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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = Life Ain't Always Beautiful
| name = Life Ain't Always Beautiful
| Cover = Garyallan387396.jpg
| cover = Garyallan387396.jpg
| Artist = [[Gary Allan]]
| alt =
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| type = single
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| Album = [[Tough All Over (Gary Allan album)|Tough All Over]]
| A-side =
| artist = [[Gary Allan]]
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| album = [[Tough All Over (Gary Allan album)|Tough All Over]]
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| B-side =
| Released = January 17, 2006
| released = January 17, 2006
| Format = [[CD Single]]
| recorded = 2005
| Recorded =
| studio =
| Genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| venue =
| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| Length = 3:44
| length = 3:44
| Label = [[MCA Nashville]]
| label = [[Universal Music Group Nashville|MCA Nashville]]
| Writer = [[Cyndi Thomson|Cyndi Goodman]], [[Tommy Lee James]]
| writer = [[Cyndi Thomson|Cyndi Goodman]], [[Tommy Lee James]]
| Producer = [[Mark Wright (record producer)|Mark Wright]], Gary Allan
| producer = [[Mark Wright (record producer)|Mark Wright]], Gary Allan
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| prev_title = [[Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)#Gary Allan version|Best I Ever Had]]
| Audio sample? =
| Certification =
| prev_year = 2005
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| next_title = [[A Feelin' Like That]]
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| Last single = "[[Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)|Best I Ever Had]]"<BR>(2005)
| next_year = 2006
| This single = "'''Life Ain't Always Beautiful'''"<BR>(2006)
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| Next single = "[[A Feelin' Like That]]"<BR>(2006)
| Misc =
}}
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"'''Life Ain't Always Beautiful'''" is a song written by [[Cyndi Thomson|Cyndi Goodman]] and [[Tommy Lee James]], and recorded by American [[country music]] singer [[Gary Allan]]. It was released in January 2006 as the second and final single from his album ''[[Tough All Over (Gary Allan album)|Tough All Over]]''. The song reached the Top 5 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs]] chart..
"'''Life Ain't Always Beautiful'''" is a song written by [[Cyndi Thomson|Cyndi Goodman]] and [[Tommy Lee James]], and recorded by American [[country music]] singer [[Gary Allan]]. It was released in January 2006 as the second and final single from his album ''[[Tough All Over (Gary Allan album)|Tough All Over]]''. The song became Allan's ninth Top 10 hit on the U.S. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs]] chart with a peak at number 4.


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| US [[Hot Country Songs|Country Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 2006: Country Songs | work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | date=2006| accessdate=July 10, 2012}}</ref>
| US [[Hot Country Songs|Country Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 2006: Country Songs | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | date=2006| accessdate=July 10, 2012}}</ref>
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==Certifications==
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Gary Allen|title=Life Ain't Always Beautiful|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2006|certyear=2019|access-date=August 12, 2022}}
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 01:20, 30 September 2023

"Life Ain't Always Beautiful"
Single by Gary Allan
from the album Tough All Over
ReleasedJanuary 17, 2006
Recorded2005
GenreCountry
Length3:44
LabelMCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)Cyndi Goodman, Tommy Lee James
Producer(s)Mark Wright, Gary Allan
Gary Allan singles chronology
"Best I Ever Had"
(2005) 		"Life Ain't Always Beautiful"
(2006) 		"A Feelin' Like That"
(2006)

"Life Ain't Always Beautiful" is a song written by Cyndi Goodman and Tommy Lee James, and recorded by American country music singer Gary Allan. It was released in January 2006 as the second and final single from his album Tough All Over. The song became Allan's ninth Top 10 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with a peak at number 4.

Content

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The song is a ballad, in which the narrator talks about the realities of life, despite the peaks and valleys we go through. The narrator states that "Life isn't always beautiful / But it's a beautiful ride."

Critical reception

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Matt Bjorke of Roughstock reviewed the song favorably, calling it "a poignant song sung softly and tenderly by an emotional vocalist."

Music video

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The music video for this song features Gary singing the song in Las Vegas. It was directed by Paul Boyd.

Chart performance

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The song debuted at number 58 on the Hot Country Songs chart dated January 21, 2006. It charted for 33 weeks on that chart, and reached a peak of number 4 on the chart dated August 19, 2006. In addition, it peaked at number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Canada Country (Billboard)[1] 20
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 61

Year-end charts

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Chart (2006) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 23

Certifications

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Certifications for Life Ain't Always Beautiful
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Gary Allan Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
  2. ^ "Gary Allan Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Gary Allan Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Best of 2006: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2006. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
  5. ^ "American single certifications – Gary Allen – Life Ain't Always Beautiful". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
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