"All I Want Is a Life" is a song written by Stan Munsey, Tony Mullins, and Don Pfrimmer and recorded by American

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artist

Tim McGraw Samuel Timothy McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country singer and actor. He has released 17 studio albums (11 for Curb Records, five for Big Machine Records and one for Arista Nashville). 10 of those albums have reached number one on ...

. It was released in January 1996 as the third single and partial title track to McGraw's album '' All I Want''. The song peaked at number 5 in the United States, and at number 2 in Canada.

Content

The narrator is tired of his everyday life and expresses an ambition for a better one.

Music video

The music video was directed and produced by Sherman Halsey. The video debuted on CMT's "Jammin' Country" on January 20, 1996. It features

performing the song with his band at a deserted circus, along with a bunch of clowns. At the beginning of the video, McGraw is seen walking through the desert, and showing a statue of a funny clown laughing.

Chart positions

"All I Want Is a Life" re-entered the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart as an official single at number 74 for the week of January 20, 1996.

Year-end charts

References

1996 singles 1995 songs Tim McGraw songs Songs written by Don Pfrimmer Songs written by Stan Munsey Songs written by Tony Mullins Song recordings produced by Byron Gallimore Song recordings produced by James Stroud Music videos directed by Sherman Halsey Curb Records singles {{1995-country-song-stub