I Ain't Living Long Like This
"I Ain't Living Long Like This" is a song written by Rodney Crowell for his 1978 album Ain't Living Long Like This. "I Ain't Living Long Like This" was first recorded in 1978 by Emmylou Harris as a track for her album, Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town.
Waylon Jennings version
| "I Ain't Living Long Like This" | ||||
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| Single by Waylon Jennings | ||||
| from the album What Goes Around Comes Around | ||||
| B-side | "It's the World Gone Crazy (Cotillion)" | |||
| Released | December 1979 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:44 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Writer(s) | Rodney Crowell | |||
| Producer(s) | Richie Albright | |||
| Waylon Jennings singles chronology | ||||
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- In 1979, Waylon Jennings recorded the song for his album What Goes Around Comes Around. His version would be his eleventh number one on the country chart.[1] It is included on the Grand Theft Auto V soundtrack and played on the in-game radio station Rebel Radio.[2]
Chart performance
| Chart (1979–1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
Other recordings
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 175.
- ↑ "Rockstar reveals definitive GTA 5 radio station song list: From Rick James to FIDLAR". Metro (DMG Media). 3 October 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
| Preceded by "Years" by Barbara Mandrell |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single March 1, 1980 |
Succeeded by "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" by Willie Nelson |
| Preceded by "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" by Willie Nelson |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single April 12, 1980 |
Succeeded by "I'd Love to Lay You Down" by Conway Twitty |
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