Who is the original singer of life is a highway

'#TheVoice someone needs to realize that 'life is a highway' is by Tom Cochrane and Red Rider…..Rascal Flatts did a poor copy of it,' wrote a fan


Updated On : 22:51 PST, Nov 15, 2021

Who is the original singer of life is a highway

Rascal Flatts and Tom Cochrane (Rascal Flatts' Instagram/ Tom Cochrane's Twitter)

Who is the original singer of life is a highway

Week after week fans tune in to NBC's 'The Voice' to watch some exceptionally talented amateur singers be mentored by their coaches and battle it out to win the competition. The recently aired episode of the popular singing competition show was no different. It's the dedication week on the show, and the top 13 singers have to pick a song that they would like to dedicate to their loved ones.

Shadale from Team Legend decided to dedicate 'Life is a Highway' to her extremely loving and hard-working parents. In her introduction, she explained how her father is a truck driver, while her mother works at a warehouse packaging center, packing clothes. She also revealed how her parents instilled the habit of working hard in her from a very young age, so she wanted to dedicate her performance to them as her token of love and gratitude. Although both fans and coaches loved Shadale's performance to the track, it was the song's artist credit that left the fans annoyed.

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You can watch Shadale's performance here:



The showrunners credit the hit 90s song to Rascal Flatts instead of the song's original singer- Tom Cochrane. 'Life is a Highway' is a track from Cochrane's second studio album, Mad Mad World. The song was a number-one hit in his country Canada in late 1991. In 2005, American country band Rascal Flatts recorded a cover of the song for Pixar's 'Cars' movie. The song was released in 2006, and became an instant hit. Following the song's success, the band added it as a bonus track on their album 'Me and My Gang', and also on their first greatest hits album. 

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Several fans took to Twitter calling out the showrunners and coaches for not correcting this error and giving the wrong artist credit. A fan tweeted, "#TheVoice A performer on The Voice just covered Life is a Highway. They stated it was done by Rascal Flatts. Canadian Tom Cochrane is original artist. Give the correct artist the credit." Another fan wrote, "My soul left my body (and not in a good way) when they credited Life is a Highway to Rascal Flatts and not Tom Cochrane #TheVoice @NBCTheVoice." "Life is a Highway was written by TOM COCHRANE not Rascal Flats #TheVoice," added a fan.

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#TheVoice A performer on The Voice just covered Life is a Highway. They stated it was done by Rascal Flatts. Canadian Tom Cochrane is original artist.
Give the correct artist the credit.

— miller (@smilhers) November 16, 2021


My soul left my body (and not in a good way) when they credited Life is a Highway to Rascal Flatts and not Tom Cochrane #TheVoice @NBCTheVoice

— Alayna 🇨🇦🧜🏻‍♀️ (@forever604) November 16, 2021

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Another fan shared, "#TheVoice someone needs to realize that “life is a highway” is by Tom Cochrane and Red Rider…..Rascal Flats did a poor copy of it." ""Life is a Highway" is by Canadian Tom Cochrane. I can't believe the judges didn't correct this. #TheVoice," observed a fan. "#TheVoice "Life is a Highway" was written & performed by CANADIAN Tom Cochrane, Not Rascal Flatts," seconded a fan.

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#TheVoice someone needs to realize that “life is a highway” is by Tom Cochrane and Red Rider…..Rascal Flats did a poor copy of it

— Warren Loehr (@WLoehr) November 16, 2021


"Life is a Highway" is by Canadian Tom Cochrane. I can't believe the judges didn't correct this. #TheVoice

— Toni-Marie Wiseman (@FayeGrim) November 16, 2021

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#TheVoice "Life is a Highway" was written & performed by CANADIAN Tom Cochrane, Not Rascal Flatts

— Jennifer Gingras (@junipergin13) November 16, 2021

'The Voice' Season 21 airs every Monday and Tuesday at 8/7c on NBC. 

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Is Rascal Flatts the original singer of Life is a Highway?

Rebirth of the Song In 2007, Rascal Flatts performed a show in Edmonton, Canada, where Tom Cochrane joined them to sing Life is a Highway. Cochrane received several honors from his home country over the years. He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2003 and Canada's Walk of Fame in 2009.

Who originally made Life is a Highway?

Over 25 years later, Cochrane is still trying to unpack how the impact of his hit song forever changed his career. More than 25 years after the runaway success of “Life Is a Highway,” Tom Cochrane is still trying to unpack how it forever changed his career.

Who all has covered Life is a Highway?

Versions.

When did Chris LeDoux record Life is a Highway?

(The late country singer) Chris LeDoux covered "Life Is a Highway" in 1998.