Peak
33
Weeks
20
Score
2,165
Chart Year
2001
Scores & Rankings
Chart Performance
Peak Position33
Peak DateApr 28, 2001
Weeks at Peak2
Weeks Charted20
Weeks in Top 409
Weeks in Top 100
Weeks at #20
Weeks at #10
Scoring
Summary Calc608
Weekly Calc1,557
Total Score2,165
Rankings
Year Ranking#102
Decade Ranking#961
Billboard Year#99
Top 5000#6,561
Details
- Album
- Down the Road I Go
- Label
- Columbia Nashville
- Genre
- Country
- Duration
- 1:00
- Composer(s)
- Darrell Scott
- Entered Chart
- Mar 3, 2001
- Peak Date
- Apr 28, 2001
- Released
- December 18, 2000
- Recorded
- 1999–2000
- Catalog #
- Columbia (Nashville) Album Cut
- B-Side
- "Best of Intentions
Music Video
The music video is a live performance directed by Jon Small, and begins with Travis Tritt performing the end of his 1992 cover of Elvis Presley's 1975 hit "T-R-O-U-B-L-E". It shows him performing the song to a packed crowd, with occasional cut-aways to Travis performing some of his daily routines (such as riding horseback and cruising on his Harley Davidson motorcycle.) It ends with the crowd singing the song's hook back to him, which he applauds. It was released in early January 2001. The video was recorded at the Historic Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Notes
"It's a Great Day to Be Alive" is a song written by Darrell Scott and included on his 1997 album Aloha from Nashville. The song was later made popular by Travis Tritt, whose version, released in December 2000 as the second single from his album Down the Road I Go, peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and at number 33 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.
I got rice cookin' in the microwave Got a three day beard I don't plan to shave And it's a goofy thing but I just gotta say, hey I'm doin' alright Yeah I think I'll make me some homemade soup I'm feelin' pretty good and that's the truth It's neither drink nor drug induced, no I'm just doin' alright And it's a great day to be alive I know the sun's still shinin'when I close my eyes There's some hard times in the neighborhood But why can't everyday be just this good It's been 15 years since I left home And said good luck to every seed I'd sown Gave it my best and then I left it alone I hope they're doin' alright Now I look in the mirror and what do I see A lone wolf there starin' back at me Long in the tooth but harmless as can be Lord I guess he's doin' alright And it's a great day to be alive I know the sun's still shinin' when I close my eyes There's some hard times in the neighborhood But why can't everyday be just this good Sometimes it's lonely, sometimes it's only me And the shadows that fill this room Sometimes I'm fallin', desperately callin' Howlin' at the moon, ah-ooh Well I might go get me a new tattoo Or take my old Harley for a three day cruise Might even grow me a Fu Manchu And it's a great day to be alive I know the sun's still shinin' when I close my eyes There's some hard times in the neighborhood But why can't everyday be just this good It's a great day to be alive I know the sun's still shinin' when I close my eyes There's some hard times in the neighborhood But why can't everyday be just this good
Chart History (20 weeks)
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 3, 2001 | 78 | 48 |
| 2 | Mar 10, 2001 | 61 | 65 |
| 3 | Mar 17, 2001 | 57 | 69 |
| 4 | Mar 24, 2001 | 54 | 72 |
| 5 | Mar 31, 2001 | 45 | 81 |
| 6 | Apr 7, 2001 | 41 | 85 |
| 7 | Apr 14, 2001 | 38 | 88 |
| 8 | Apr 21, 2001 | 37 | 89 |
| 9 | Apr 28, 2001 | 33 | 93 |
| 10 | May 5, 2001 | 33 | 93 |
| 11 | May 12, 2001 | 37 | 89 |
| 12 | May 19, 2001 | 38 | 88 |
| 13 | May 26, 2001 | 37 | 89 |
| 14 | Jun 2, 2001 | 39 | 87 |
| 15 | Jun 9, 2001 | 40 | 86 |
| 16 | Jun 16, 2001 | 55 | 71 |
| 17 | Jun 23, 2001 | 55 | 71 |
| 18 | Jun 30, 2001 | 61 | 65 |
| 19 | Jul 7, 2001 | 63 | 63 |
| 20 | Jul 14, 2001 | 61 | 65 |