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Enter Email ID Submit. Edit Email Id Contact Us. Create New Save OR. Select From Existing Playlist. In a interview with The Canadian Press to mark the song's 25th anniversary, Cochrane said Webster encouraged him to revisit the demo recording, which at that point only had mumbled vocals and improvised lyrics, but not the song's well-known chorus.
Cochrane says he was trying to unpack the poverty he witnessed on his trip, which he found 'shocking and traumatic'. He later said the uptempo spirit of the song came from looking for something positive to 'hang the experience on.
The song was Cochrane's only Top 40 hit in the United States. In Canada, three other singles from the album charted. The video was shot in Alberta's Badlands, near the town of Drumheller.
Many of the shots are in familiar locations along the Dinosaur Trail, including Cochrane playing guitar amid the Hoodoos and the couple, Kait Shane and Brennan Elliott running around the car while it rides the Bleriot Ferry across the Red Deer River.
It also has an older man gas station attendant , a couple tall man, short wife , and two women from an Anabaptist religious order Alberta has a population of Hutterites. The car which is featured in the music video is a Chevrolet Impala Super Sport. The video is notable for depicting Cochrane holding a Fender Telecaster which he never plays.
The plot for the video is a pastiche of the Canadian dark comedy, Highway The song was originally offered by Capitol Records to the film's director, Bruce McDonald, to use in the film. McDonald declined the offer, saying the song was 'too poppy'. It featured in The Office episode 'Employee Transfer' with the characters singing along to it throughout the episode. The song sold a large quantity of digital downloads, leading to a 7 peak on the Billboard Hot one position lower than the Tom Cochrane original.
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.
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, Cochrane requested that it not be used again. The music video portrays the three band members pulling into a drive-in theater driving three vintage vehicles. It was directed by Shaun Silva.
Even though it was not officially released to country radio, many country stations played the song as an album cut, overlapping with their then-current country single 'My Wish'.
The unsolicited country airplay brought 'Life Is a Highway' to number No. The song has sold 3. The song is one of Chris' most popular. Changes include the intro to the song, the timing of vocal entrances on the chorus, and location names between the first and second chorus. The music video for the song takes place on multiple roads and highways as well as a blue and red static themed room.
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