10 years ago this week (June 19, 2006) we all became witnesses to one of the greatest artists of our era when Taylor Swift released “Tim McGraw.” The single was her debut single and welcomed us all to her greatness. While she has become one of the best and most popular pop singers of this era, she was a huge hit as a country star before this pop greatness.
“Tim McGraw” was conceived during a freshman high school class when she started humming a melody and thinking about a more than likely possible breakup with her senior boyfriend. He was headed for college and she knew the breakup must happen. Like many artists, Taylor wrote the song to help her go through with this experience.
“Tim McGraw” would peak at number 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number six on the US Hot Country Songs chart given to us via Billboard as well. The impact of the song is more with introducing us to Taylor than it is about the greatness of the song itself.
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