"Life Changes" is a song 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

Thomas Rhett Thomas Rhett Akins Jr. (born March 30, 1990) is an American country music, country singer-songwriter. He is the oldest son of singer Rhett Akins. Rhett has released seven studio albums for Big Machine Records' Valory Music imprint: ''It Goes ...

. It was released to

country radio Country radio refers to radio stations that play country music. Most country radio stations are commercial radio stations. Most country radio stations usually play only music which has been officially released to country radio by record labels. T ...

on April 16, 2018, via Valory Music Group as the fourth single from his third studio album, '' Life Changes'' (2017). The song was written by Rhett, along with his father

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 ...

and

Jesse Frasure Jesse Vernon Frasure (born September 18, 1981), also known as DJ Telemitry, is an American music publisher, record producer, songwriter, and DJ. He has written 22 number one songs and has cuts with various artists including Chris Stapleton, M ...

Background

"Life Changes" was released as the fourth single on Rhett's third studio album, ''Life Changes'', on April 16, 2018. The song was originally released as the third promotional single for the album. Rhett discussed the autobiographical song with ''

Taste of Country Townsquare Media, Inc. (formerly Regent Communications until 2010) is an American radio network and media company based in Purchase, New York. The company started in radio and expanded into digital media toward the end of the 2000s, starting wit ...

'': The song is covered with "slick production and Rhett's slowed talking/singing style." He speaks about how his life has evolved over the years of his life and how he would never want a thing to change. The radio edit features a lyric change reflecting the birth of Ada James. The line in the third verse where Rhett sings, "Now Lauren's showing, got one on the way" is altered to "Now there's Willa, and sweet Ada James." It was featured on the digital deluxe edition of the album of the same name and his first compilation album ''20 Number Ones'' (2023).

Commercial performance

The song has sold 189,000 copies in the United States as of October 2018.

Music video

A static video with the original lyrics was released on August 31, 2017. The official music video with the radio edit lyrics was released on July 10, 2018. The video features his wife Lauren and two daughters Willa and Ada James on tour, along with him performing with his band on stage.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{authority control 2018 songs 2018 singles Thomas Rhett songs Big Machine Records singles Songs written by Rhett Akins Songs written by Jesse Frasure Songs written by Ashley Gorley Songs written by Thomas Rhett Song recordings produced by Dann Huff