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"All Your Life"
Single by The Band Perry
from the album The Band Perry
ReleasedAugust 8, 2011 (2011-08-08)
GenreCountry
Length3:52
LabelRepublic Nashville
Songwriter(s)Brian Henningsen
Clara Henningsen
Producer(s)Nathan Chapman
The Band Perry singles chronology
"You Lie"
(2011)
"All Your Life"
(2011)
"Postcard from Paris"
(2012)

"All Your Life" is a song written by Brian and Clara Henningsen, and recorded by American country music group The Band Perry. It was released in August 2011 as the fourth single from the band's self-titled debut album.

Content

In "All Your Life", the female narrator sings that she wants to be "the only girl you love all your life". The song is in cut time and the key of A major,[1] with a main chord pattern of A-E-D2.[2]

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song two and a half stars out of five, saying that it "sounds like a song a dozen different artists could have cut."[3] Bobby Peacock of Roughstock gave the song four and a half stars of five, writing that the song "sets itself a little left of center with interesting imagery" and is "easily one of the most euphonious songs [he's] come across in a long time."[4]

Music video

The music video was directed by David McClister and premiered in August 2011.[5]

Chart performance and certifications

"All Your Life" debuted at number 52 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of August 13, 2011.[6] On February 18, 2012, it became the trio's second number one single.[7] It debuted at number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Weekly charts

Chart (2011–2012) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 62
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 37
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[11] 74
Chart (2012) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[12] 25

Decade-end charts

Chart (2010–2019) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[13] 47

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[14] Platinum 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Brian, Henningsen; Clara, Henningsen; Perry, The Band (November 14, 2011). "All Your Life". Musicnotes.com. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "'All Your Life' sheet music". MusicNotes.com. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  3. ^ Dukes, Billy (July 25, 2011). "The Band Perry, 'All Your Life' – Song Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  4. ^ Peacock, Bobby (September 1, 2011). "The Band Perry – "All Your Life"". Roughstock. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  5. ^ "CMT : Videos : The Band Perry : All Your Life". Country Music Television. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  6. ^ Morris, Edward (August 6, 2011). "Eric Church's Chief Captures Billboard's Country and All-Formats Charts". Country Music Television. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  7. ^ Trust, Gary (February 6, 2012). "George Strait Scores 85th Country Songs Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  8. ^ "The Band Perry Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "The Band Perry Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "The Band Perry Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  11. ^ "Best of 2011: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  12. ^ "Best of 2012: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  13. ^ "Decade-End Charts: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  14. ^ "American single certifications – The Band Perry – All Your Life". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 10, 2014.