I Love This Life (LoCash song)

"I Love This Life"
Single by LoCash
from the album The Fighters
Released	February 23, 2015 (2015-02-23)
Genre	Country country rock[1]
Length	3:28
Label	Reviver
Songwriter(s)	Danny Myrick Chris Janson Chris Lucas Preston Brust
Producer(s)	Lindsay Rimes
LoCash singles chronology
"Best Seat in the House" (2013) "I Love This Life" (2015) "I Know Somebody" (2016)

"I Love This Life" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music duo LoCash (formerly LoCash Cowboys). It was released to radio on February 23, 2015 as the lead single to their third studio album, The Fighters. The duo wrote the song with Chris Janson and Danny Myrick.

Critical reception

Website Taste of Country reviewed the song favorably, saying that "The uptempo country-rocker leans more toward the middle than some of their previous party cuts, but it’s still stamped with this duo’s own unique brand mark" and "one could argue it’s been written before. But it’s a story worth reinventing time and again."[1]

Commercial performance

"I Love This Life" first entered on the Billboard Country Airplay chart at number 56 on chart dated March 14, 2015. The song took 47 weeks to peak at number 2 on the airplay chart in January 2016,[2] making it the duo's first Top 10 hit. It debuted on Hot Country Songs at number 50 on the chart of June 6, 2015, and Billboard Hot 100 at number 97 on November 14, 2015. It peaked at number 5 on Hot Country Songs and number 56 of Hot 100 on Billboard charts of February 6, 2016. The song has sold 358,000 copies in the US as of June 2016.[3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Stokes Nielson (of The Lost Trailers) and premiered in August 2015.[4]

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2015–2016) Peak position Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 74 Canada Country (Billboard)[6] 4 US Billboard Hot 100[7] 56 US Country Airplay (Billboard)[8] 2 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 5 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United States (RIAA)[10] Platinum 1,000,000^‡ ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Year-end charts Chart (2015) Position US Country Airplay (Billboard)[11] 73 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12] 72 Chart (2016) Position US Country Airplay (Billboard)[13] 50 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[14] 69

References

1. "LoCash, 'I Love This Life' [Listen]". Taste of Country. April 3, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
2. Phyllis Stark (February 3, 2016). "Anatomy of a Hit: How LoCash Landed the Year's Most Unlikely Smash". Billboard.
3. Bjorke, Matt (June 14, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Report: June 14, 2016". Roughstock.
4. "CMT : Videos : LOCASH : I Love This Life". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on August 31, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
5. "LoCash Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
6. "LoCash Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
7. "LoCash Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
8. "LoCash Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
9. "LoCash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
10. "American single certifications – LoCash – I Love This Life". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
11. "Billboard Country Update for December 14, 2015" (PDF). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 14, 2015. p. 7. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
12. "Best of 2015: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
13. "Country Airplay: Year End 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
14. "Hot Country Songs: Year End 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 5, 2017.