The song's music video was directed by Jack Cole and featured Huey Lewis as McEntire's character's husband. The song's radio edit omits one repetition of the chorus at the end. She finds herself wanting to make a better life for herself outside of her family, asking herself 'is there life out there.' 'Is There Life Out There' is a mid-tempo song, telling of a female protagonist who married at age twenty. The song debuted at #64 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks and peaked at #1 for the week of Ma(McEntire's 37th birthday), and it stayed at #1 for two consecutive weeks. The song reached Number One on the American country singles charts in March of that year, and peaked at the same position on the Canadian country singles charts in April. It was released on Januas the second single from her album For My Broken Heart. 'Is There Life Out There' is a song written by Susan Longacre and Rick Giles, and recorded by American country music singer Reba McEntire. ' The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia' 1992 single by Reba McEntire 'Is There Life Out There'ģ: 52 (album version) 3:11 (single version)
