Winner at a Losing Game

"Winner at a Losing Game" is a song written and recorded by American country music group Rascal Flatts.

Rascal Flatts' three members (Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus, and Joe Don Rooney) wrote the song on their tour bus after a show late one night.

[1] According to DeMarcus, the trio began a conversation about their musical influences, when the Eagles, a popular soft rock band, was mentioned.

[2] The next day, DeMarcus added the hook "If love is really forever, then I'm a winner at a losing game", and the song was soon finished.

[3] Ken Tucker of Billboard wrote that the song is "fresh, familiar and conjures '70s country rock".