"Trail in Life" is a song written and recorded by

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artist

Dean Brody Dean Brody (born August 12, 1975) is a Canadian country music artist from British Columbia. He has won 16 CCMA Awards and 2 JUNO Awards. Originally signed to Broken Bow Records in 2008, Brody made his debut later that year with the single "Br ...

. It was released in October 2010 as the third single from his 2010 album ''

Trail in Life ''Trail in Life'' is the second studio album by Canadian country music artist Dean Brody. It was released on August 17, 2010 via Open Road Recordings under the production of Matt Rovey. The album includes the singles "Wildflower," "Roll That Barre ...

''. The song reached number 81 on the

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in early 2011.

Content

The narrator is a man who wonders what happened to his teenage mother who gave him up for adoption.

Reception

Roughstock critic Matt Bjorke called it a "beautifully written and sung song that recalls

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’ " What She's Doing Now" in some parts but is a much, much more interesting song in that the verses discuss different parts of the narrator's life, from that first love to that college best friend to his life as an adopted child in a loving family." He goes on to call it "personal and intimate."

Music video

The music video was directed by

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and premiered in November 2010. The music video was filmed in

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and

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, the video also features scenes set at

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’s Deep Hollow Ranch.

Chart positions

References

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