"Long as I Live" is the title of a song written by Rick Bowles and Will Robinson, and recorded by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery

John Michael Montgomery

John Michael Montgomery is an American country music artist. He has produced more than thirty singles on the Billboard country charts, including two of Billboard’s Number One country singles of the year: "I Swear" and "Sold "...

. Released in February 1996, it was the fifth single from the album John Michael Montgomery

John Michael Montgomery (album)

John Michael Montgomery is the third studio album by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. Singles released from this album include "I Can Love You Like That", "Sold ", "No Man's Land", "Cowboy Love" and "Long as I Live"...

. The song reached #4 on the Billboard

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Hot Country Singles & Tracks

Hot Country Songs

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Critical reception

Larry Flick, of Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

magazine reviewed the song negatively saying that it sounds too much like territory he has covered before. He does state that Montgomery has "quite the flair for delivering positive love ballads."

Chart performance

"Long as I Live" debuted at #57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 2, 1996.

Chart (1996)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	4
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	4