Life Goes On (Little Texas song)

"Life Goes On" is a song recorded by American country music group Little Texas. It was released in August 1995 as the first single from the band's Greatest Hits compilation album. The song was co-written by the band's drummer, Del Gray and songwriters Thom McHugh and Keith Follesé. Life Goes On was Little Texas's thirteenth entry on the Billboard charts, peaking at #5 on the Hot Country Songs chart and reaching #4 on Canada's RPM country tracks chart. It would be their last single to make it to the Top 40.

"Life Goes On"
Single by Little Texas
from the album Greatest Hits
B-side"Peaceful Easy Feeling"[1]
ReleasedAugust 21, 1995
GenreCountry
Length2:39
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville
Songwriter(s)Del Gray, Thom McHugh, Keith Follesé
Producer(s)Christy Dinapoli, Doug Grau, James Stroud
Little Texas singles chronology
"Southern Grace"
(1995)		 "Life Goes On"
(1995)		 "Country Crazy"
(1996)

Content

"Life Goes On" is an uptempo song in the band's characteristic harmonizing style. The song's lyrics are simple in that the narrator remembers a lost love and basically sums up his feelings with "I miss ya honey but life goes on."

Music video

The music video was directed by Gerry Wenner and premiered in September 1995. It was filmed on August 8, 1995, and features the band playing the song at a bar with a pool table, while clips from their previous music videos are shown.

Chart performance

"Life Goes On" debuted at #59 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of September 2, 1995.

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] 4
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 5

Year-end charts
Chart (1995) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 49
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References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 242. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2817." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 27, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  3. "Little Texas Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995". RPM. December 18, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
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