Living and Living Well

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"Living and Living Well"
Single by George Strait
from the album The Road Less Traveled
ReleasedFebruary 4, 2002
GenreCountry
Length
  • 3:38 (album version)
  • 3:27 (single edit)
LabelMCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)Tony Martin
Mark Nesler
Tom Shapiro
Producer(s)Tony Brown
George Strait
George Strait singles chronology
"Run"
(2001)
"Living and Living Well"
(2002)
"She'll Leave You with a Smile"
(2002)

"Living and Living Well" is a song written by Tony Martin, Mark Nesler and Tom Shapiro, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in February 2002 as the second single from his album The Road Less Traveled. The song reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks in June 2002. It also peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it a minor crossover hit.

Content[edit]

The narrator says that there's a difference in "living and living well", and the difference is when you're with your significant other.

Chart positions[edit]

"Living and Living Well" debuted at number 59 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of February 16, 2002.

Chart (2002) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[1] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 27

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (2002) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 93

References[edit]

  1. ^ "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  2. ^ "George Strait Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Best of 2002: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2002. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  4. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 2002". billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved May 26, 2020.