- Composition
- Chart performance
- Release history
- References
{{infobox song
| name = Dear Life
| artist = High Valley
| album = Dear Life
| cover =
| type = single
| released = {{start date|2017|07|17}}
| format =
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Country
| label = {{hlist|Atlantic|Warner Nashville}}
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=14}}
| writer = {{hlist|Brad Rempel|Seth Mosley|Ben Stennis}}
| producer = {{hlist|Seth Mosley|Mike "X" O'Connor}}
| prev_title = She's with Me
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Young Forever
| next_year = 2018
}}"Dear Life" is a song recorded by Canadian country music duo High Valley for their fifth studio album of the same name (2016). Group member Brad Rempel co-wrote the song with Seth Mosley and Ben Stennis, while Mosley co-produced the track with Mike "X" O'Connor. The song was first released digitally as the second promotional single on October 28, 2016, and was later released to Canadian country radio July 17, 2017 as the album's third Canadian single and fifth overall single.[1][2] Composition"Dear Life" is a Bluegrass-inspired song that features a "percussive" chorus and acoustic verses.[3] The song's lyrics address making choices as one grows up and was inspired by the duo's kids.[4][5] Drums feature prominently in the song's instrumentation, and "Dear Life"'s production has been compared to Avicii's "Hey Brother", which combines elements of country music with electronic dance music.[4][3] Chart performance"Dear Life" peaked at number five on the Canada Country chart, earning the group their ninth consecutive top-10 single. Release historyReferences1. ^1 {{cite web|title=Dear Life - High Valley {{!}} Release Info|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/dear-life-mr0004630752|website=AllMusic|publisher=All Media Network|accessdate=February 15, 2018}}
2. ^1 {{cite web|author1=FYI Staff|title=Dean Brody's "Soggy Bottom Summers" with Alan Doyle Is A Hit!|url=http://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2017/07/17/dean-brodys-soggy-bottom-summers-alan-doyle-hit|publisher=FYI Music News|accessdate=February 15, 2018|date=July 17, 2017}}
3. ^1 {{cite news|last1=Bjorke|first1=Matt|title=Album Review: High Valley - "Dear Life"|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2016/11/41083-album-review-high-valley-dear-life|accessdate=February 15, 2018|work=Roughstock|date=November 17, 2016}}
4. ^1 {{cite news|last1=Hostelley|first1=Laura|title=Album Review: High Valley's 'Dear Life'|url=http://www.soundslikenashville.ca/reviews/album-review-high-valleys-dear-life/|accessdate=February 15, 2018|work=Sounds Like Nashville|date=November 19, 2016}}
5. ^{{cite news|last1=Alex|first1=Sam|title=High Valley's Kids a Big Influence on 'Dear Life' Album|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/high-valleys-kids-influence-dear-life-album/|accessdate=February 15, 2018|work=Taste of Country|date=November 23, 2016}}
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