Rascal Flatts Version
| "Life Is a Highway" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Rascal Flatts | ||||
| from the album Cars: Original Soundtrack and Me and My Gang | ||||
| Released | June 6, 2006 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Country rock | |||
| Length | 4:37 | |||
| Label | Lyric Street, Walt Disney | |||
| Writer(s) | Tom Cochrane | |||
| Producer | Dann Huff | |||
| Certification | Platinum | |||
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In 2006, American country band Rascal Flatts recorded an autotuned cover of this song for the Disney/Pixar animated film Cars. The movie was released on June 9, 2006. The song sold a large quantity of digital downloads, leading to a top ten peak on the Billboard Hot 100. In addition, the cover was placed as a bonus track on later versions of the album Me and My Gang, and also was included on their Greatest Hits Volume 1. This version also won the "Favorite Song from a Movie" award at the 33rd People's Choice Awards. The instrumental of the Rascal Flatts' cover version was prominently featured in the Top Gear American special aired February 11, 2007. The song is included on the soundtrack for Lego Rock Band. It topped the 2 million mark in paid downloads as of the chart dated March 28, 2009! As of the chart dated July 21, 2012, the song has sold 2.887 million in the US.
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