"I Lived It" is a song written by
Rhett Akins,
Ashley Gorley
Ashley Glenn Gorley (born April 29, 1977) is an American songwriter, publisher, and producer from Danville, Kentucky, who is based in Nashville, Tennessee. Gorley has written 60 number 1 songs and has over 300 songs recorded by artists including ...
,
Ben Hayslip, and
Ross Copperman
Ross Copperman (born October 1, 1982) is a Grammy-nominated American singer-songwriter and producer with 29 number one radio hits. After his experience as an artist in the UK, Copperman discovered his talent for writing and producing country mus ...
and recorded by American
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
singer
Blake Shelton. It was released in January 2018 as the second single from Shelton's 2017 album ''
Texoma Shore
''Texoma Shore'' is the eleventh studio album by American country music singer Blake Shelton. The album was released on November 3, 2017 by Warner Bros. Records. Its lead single is "I'll Name the Dogs". As with his previous several albums, Scott H ...
'' and would be used for Shelton's other album ''
Fully Loaded: God's Country''.
Content
"I Lived It" features a nostalgic look at the narrator's childhood. Shelton told ''The Boot'' that the song "really stands out to everybody as maybe the best song on the album".
Commercial performance
The song peaked at No. 3 on the Country Airplay chart for chart dated June 30, 2018. The song has sold 153,000 copies in the United States as of June 2018.
It was certified Gold by the RIAA on July 31, 2019 for 500,000 units in sales and streams.
Music video
The accompanying music video for this song features photographs from Shelton's childhood and teenage years, interspersed with flashbacks and footage of Blake performing. It was filmed north of Los Angeles, CA, and directed by Adam Rothlein.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2018 singles
Blake Shelton songs
Songs written by Rhett Akins
Songs written by Ashley Gorley
Songs written by Ben Hayslip
Songs written by Ross Copperman
Warner Records Nashville singles
Song recordings produced by Scott Hendricks
2017 songs
Country ballads