gone
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = She Never Lets It Go to Her Heart
| next_year = 1996
}}
"All I Want Is a Life" is a song written by Stan Munsey, Tony Mullins, and Don Pfrimmer and recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in January 1996 as the third single and partial title track to McGraw's album All I Want. The song peaked at number 5 in the United States,{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=227}} and at number 2 in Canada.
Content
The narrator is tired of his everyday life and expresses an ambition for a better one.
Music video
The music video was directed and produced by Sherman Halsey. The video debuted on CMT's "Jammin' Country" on January 20, 1996. It features Tim McGraw performing the song with his band at a deserted circus, along with a bunch of clowns. At the beginning of the video, McGraw is seen walking through the desert, and showing a statue of a funny clown laughing.
Chart positions
"All I Want Is a Life" re-entered the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart as an official single at number 74 for the week of January 20, 1996.
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!Chart (1996) !Peak |
| {{singlechart|Canadacountry|2|chartid=2959|publishdate=May 6, 1996|accessdate=July 20, 2013}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|5|artist=Tim McGraw}} |
=Year-end charts=
References
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{{Tim McGraw singles}}
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Category:Songs written by Don Pfrimmer
Category:Songs written by Stan Munsey
Category:Songs written by Tony Mullins
Category:Song recordings produced by Byron Gallimore
Category:Song recordings produced by James Stroud
Category:Music videos directed by Sherman Halsey
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