Highway Don't Care

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"Highway Don't Care"
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Single by Tim McGraw and Taylor Swift featuring Keith Urban
from the album Two Lanes of Freedom
ReleasedMarch 25, 2013 (2013-03-25) [1]
Genre Country [2]
Length4:36
Label Big Machine
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Tim McGraw singles chronology
"One of Those Nights"
(2013)		"Highway Don't Care"
(2013)		"Southern Girl"
(2013)
Taylor Swift singles chronology
"22"
(2013)		"Highway Don't Care"
(2013)		"Red"
(2013)

Certifications

Certifications for "Highway Don't Care"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [39] Platinum70,000‡
United States (RIAA) [40] 3× Platinum3,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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