I Love This Life (LoCash song)
| "I Love This Life" | ||||
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| Single by LoCash | ||||
| from the album I Love This Life (EP) | ||||
| Released | February 23, 2015 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
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| Length | 3:28 | |||
| Label | Reviver | |||
| Writer(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Lindsay Rimes | |||
| LoCash singles chronology | ||||
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"I Love This Life" is a song written and recorded by American country music duo LoCash (formerly LoCash Cowboys). It was released to radio on February 23, 2015 as the lead single to their upcoming third studio album.
Critical reception
Website Taste of Country reviewed the song favorably, saying that "The uptempo country-rocker leans more toward the middle than some of their previous party cuts, but it’s still stamped with this duo’s own unique brand mark" and "one could argue it’s been written before. But it’s a story worth reinventing time and again."[1]
Commercial performance
"I Love This Life" first entered on the Billboard Country Airplay chart at number 56 on chart dated March 14, 2015. The song took 47 weeks to peak at number 2 on the the airplay chart in January 2016,[2] making it the duo's first Top 10 hit. It debuted on Hot Country Songs at number 50 on the chart of June 6, 2015, and Billboard Hot 100 at number 97 on November 14, 2015. It peaked at number 5 on Hot Country Songs and number 56 of Hot 100 on Billboard charts of February 6, 2016. The song has sold 293,000 copies in the US as of February 2016.[3]
Music video
The music video was directed by Stokes Nielson (of The Lost Trailers) and premiered in August 2015.[4]
Charts
| Chart (2015–16) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] | 74 |
| Canada Country (Billboard)[6] | 4 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 56 |
| US Country Airplay (Billboard)[8] | 2 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] | 5 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2015) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Airplay (Billboard)[10] | 73 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] | 72 |
References
- 1 2 "LoCash, ‘I Love This Life’ [Listen]". Taste of Country. April 3, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ↑ Phyllis Stark (February 3, 2016). "Anatomy of a Hit: How LoCash Landed the Year's Most Unlikely Smash". Billboard.
- ↑ Bjorke, Matt (February 8, 2015). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: February 8, 2016". Roughstock.
- ↑ "CMT : Videos : LOCASH : I Love This Life". Country Music Television. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ↑ "LoCash – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for LoCash.
- ↑ "LoCash – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for LoCash.
- ↑ "LoCash – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for LoCash.
- ↑ "LoCash – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for LoCash.
- ↑ "LoCash – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for LoCash.
- ↑ "Billboard Country Update for December 14, 2015" (PDF). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 14, 2015. p. 7. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Best of 2015: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.