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"My Next Thirty Years" is a song written by Phil Vassar and recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in July 2000 as the fifth and final single from McGraw's album A Place in the Sun. The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart and it peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]

"My Next Thirty Years"
Single by Tim McGraw
from the album A Place in the Sun
Released	July 17, 2000
Recorded	1999
Genre	Country
Length	3:37
Label	Curb
Songwriter(s)	Phil Vassar
Producer(s)	Byron Gallimore Tim McGraw James Stroud
Tim McGraw singles chronology
"Some Things Never Change" (2000) "My Next Thirty Years" (2000) "Let's Make Love" (2000)

Content

The song is an uptempo in which the narrator celebrates his 30th birthday and reflects on the things he will do in the next thirty years.

Critical reception

Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song an A grade, saying that McGraw "captures that feeling of settling in to who you’re going to be, and the growing confidence that you’re really an adult and that you’ve somewhat established yourself."[2]

Chart performance

"My Next Thirty Years" debuted as an album cut at number 74 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 8, 2000.

Certifications

Certifications for My Next Thirty Years

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8]	Gold	500,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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