Live, Laugh, Love (song)

"Live, Laugh, Love" is a song written by Allen Shamblin and Gary Nicholson, and recorded by American country music singer Clay Walker. It was released in August 1999 as the second single and title track from his album of the same name. "Live, Laugh, Love" reached a peak of #11 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. It also peaked at #21 in Canada and at #65 on the Hot 100.

Background

In an interview with The Flint Journal Walker said, "It's really become my theme song. You have to live, laugh and love no matter what's going on in your life. It's not that you ignore or go into denial about MS, but you have to make a conscious choice what your attitude is going to be."^[1]

Content

The song is up-tempo in which the narrator discusses living life to the fullest.

Reception

The editors at Billboard gave the song a positive review and wrote, "The melody is perfect for summertime radio, and the lyric, penned by Gary Nicholson and Allen Shamblin, is a positive ode to the joys of living life to its fullest. It's one of those songs that just instantly makes you feel better after you've heard it. It can almost mentally take you to a faraway beach and put a piña colada in your hand--it's that fresh and inviting."^[2] Lance Ringel of The Ledger wrote, "The title track is an utterly infectious uptempo number that has "hit" written all over it." ^[3]

Music video

The music video for this song was directed by Deaton Flanigen.

Chart performance

This song entered the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart at number 70 on the chart dated August 7, 1999.

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[4]	21
US Billboard Hot 100^[5]	65
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	11

References

↑ Rauschert, Jeff The Flint Journal Singer Clay Walker not letting multiple sclerosis slow him down September 03, 2008
↑ Billboard Country (August 7, 1999)
↑ Ringel, Lance. The Ledger Live Laugh Love (September 7, 1999)
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9984." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 22, 1999. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
↑ "Clay Walker – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Clay Walker.
↑ "Clay Walker – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Clay Walker.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Clay Walker singles

Clay Walker	"What's It to You" "Live Until I Die" "Where Do I Fit in the Picture" "Dreaming with My Eyes Open"

If I Could Make a Living	"If I Could Make a Living" "This Woman and This Man" "My Heart Will Never Know"

Hypnotize the Moon	"Who Needs You Baby" "Hypnotize the Moon" "Only on Days That End in "Y"" "Bury the Shovel"

Rumor Has It	"Rumor Has It" "One, Two, I Love You" "Watch This" "Then What?"

Greatest Hits	"Ordinary People" "You're Beginning to Get to Me"

Live, Laugh, Love	"She's Always Right" "Live, Laugh, Love" "The Chain of Love" "Once in a Lifetime Love"

Say No More	"Say No More" "If You Ever Feel Like Lovin' Me Again"

A Few Questions	"A Few Questions" "I Can't Sleep" "Jesus Was a Country Boy"

Fall	"'Fore She Was Mama" "Fall" "She Likes It in the Morning"

She Won't Be Lonely Long	"She Won't Be Lonely Long" "Where Do I Go from You" "Like We Never Said Goodbye" "Jesse James"

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