I Lived It
{{Infobox song
| name = I Lived It
| cover = Blake Shelton "I Lived It".jpg
| alt = A color photograph of Blake Shelton playing the guitar.
| type = single
| artist = Blake Shelton
| album = Texoma Shore and Fully Loaded: God's Country
| released = {{start date|2018|1|29}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = 3:39
| label = Warner Bros. Nashville
| writer = {{hlist|Rhett Akins|Ashley Gorley|Ben Hayslip|Ross Copperman}}
| producer = Scott Hendricks
| prev_title = You Make It Feel Like Christmas
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Turnin' Me On
| next_year = 2018
}}
"I Lived It" is a song written by Rhett Akins, Ashley Gorley, Ben Hayslip, and Ross Copperman and recorded by American country music singer Blake Shelton. It was released in January 2018 as the second single from Shelton's 2017 album Texoma Shore and would be used for Shelton's other album Fully Loaded: God's Country.
Content
"I Lived It" features a nostalgic look at the narrator's childhood. Shelton told The Boot that the song "really stands out to everybody as maybe the best song on the album".{{cite web|url=http://theboot.com/blake-shelton-i-lived-it/|title=Hear Blake Shelton's New Single, 'I Lived It'|work=The Boot|date=16 January 2018 |access-date=March 13, 2018}}
Commercial performance
The song peaked at No. 3 on the Country Airplay chart for chart dated June 30, 2018.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-airplay/2018-06-30 |title=Country Airplay |date=June 30, 2018|magazine=Billboard }} The song has sold 153,000 copies in the United States as of June 2018.{{cite news|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2018/07/43155-top-30-digital-country-singles-july-3-2018|title=Top 30 Digital Country Singles: July 3, 2018 |work=Roughstock|last=Bjorke|first=Matt|date=July 3, 2018 |access-date=July 5, 2018 }} It was certified Gold by the RIAA on July 31, 2019 for 500,000 units in sales and streams.
Music video
The accompanying music video for this song features photographs from Shelton's childhood and teenage years, interspersed with flashbacks and footage of Blake performing. It was filmed north of Los Angeles, CA, and directed by Adam Rothlein.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/8225285/blake-shelton-i-lived-it-music-video|title=Blake Shelton Looks at Former Versions of Himself in Music Video for 'I Lived It'|date=March 2, 2018|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 13, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.soundslikenashville.com/news/blake-shelton-reflects-life-lived-video/|title=Blake Shelton Reflects on Life in 'I Lived It' Music Video|date=March 5, 2018|work=Sounds Like Nashville|access-date=March 13, 2018}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Weekly chart performance for "I Lived It" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| Canada Digital Song Sales (Billboard){{cite magazine |title=Blake Shelton Chart History (Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/blake-shelton/chart-history/cns/|magazine=Billboard |access-date=January 26, 2021}}
| 35 |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|63|artist=Blake Shelton|rowheader=true|access-date=June 26, 2018}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountryairplay|3|artist=Blake Shelton|rowheader=true|access-date=June 26, 2018}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|8|artist=Blake Shelton|rowheader=true|access-date=May 22, 2018}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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|+Year=end chart performance for "I Lived It" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Country Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Country Airplay – Year-End 2018|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/country-airplay-songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 7, 2018}}
| 18 |
| scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2018|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/hot-country-songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 7, 2018}}
| 27 |
| scope="row"| US Radio Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/radio-songs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010032501/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/radio-songs|archive-date=October 10, 2021|title=Radio Songs - Year-End|year=2018|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 10, 2022}}
| 71 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|award=Gold|artist=Blake Shelton|title=I Lived It|relyear=2018|certyear=2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Gold|artist=Blake Shelton|title=I Lived It|salesamount=500,000{{sup|{{double dagger}}}} / 153,000 |salesref= |refname=RIAA|digital=true}}
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References
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{{Blake Shelton singles}}
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Category:Songs written by Rhett Akins
Category:Songs written by Ashley Gorley
Category:Songs written by Ben Hayslip
Category:Songs written by Ross Copperman
Category:Warner Records Nashville singles