2006-06-27 07:50:43 · 5 answers · asked by lather u 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
"Life Is a Highway" is a song by Tom Cochrane, from his 1991 album Mad Mad World. The song was Cochrane's most famous song, as it was a number one hit in his native Canada, and was ubiquitous on Canadian radio in 1991. The song also peaked at number six on the Billboard charts in the United States in 1992.
In 1990, Cochrane took his family to West Africa where he helped to raise awareness and money for the World Vision famine relief organization. That experience shaped his next album Mad Mad World which contained "Life Is a Highway".
The song was Cochrane's only Top 40 hit in the United States although he continued to have significant hits in Canada.
It was brought back into prominence as it was the first song performed at Live 8 Barrie July 2, 2005.
Alternate Versions and Covers
1998: Chris LeDoux releases "Life Is a Highway" on the album One Road Man. Changes include the timing of vocal entrances on the chorus, and location names between the first and second chorus. This version also appears on LeDoux's 20 Greatest Hits, released June, 1999
2006: American country band Rascal Flatts remade this song for the Disney/Pixar animated film Cars. The movie was released on June 9, 2006. (link)
2006-06-27 07:56:23 · answer #1 · answered by Cyndie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tom Cochran or Tom Petty
2006-06-27 07:55:33 · answer #2 · answered by Jenn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont care i just like it when rascal flatts sings it!
2006-06-27 08:21:24 · answer #3 · answered by Syd 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tommy conwell and the young rumblers??
2006-06-27 07:54:07 · answer #4 · answered by gumby3419 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tom cochrane?
2006-06-27 07:51:50 · answer #5 · answered by brookeiscool 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋