"I Lived It" is a song written by

Rhett Akins Thomas Rhett Akins Sr. (born October 13, 1969) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to Decca Records between 1994 and 1997, he released two albums for that label (1995's ''A Thousand Memories'' and 1996's ''Somebody New (a ...

Ashley Gorley Ashley Gorley (born April 29, 1977) is an American songwriter, publisher, and producer from Danville, Kentucky, who is based in Nashville, Tennessee. Gorley has written 81 number 1 songs and has over 400 songs recorded by artists including Luke ...

, Ben Hayslip, and

Ross Copperman Ross Copperman (born October 1, 1982) is an American Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and record producer. After his experience as an artist in the UK, Copperman went to Nashville, Tennessee, where he pursued a career in country music. He ha ...

and recorded by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...

singer

Blake Shelton Blake Tollison Shelton (born June 18, 1976) is an American country music, country singer, songwriter and television personality. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Austin (Blake Shelton song), Austin" from his Blake Shelton (album), self ...

. It was released in January 2018 as the second single from Shelton's 2017 album ''

Texoma Shore ''Texoma Shore'' is the eleventh studio album by American country music singer Blake Shelton. The album was released on November 3, 2017 by Warner Bros. Records. Its lead single is "I'll Name the Dogs". As with his previous several albums, Scott ...

'' and would be used for Shelton's other album '' Fully Loaded: God's Country''.

Content

"I Lived It" features a nostalgic look at the narrator's childhood. Shelton told ''The Boot'' that the song "really stands out to everybody as maybe the best song on the album".

Commercial performance

The song peaked at No. 3 on the Country Airplay chart for chart dated June 30, 2018. The song has sold 153,000 copies in the United States as of June 2018. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on July 31, 2019 for 500,000 units in sales and streams.

Music video

The accompanying music video for this song features photographs from Shelton's childhood and teenage years, interspersed with flashbacks and footage of Blake performing. It was filmed north of Los Angeles, CA, and directed by Adam Rothlein.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{authority control 2018 singles Blake Shelton songs Songs written by Rhett Akins Songs written by Ashley Gorley Songs written by Ben Hayslip Songs written by Ross Copperman Warner Records Nashville singles Song recordings produced by Scott Hendricks 2018 songs Country ballads