 The music video, directed by Sherman Halsey, was nominated for Video of the Year at the 2004 Academy of Country Music Awards.It has sold over two million copies in the U.S.

"Live Like You Were Dying" tells the story of a man in his early forties who gets the news that his father has an unspecified, life-threatening illness.His father's message is to live life to the fullest and do things that he had always wanted to do, such as skydiving, mountain climbing, fishing, and bull riding.