The Rest of Our Life (song)
{{Infobox song
| name = The Rest of Our Life
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
| album = The Rest of Our Life
| released = {{Start date|2017|10|05}}
| recorded =
| studio = The Metal Building (Nashville, TN){{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-rest-of-our-life-mw0003115382|title=The Rest of Our Life – Tim McGraw, Faith Hill – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=23 November 2017}}
| venue =
| genre = Country pop
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=44}}
| label = Arista Nashville
| writer = {{hlist|Steve Mac|Johnny McDaid|Ed Sheeran|Amy Wadge}}
| producer = {{hlist|Byron Gallimore|Tim McGraw|Faith Hill}}
| chronology = Tim McGraw
| prev_title = Speak to a Girl
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Neon Church
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Faith Hill
| type = single
| prev_title = Speak to a Girl
| prev_year = 2017
| title = The Rest of Our Life
| year = 2017
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|pqdaskhEa0I|"Rest of Our Life"|link=no}}}}
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"The Rest of Our Life" is a song recorded by American country music artists Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. The song was written by Steve Mac, Johnny McDaid, Ed Sheeran and Amy Wadge.
Background
The song is the title track of McGraw and Hill's duets album The Rest of Our Life, and it was written by Ed Sheeran together with Amy Wadge, Johnny McDaid and Steve Mac. According to Faith Hill, the song reminded her of the day when she and Tim McGraw decided to get married after meeting McGraw on his Spontaneous Combustion tour in 1996, when she first heard the song, and said that "there was a comfort and a security about that moment that resonates in this song." McGraw concurred and said: "It's got such an intimacy to the song, and I think that's what really attracted us as well."{{cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1787397/new-song-reminds-faith-hill-of-old-love/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010001505/http://www.cmt.com/news/1787397/new-song-reminds-faith-hill-of-old-love/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 10, 2017 |title=New Song Reminds Faith Hill of Old Love |first=Alison |last=Bonaguro |date=October 9, 2017 |work=CMT }}
The song was first released on October 5, 2017,{{cite web |url=http://tasteofcountry.com/tim-mcgraw-faith-hill-the-rest-of-our-life/ |title= Sound Off: Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, 'The Rest of Our Life' |first=Billy|last= Dukes|date=October 5, 2017|work=Taste of Country }} prior to release of the album on November 17 as the second single of the album.{{cite magazine |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/tim-mcgraw-faith-hills-the-rest-of-our-life-hear-new-song-w507494 |title=Hear Tim McGraw, Faith Hill's Soulful New Duet 'The Rest of Our Life' | first=Jon|last= Freeman|date=October 6, 2017 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}
Commercial performance
When the song was released in October 2017, the song sold 18,000 copies in its first week,{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2017/10/42424-top-30-digital-country-chart-october-17-2017 |title=Top 30 Digital Country Chart: October 17, 2017 |first= Matt|last= Bjorke |date= October 17, 2017|work=Roughstock }} allowing the song to debut on the Hot Country Songs chart at No. 25.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/2017-10-28|title=Country Airplay |date=October 28, 2017|magazine=Billboard}} It debuted on Country Airplay the previous week at No. 51 on the chart date of October 21, 2017.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-airplay/2017-10-21|title=Country Airplay |date=October 21, 2017|magazine=Billboard}} The song has sold 143,000 copies in the United States as of March 2018.{{cite news|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2018/03/42835-the-top-30-digital-country-singles-march-5-2018|title=The Top 30 Digital Country Singles: March 5, 2018|work=Roughstock|last=Bjorke|first=Matt|date=March 6, 2018|accessdate=March 11, 2018}}
Allegations of plagiarism
McGraw and Hill, as well as the writers of the song, were sued by Sean Carey and Beau Golden on allegations that it is a "blatant copying" of their song "When I Found You" recorded and co-written by Australian artist Jasmine Rae. The lawsuit asks for an injunction, at least $5 million in damages, royalties and attorney fees.{{Cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/tim-mcgraw-faith-hill-lawsuit-the-rest-of-our-life/|title=Tim McGraw, Faith Hill Hit With Copyright Lawsuit Over Song|website=Taste of Country|access-date=2018-01-13}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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! Chart (2017–2018) ! Peak |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcanadacountry|48|artist=Tim McGraw|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 5, 2018}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|98|artist=Tim McGraw|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 28, 2017}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountryairplay|25|artist=Tim McGraw|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 30, 2018}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|18|artist=Tim McGraw|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 28, 2017}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Position |
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| 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|accessdate=December 7, 2018}}
| 81 |
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References
{{reflist|30em}}
{{Tim McGraw singles}}
{{Faith Hill singles}}
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Category:Arista Nashville singles
Category:Songs written by Steve Mac
Category:Songs written by Johnny McDaid
Category:Songs written by Ed Sheeran
Category:Songs written by Amy Wadge
Category:Song recordings produced by Byron Gallimore