Life Goes On (Little Texas song)
| "Life Goes On" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Little Texas | ||||
| from the album Greatest Hits | ||||
| B-side | "Peaceful Easy Feeling"[1] | |||
| Released | August 21, 1995 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:39 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Del Gray, Thom McHugh, Keith Follesé | |||
| Producer(s) | Christy Dinapoli, Doug Grau, James Stroud | |||
| Little Texas singles chronology | ||||
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"Life Goes On" is a song recorded by American country music group Little Texas. It was released in August 1995 as the first single from the band's Greatest Hits compilation album. The song was co-written by the band's drummer, Del Gray and songwriters Thom McHugh and Keith Follesé. Life Goes On was Little Texas's thirteenth entry on the Billboard charts, peaking at #5 on the Hot Country Songs chart and reaching #4 on Canada's RPM country tracks chart. It would be their last single to make it to the Top 40.
Content
[edit]"Life Goes On" is an uptempo song in the band's characteristic harmonizing style. The song's lyrics are simple in that the narrator remembers a lost love and basically sums up his feelings with "I miss ya honey but life goes on."
Music video
[edit]The music video was directed by Gerry Wenner and premiered in September 1995. It was filmed on August 8, 1995, and features the band playing the song at a bar with a pool table, while clips from their previous music videos are shown.
Chart performance
[edit]"Life Goes On" debuted at #59 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of September 2, 1995.
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] | 4 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 5 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (1995) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 49 |
References
[edit]- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2817." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 27, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
- ^ "Little Texas Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995". RPM. December 18, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
