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The song became a number-one hit in Canada in late 1991. "Life Is a Highway" also peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in August 1992 and reached the top two in Australia and New Zealand the same year. The song was covered by Chris LeDoux for his 1998 album One Road Man and Rascal Flatts in 2006 for the Cars soundtrack.
Mad Mad World is the second studio album by Canadian rock singer Tom Cochrane, originally released in 1991 in Canada and in the United States on February 17, 1992.The first single from the album, "Life Is a Highway", became a hit in late 1991, reaching number one in Canada and number six on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.
In 2006, the group Rascal Flatts charted in the top 10 of the Hot 100 with a cover of "Life Is a Highway", which they recorded for the Pixar film Cars. Although the song was not originally released to country radio, several country stations began playing the song, causing it to chart within the top 20 of Hot Country Songs.
The band's most iconic hits include "Life is a Highway," "Bless the Broken Road," "My Wish" and "What Hurts the Most." Accompanying the trio are country music stars Lauren Alaina and Chris Lane.
The latter song is the group's highest-peaking entry on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 6. Their second-highest Hot 100 peak is the number 7 "Life Is a Highway", which the group recorded for the soundtrack to the Pixar animated movie Cars; it reached No. 18 on the country charts based on unsolicited airplay.
In the summer of 2006, the group charted in the top 10 of the Hot 100 again with a cover of Tom Cochrane's "Life Is a Highway", which they recorded for the Disney/Pixar film Cars. Although "Life Is a Highway" was not released to country radio, many country stations began playing the song, causing it to chart within the top 20 of Hot Country Songs.
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The song topped the 2 million mark in paid downloads on September 18, 2010. It's Rascal Flatts' third song to reach that mark, following " Life Is a Highway " and " What Hurts the Most ". [ 10 ] As of January 2020, the song has sold 3,719,000 copies in the US.