Live Like You Were Dying
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Live Like You Were Dying is the 8th best selling album by the country singer Tim McGraw. The album sold 3,751,602 copies worldwide. It was produced by Byron Gallimore and Darran Smith.
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[edit] About
Live Like You Were Dying was released on August 24, 2004 under Curb Records. The album spent seven weeks at no.1 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album won several awards like ACM Single and Song of the Year and has also been nominated for for Best Country Vocal Performance Male and Best Country Album. It has also several hit singles "Live Like You Were Dying", "Back When", "Drugs or Jesus", "Do You Want Fries With That", and "My Old Friend". The biggest hit single in the album is "Live Like You Were Dying" which was no.1 for seven weeks and no.1 as a country music song for the year 2004.
[edit] Tracks
| Track | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | How Bad Do You Want It | 03:44 |
| 2 | My Old Friend | 03:37 |
| 3 | Can't Tell Me Nothin' | 03:08 |
| 4 | Old Town New | 05:00 |
| 5 | Live Like You Were Dying | 04:58 |
| 6 | Drugs or Jesus | 04:39 Tim McGraw |
| 7 | Back When | 04:59 |
| 8 | Something's Broken | 03:42 |
| 9 | Open Season on My Heart | 03:39 |
| 10 | Everybody Hates Me | 03:28 |
| 11 | Walk Like a Man | 03:35 |
| 12 | Blank Sheet of Paper | 04:07 |
| 13 | Just Be Your Tear | 04:47 |
| 14 | Do You Want Fries With That | 03:59 |
| 15 | Kill Myself | 03:07 |
| 16 | We Carry On | 04:12 |
[edit] Awards & Certifications
Awards
| Year | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Country Music Association Award | Best Single for "Live Like You Were Dying" |
| 2004 | Country Music Association Award | Best Song for "Live Like You Were Dying" |
| 2005 | CMT Music Award | Most Inspiring Music Video of the Year for "Live Like You Were Dying" |
| 2005 | Academy of Country Music Award | Single Record of the Year for "Live Like You Were Dying" |
| 2005 | ICM Award | Song of the Year for "Live Like You Were Dying" |
| 2005 | American Music Award | Favorite Country Album for "Live Like You Were Dying" |
| 2005 | Grammy Award | Best Country Vocal Performance - Male for "Live Like You Were Dying" |
Certifications
| Year | Album | Certification |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Live Like You Were Dying | Certified 4x Platinum in U.S. |
[edit] Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | Hot Country Singles & Tracks | Billboard Hot 100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Back When | 1 | 30 |
| 2004 | Live Like You Were Dying | 1 | |
| 2005 | Do You Want Fries With That | 5 | 59 |
| 2005 | Drugs Or Jesus | 14 | 87 |
| 2005 | Live Like You Were Dying | 29 | |
| 2006 | My Old Friend | 6 | 79 |
[edit] Credits
Performance Credits
Tim McGraw Primary Artist, Vocals
Rodney Crowell Background Vocals
Kim Carnes Background Vocals
Faith Hill Background Vocals
Greg Barnhill Background Vocals
Darius Campo Violin
Larry Corbett Cello
Kim Fleming Background Vocals
Armen Garabedian Violin
Berj Garabedian Violin
Vicki Hampton Background Vocals
Gene Miller Background Vocals
Evan Wilson Viola
Susan Chatman Violin
Russell Terrell Background Vocals
Suzie Katayama Cello
Mario de Leon Violin
Billy Mason Drums
Natalie Leggett Violin
Denny Hemingson Dobro, Electric Guitar, Steel Guitar, Slide Guitar, Guitar (Baritone), Mellobar Slide
Steve McEwan Background Vocals
Sara Parkins Violin
Wes Hightower Background Vocals
Robert Bailey Jr. Background Vocals
Dave Dunkley Percussion
Brett Warren Background Vocals
Bob Becker Viola
Chris Rodriguez Background Vocals
Dean Brown Fiddle, Mandolin
John Marcus Bass
Charles Bisharette Violin
Darran Smith Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
Bob Minner Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin
Darren Smith Acoustic Guitar
Technical Credits
Tim McGraw Producer
David Campbell String Arrangements
Steve Churchyard Engineer
Byron Gallimore Producer
Julian King Engineer
George Washington Author
Greg Lawrence Engineer
Mark Seliger Cover Photo
Hiram King ("Hank") Williams Mastering
Erik Lutkins Digital Editing
Glenn Sweitzer Artwork
David Bryant Engineer
Jason Gantt Digital Editing
Darran Smith Producer
David Beyant Engineer
[edit] Trivia
- In the music video of the single "Live Like You Were Dying" it features the father of Tim who recently died due to brain cancer.
- The album sold 766,000 copies on the first week of its release.
[edit] Shop
- Find this CD on Amazon
