The Rest of Our Life (song)

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"The Rest of Our Life"
Single by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
from the album The Rest of Our Life
ReleasedOctober 5, 2017 (2017-10-05)
Genre Country pop
Length3:44
Label Arista Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Tim McGraw singles chronology
"Speak to a Girl"
(2017)		"The Rest of Our Life"
(2017)		"Neon Church"
(2018)
Faith Hill singles chronology
"Speak to a Girl"
(2017)		"The Rest of Our Life"
(2017)
Music video
"Rest of Our Life" on YouTube

"The Rest of Our Life" is a song performed by American country music artists Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. The song was written by Steve Mac, Johnny McDaid, Ed Sheeran and Amy Wadge.

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Background

The song is the title track of McGraw and Hill's duets album The Rest of Our Life , and it was written by Ed Sheeran together with Amy Wadge, Johnny McDaid and Steve Mac. [1] According to Faith Hill, the song reminded her of the day when she and Tim McGraw decided to get married after meeting McGraw on his Spontaneous Combustion tour in 1996, when she first heard the song, and said that "there was a comfort and a security about that moment that resonates in this song." McGraw concurred and said: "It's got such an intimacy to the song, and I think that's what really attracted us as well." [2]

The song was first released on October 5, 2017, [3] prior to release of the album on November 17 as the second single of the album. [1]

Commercial performance

When the song was released in October 2017, the song sold 18,000 copies in its first week, [4] allowing the song to debut on the Hot Country Songs chart at No. 25. [5] It debuted on Country Airplay the previous week at No. 51 on the chart date of October 21, 2017. [6] The song has sold 143,000 copies in the United States as of March 2018. [7]

Allegations of plagiarism

McGraw and Hill, as well as the writers of the song, were sued by Sean Carey and Beau Golden on allegations that it is a "blatant copying" of their song "When I Found You" recorded and co-written by Australian artist Jasmine Rae. The lawsuit asks for an injunction, at least $5 million in damages, royalties and attorney fees. [8]

Charts

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References

  1. 1 2 Freeman, Jon (October 6, 2017). "Hear Tim McGraw, Faith Hill's Soulful New Duet 'The Rest of Our Life'". Rolling Stone.
  2. ↑ Bonaguro, Alison (October 9, 2017). "New Song Reminds Faith Hill of Old Love". CMT.
  3. ↑ Dukes, Billy (October 5, 2017). "Sound Off: Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, 'The Rest of Our Life'". Taste of Country.
  4. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (October 17, 2017). "Top 30 Digital Country Chart: October 17, 2017". Roughstock.
  5. ↑ "Country Airplay". Billboard. October 28, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Country Airplay". Billboard. October 21, 2017.
  7. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (March 6, 2018). "The Top 30 Digital Country Singles: March 5, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Tim McGraw, Faith Hill Hit With Copyright Lawsuit Over Song". Taste of Country. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  9. ↑ "Tim McGraw Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Tim McGraw Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Tim McGraw Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
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  13. ↑ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
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