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\"Die a Happy Man\" was released as the second single off Rhett's sophomore album, \"Tangled Up.\"

The song reached #1 on the Billboard Country Airplay and Hot Country Songs charts and became a crossover success, peaking at #21 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100.

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