Real Life (I Never Was the Same Again)

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"Real Life (I Never Was the Same Again)"
Single by Jeff Carson
from the album Real Life
ReleasedMay 26, 2001
Genre Country
Length4:21
Label Curb
Songwriter(s) Jim Janosky
Neil Thrasher
Producer(s) Justin Niebank
Jeff Carson singles chronology
"Scars and All"
(2000)
"Real Life (I Never Was the Same Again)"
(2001)
"Until We Fall Back in Love Again"
(2002)

"Real Life (I Never Was the Same Again)" is a song written by Neil Thrasher and Jim Janosky, and recorded by American country music artist Jeff Carson. It released in May 2001 as the third single from his third album, Real Life . The song was written by Neil Thrasher and Jim Janosky. [1] It was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2001 Christian Country Music Awards. [2]

Contents

Music video

The music video was directed by David Abbott and premiered in September 2001. [3]

Chart performance

"Real Life (I Never Was the Same Again)" debuted at number 54 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of May 26, 2001. [4]

Chart (2001)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 14
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 [6] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)Position
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 47

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References

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  2. Price, Deborah Evans (September 22, 2001). "Christian Country Music Awards Nominees". Billboard . Retrieved January 29, 2012.
  3. "CMT : Videos : Jeff Carson : Real Life". Country Music Television . Retrieved January 29, 2012.
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