"My List" is a song written by Tim James and Rand Bishop, and recorded by American

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. It was released on January 1, 2002 as the third and final single from Keith's 2001 album '' Pull My Chain''. The song reached number one on the US ''

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chart and held that position for five weeks. It also peaked at number 26 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Content

"My List" is a song about a man who has a list of things to do each day. He does what needs to be done each day, putting off what he really would like to do — spend time with his family. Eventually, he changes his mind and decides to put his family first, stating “Start livin', that's the next thing on islist".

Music video

The music video was filmed in

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after the

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. Footage of the attack is shown at the beginning of the video, as a husband and his wife watch the news. The video ends by revealing that the husband in the video is a fireman, as he suits up to go fight a fire. Keith portrays a fireman riding to the fire station. It premiered on CMT on New Years Day, January 1, 2002.

Appearances in media

Toby guest starred in a season eight episode of Touched by an Angel "Most Likely to Succeed", singing this song which originally aired on November 10, 2001.

Chart positions

"My List" debuted at number 59 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs for the week of December 22, 2001.

Year-end charts

References

2002 singles Country ballads 2000s ballads Toby Keith songs Songs written by Tim James (country music songwriter) Song recordings produced by James Stroud Music videos directed by Michael Salomon DreamWorks Records singles 2001 songs {{2000s-country-song-stub