| "Life Is a Highway" | ||||
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 European CD and 7-inch artwork | ||||
| Single by Tom Cochrane | ||||
| from the album Mad Mad World | ||||
| B-side | "Emotional Truth" | |||
| Released | September 20, 1991 | |||
| Genre | Country rock[1] | |||
| Length | 4:26 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tom Cochrane | |||
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| Tom Cochrane singles chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 UK CD and 7-inch artwork | ||||
| Music video | ||||
| "Life Is a Highway" on YouTube | ||||
"Life Is a Highway" is a song by Canadian musician Tom Cochrane from his second studio album, Mad Mad World (1991). 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.