Rascal Flatts: Celebrating 20 Years of Me and My Gang

Rascal Flatts: Celebrating 20 Years of Me and My Gang

Country band Rascal Flatts celebrated the 20th anniversary of their album Me and My Gang, reflecting on the success of their hits "What Hurts The Most" and "Life Is A Highway." The band, formed in 1999, saw mainstream success with "What Hurts The Most," the first single off the album, produced by Dan Huff. The song's success was unexpected but propelled the band to new heights.

The second single from the album, "Life Is A Highway," almost didn't happen. Initially hesitant about covering Tom Cochran's hit for the Cars movie, the band was convinced by Pixar Studios head John Lasseter to take on the song. Despite their initial reservations, the song became a massive hit in 2006, spending 20 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and becoming the band's most-streamed song.

The success of both songs on the album contributed to Me and My Gang becoming the best-selling record of the year, with 6.5 million copies sold. The band's unexpected journey to success in 2006 was a testament to the alignment of various factors that propelled them to the top of the music industry. The band's achievements were recognized at the Grammys, where they realized they had outsold many other prominent artists that year.