| All I Want Is a Life | |
| Cover: | Tim McGraw - A Life cd single.png |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Tim McGraw |
| Album: | All I Want |
| Released: | January 15, 1996 |
| Recorded: | 1995 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 3:33 |
| Label: | Curb |
| Producer: | |
| Prev Title: | Can't Be Really Gone |
| Prev Year: | 1995 |
| Next Title: | She Never Lets It Go to Her Heart |
| Next Year: | 1996 |
"All I Want Is a Life" is a song written by Stan Munsey, Tony Mullins, and Don Pfrimmer and recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in January 1996 as the third single and partial title track to McGraw's album All I Want. The song peaked at number 5 in the United States,[1] and at number 2 in Canada.
The narrator is tired of his everyday life and expresses an ambition for a better one.
The music video was directed and produced by Sherman Halsey. The video debuted on CMT's "Jammin' Country" on January 20, 1996. It features Tim McGraw performing the song with his band at a deserted circus, along with a bunch of clowns. At the beginning of the video, McGraw is seen walking through the desert, and showing a statue of a funny clown laughing.
"All I Want Is a Life" re-entered the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart as an official single at number 74 for the week of January 20, 1996.
| Chart (1996) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] | 37 | |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 68 |