How I'll Always Be
2016 single by Tim McGraw
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| Single by Tim McGraw | ||||
| from the album Damn Country Music | ||||
| Released | July 11, 2016 (2016-07-11) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:33 | |||
| Label | Big Machine | |||
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"How I'll Always Be" is a song recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw and written by Chris Janson, Jamie Paulin, and Jeremy Stover. It was released on July 11, 2016, as the third single from McGraw's fourteenth studio album Damn Country Music.
Content
The song is about the narrator's beliefs, saying that they represent "how [he'll] always be." It is mainly accompanied by steel guitar.[1]
Critical reception
A review from Taste of Country was favorable, praising the instrumentation and the "throwback" feel of the song.[2]
Charts
Weekly charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[11] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
| ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ Stefano, Angela (June 27, 2016). "Tim McGraw Selects 'How I'll Always Be' as Next Single". The Boot. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ Dukes, Billy (June 27, 2016). "ToC Critic's Pick: Tim McGraw, 'How I'll Always Be'". Taste of Country. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "Tim McGraw Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
- ^ "Tim McGraw Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ^ "Tim McGraw Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ^ "Tim McGraw Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ^ "Country Airplay: Year End 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs: Year End 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ^ "Country Airplay Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ "American single certifications – Tim McGraw – How I'll Always Be". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
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Tim McGraw singles
- "What Room Was the Holiday In"
- "Welcome to the Club"
- "Memory Lane"
- "Two Steppin' Mind"
- "Indian Outlaw"
- "Don't Take the Girl"
- "Down on the Farm"
- "Not a Moment Too Soon"
- "Refried Dreams"
- "It's Your Love"
- "Everywhere"
- "Just to See You Smile"
- "One of These Days"
- "Where the Green Grass Grows"
- "For a Little While"
- "Please Remember Me"
- "Something Like That"
- "My Best Friend"
- "Some Things Never Change"
- "My Next Thirty Years"
- "Grown Men Don't Cry"
- "Angry All the Time"
- "The Cowboy in Me"
- "Unbroken"
- "Live Like You Were Dying"
- "Back When"
- "Drugs or Jesus"
- "Do You Want Fries with That"
- "My Old Friend"
- "When the Stars Go Blue"
- "My Little Girl"
- "Last Dollar (Fly Away)"
- "I Need You"
- "If You're Reading This"
- "Suspicions"
- "Kristofferson"
- "Let It Go"
- "Nothin' to Die For"
- "It's a Business Doing Pleasure with You"
- "Southern Voice"
- "Still"
- "Better Than I Used to Be"
- "Truck Yeah"
- "One of Those Nights"
- "Highway Don't Care"
- "Southern Girl"
- "Top of the World"
- "Humble and Kind"
- "How I'll Always Be"
- "Speak to a Girl"
- "The Rest of Our Life"
- "I Called Mama"
- "Undivided"
- "7500 OBO"
- "Standing Room Only"
