All Your Life
{{short description|2011 single by The Band Perry}}
{{for|the album by Resurrection Band|All Your Life (album)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2012}}
{{Infobox song
| name = All Your Life
| cover = The Band Perry – All Your Life.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = The Band Perry
| album = The Band Perry
| released = {{Start date|2011|08|08}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=52}}
| label = Republic Nashville
| writer = Brian Henningsen
Clara Henningsen
| producer = Nathan Chapman
| prev_title = You Lie
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = Postcard from Paris
| next_year = 2012
}}
"All Your Life" is a song written by Brian and Clara Henningsen, and recorded by American country music group The Band Perry. It was released in August 2011 as the fourth single from the band's self-titled debut album.
Content
In "All Your Life", the female narrator sings that she wants to be "the only girl you love all your life". The song is in cut time and the key of A major,{{Cite web|last1=Brian|first1=Henningsen|last2=Clara|first2=Henningsen|last3=Perry|first3=The Band|date=2011-11-14|title=All Your Life|url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0098129|access-date=2021-05-27|website=Musicnotes.com}} with a main chord pattern of A-E-D2.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0098129&|title='All Your Life' sheet music|work=MusicNotes.com|access-date=March 21, 2012}}
Critical reception
Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song two and a half stars out of five, saying that it "sounds like a song a dozen different artists could have cut."{{cite news|last=Dukes|first=Billy|title=The Band Perry, 'All Your Life' – Song Review|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/the-band-perry-all-your-life/|access-date=October 21, 2011|newspaper=Taste of Country|date=July 25, 2011}} Bobby Peacock of Roughstock gave the song four and a half stars of five, writing that the song "sets itself a little left of center with interesting imagery" and is "easily one of the most euphonious songs [he's] come across in a long time."{{cite news|last=Peacock|first=Bobby|title=The Band Perry – "All Your Life"|url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/the-band-perry-all-your-life-single-review|access-date=October 21, 2011|newspaper=Roughstock|date=September 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509040901/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/the-band-perry-all-your-life-single-review|archive-date=May 9, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}
Music video
The music video was directed by David McClister and premiered in August 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/the-band-perry/681143/all-your-life.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924070141/http://www.cmt.com/videos/the-band-perry/681143/all-your-life.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 24, 2011|title=CMT : Videos : The Band Perry : All Your Life|publisher=Country Music Television|access-date=October 21, 2011}}
Chart performance and certifications
"All Your Life" debuted at number 52 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of August 13, 2011.{{cite news|last=Morris|first=Edward|title=Eric Church's Chief Captures Billboard's Country and All-Formats Charts|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1668550/eric-churchs-chief-captures-billboards-country-and-all-formats-charts.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104035103/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1668550/eric-churchs-chief-captures-billboards-country-and-all-formats-charts.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 4, 2012|access-date=October 21, 2011|newspaper=Country Music Television|date=August 6, 2011}} On February 18, 2012, it became the trio's second number one single.{{cite news|last=Trust|first=Gary|title=George Strait Scores 85th Country Songs Top 10|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/chartbeat/506318/george-strait-scores-85th-country-songs-top-10|access-date=February 7, 2012|newspaper=Billboard|date=February 6, 2012}} It debuted at number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100.
=Weekly charts=
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!Chart (2011–2012) !Peak |
| {{singlechart|Canada|62|artist=The Band Perry|artistid=1324173}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|37|artist=The Band Perry|artistid=1324173}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|1|artist=The Band Perry|artistid=1324173}} |
=Year-end charts=
=Decade-end charts=
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| Chart (2010–2019)
! Position |
|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/hot-country-songs|title=Decade-End Charts: Hot Country Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 3, 2020}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 47 |
=Certifications=
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{{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=The Band Perry|title=All Your Life|award=Platinum|certyear=2014|certmonth=4|relyear=2011|access-date=August 10, 2014}}
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References
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Category:Republic Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Nathan Chapman (record producer)