"Life Gets Away" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Clint Black. It was released in October 1995 as the fifth and final single from Black's album One Emotion. The song reached number 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in December 1995[1] and number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[2] It was written by Black, Hayden Nicholas and Thom Schuyler.
| "Life Gets Away" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Clint Black | ||||
| from the album One Emotion | ||||
| B-side | "The Kid" | |||
| Released | October 9, 1995 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:56 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Clint Black Hayden Nicholas Thom Schuyler | |||
| Producer(s) | James Stroud Clint Black | |||
| Clint Black singles chronology | ||||
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Critical reception
editDeborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that the production is "lively with an anthemic feel, but the meat of the song is in the undeniable truth of the lyrics: 'Life gets away from us all.'"[3]
Chart performance
edit"Life Gets Away" debuted at number 64 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of October 14, 1995.
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 4 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1996) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 77 |
References
edit- ^ Clint Black Chart History
- ^ RPM Country Tracks
- ^ Billboard, October 21, 1995
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2841." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 18, 1995. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
- ^ "Clint Black Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1996". RPM. December 16, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
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