 When Life Is Good was released on July 13 , 2012 , by Def Jam Recordings , it received widespread critical acclaim and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 in the United States . It also reached the top 10 of record charts in Canada , Switzerland , and the United Kingdom . It was promoted with three singles — " Nasty " , " The Don " , and " Daughters " — five music videos , and Nas ' touring during June to December 2012 . By February 10 , 2013 , Life Is Good had sold 354 @,@ 000 copies , according to Nielsen SoundScan . 
