| "Nothin' to Die For" | ||||
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| Single by Tim McGraw | ||||
| from the album Let It Go | ||||
| Released | January 5, 2009 | |||
| Format | CD single, music download | |||
| Recorded | 2006-2007 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:13 | |||
| Label | Curb | |||
| Writer(s) | Lee Thomas Miller Craig Wiseman |
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| Producer | Byron Gallimore Tim McGraw Darran Smith |
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"Nothin' to Die For" is the title of a country music song written by Lee Thomas Miller and Craig Wiseman. It was recorded by Tim McGraw on his 2007 album Let It Go, and released in January 2009 as the album's seventh single. It is McGraw's fifty-first chart entry on the Billboard country charts. It peaked at #5 in the United States, and #3 in Canada in April 2009.
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"Nothin' to Die For" is a mid-tempo song accompanied by electric guitar and synthesizer strings. In it, the narrator tries to convince a friend not to drink alcohol and not dare drive. In the first verse, he expresses the danger of drunk driving, and in the chorus, he tells the friend that although he can put his life at risk for his family and friends, that he should not risk his life with alcohol.
In the second verse, it is revealed that the friend is drinking heavily because of his workaholic nature ("The money you make ain't worth the time you spend to make your pay").
Jim Malec of The 9513 gave the song a "thumbs down" rating. His review mainly criticizes the lyric, calling it a "four minute-long public service announcement", also saying that the lyrics were overly simplified and "discuss[ed] alcoholism in the most easily consumable, unobjectionable fashion possible."[1] Blake Boldt of Country Universe gave the song a B- rating. He considered the song well-sung and "carefully constructed", but criticized it for not "reach[ing] the real heart of this sad tale."[2]
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 68 |
| Canadian Hot 100 | 78 |