Live Like You Were Dying

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Live Like You Were Dying
Studio album by Tim McGraw
Released	August 24, 2004
Genre	Country
Label	Curb
Producer(s)	Byron Gallimore Darran Smith
Professional reviews
All Music Guide [1]
Tim McGraw chronology
Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors (2002)	Live Like You Were Dying (2004)	Tim McGraw Reflected: Hits Vol. 2 (2006)

Live Like You Were Dying is the 8th studio album by country music superstar Tim McGraw. McGraw's 9th CD, Live Like You Were Dying debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 with sales of 766,000 copies in its first week. The album has gone on to sell 3,751,602 copies and has been certified 4X Platinum by the RIAA. The album was nominated for 2 Grammys in 2005 for Best Country Vocal Performance - Male and Best Country Album.

The album included number one hits "Live Like You Were Dying", "Back When", "Drugs or Jesus", "Do You Want Fries With That", and "My Old Friend". One of the most noted songs is "Live Like You Were Dying" itself, the story of a man with a deadly disease who finds he has little time to live (the music video for the song prominently featured McGraw's father, former baseball player Tug McGraw, who had recently died of brain cancer).

[edit] Track listing

1. "How Bad Do You Want It"
2. "My Old Friend"
3. "Can't Tell Me Nothin'"
4. "Old Town New"
5. "Live Like You Were Dying"
6. "Drugs Or Jesus"
7. "Back When"
8. "Something's Broken"
9. "Open Season On My Heart"
10. "Everybody Hates Me"
11. "Walk Like A Man"
12. "Blank Sheet Of Paper"
13. "Just Be Your Tear"
14. "Do You Want Fries With That"
15. "Kill Myself"
16. "We Carry On"

[edit] Singles

• Live Like You Were Dying is the first single from the album. The song peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country chart and number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song won a Grammy Award for best Best Country Vocal Performance - Male.