"Live, Laugh, Love" is a single by country

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 singer Clay Walker

Clay Walker

Ernest Clayton "Clay" Walker Jr. is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1993 with the single "What's It to You," which reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, as did its follow-up, 1994's "Live Until I Die." Both singles were included on...

. Released in August 1999 as the second single from his 1999 album of the same name

Live, Laugh, Love

-Critical reception:Paul Verna of Billboard wrote "Clay Walker is quietly establishing himself as one of today's leading men in country. He has always had a strong live act, and that quality has been increasingly evident on his albums." Verna also listed "Holding Her and Loving You" and "If a Man...

, "Live, Laugh, Love" reached a peak of #11 on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

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) charts. It also peaked at #21 in Canada and at #65 on the Hot 100.

Background

In an interview with The Flint Journal Walker said, "It's really become my theme song. You have to live, laugh and love no matter what's going on in your life. It's not that you ignore or go into denial about MS, but you have to make a conscious choice what your attitude is going to be."

Reception

The editors at Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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gave the song a positive review and wrote, "The melody is perfect for summertime radio, and the lyric, penned by Gary Nicholson and Allen Shamblin, is a positive ode to the joys of living life to its fullest. It's one of those songs that just instantly makes you feel better after you've heard it. It can almost mentally take you to a faraway beach and put a pi-a colada in your hand--it's that fresh and inviting." Lance Ringel of The Ledger

The Ledger

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wrote, "The title track is an utterly infectious uptempo number that has "hit" written all over it."

Chart performance

This song entered the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart at number 70 on the chart dated August 7, 1999.

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs	11
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	65
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	21