A circumstance he not only owes to his maybe his exceptional fitness, but in part also to the success of Yellowstone prequel "1883", for which he was cast as the lead role. In any case the new single 'Standing Room Only' became the most added one on country radio in mid March, which eventually took it all the way to number 20 in its opening week on the radio (Billboard Country Airplay) chart.
Tim McGraw is not really considered as a songwriter and yet during his
long musical career his music has inspired not only other artists such as
Taylor Swift (who named an entire song after him), but also the wider
audience. Something he was able to achieve by good intuition for finding the right
songs. That for instance made 'Live Like You Were Dying' and 'Humble And Kind' some of the most touching and inspirational songs ever recorded.
An aspiration the new track (which just like 'Live Like You Were Dying' lists Craig Wiseman as one of the songwriters) wants to follow-up on. "It sort of completes the triangle, I guess, so to speak", Tim McGraw replies, when asked by Storme Warren of satellite radio SiriusXM. "They are all songs that just have good things to say. And I like being in a position to be able to do that. And to choose to be able to do songs like this. And [see] people will pay attention to them and listen."
And he adds in his conversation with media personality Bobby Bones: "Lyrically, there’s not a wasted line anywhere in this song. It’s such an impeccably written song, and then the melody I love. [But] when you get into the studio to record, you’re scared to death that you are going to go in and screw up a song. ‘Humble and Kind,’ I had that song for a year before I recorded it, because when you hear [“Humble and Kind” songwriter] Lori McKenna sing with just an acoustic guitar, it just doesn’t get much better than that."
'Standing Room Only' is a catchy mid-tempo song, which conveys life experience and wisdom.
Both of which Tim McGraw is able to communicate authentically. Whoever has
taken an interest in the topics of the song, will be familiar with them. And
consequently know that wordly possessions won't matter in the end, that one
always fails to realize fleeting time until the very last and that a happy
life always has to start with oneself. But only rarely do we get reminded of
that by ways of a catchy tune. A song wich at the same time holds up an
explanation why Tim McGraw remains relevant as an artist, even 30 years
after he started out.
I let the way back when's and my old friends scatter like they were dust.
I get to chasin' that rainbow pot of gold right into the pourin' rain,
with nothin' to show for it, standin' there soakin' wet.
Lookin' up shakin' my fist as the thunder rolls,
now and then on nights like this I catch a thunderbolt.
like a dollar and the clock on the wall don't own me.
Shine a light, shine a light,
like mama's front porch when I'm lost and lonely.
Start forgivin' and start forgettin',
be somebody that's worth rememberin'.
Live a life so when I die,
there's standing room only, standing room only.
I wanna learn how to say a lot more yes and a lot less no.
Girl, I wanna dance and shout and love out loud, and come alive,
don't wanna be the guy too cool to laugh and too scared to cry.
Start thinking 'bout how many headlights will be in my procession.
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