Taylor Swift has broken the record for the most lucrative concert tour in history with her Eras Tour. Beginning on March 17, 2023, in Arizona, the tour crossed the $1 billion mark within just nine months since its inception. The 34-year-old also released her eleventh studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, in April, and the songs conquered Billboard's Hot 100 chart in the debut week itself.
In fact, Taylor Swift has been featured on charts across the United States since the beginning of her career. Taylor Swift's debut single was called Tim McGraw, and it was released as a part of her self-titled debut studio album on June 19, 2006.
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Taylor Swift composed her debut single with veteran music composer Liz Rose for her self-titled debut album, released in 2006. Released by Big Machine Records, the song is an ode to the protagonist's ex-boyfriend.
In a press release, Taylor Swift described the song's background. She had been in a real-life relationship with a guy for over a year, but they split up because he had to attend college. In the song, she requests him to remember her every time he listens to a song by Tim McGraw, among other things. She also lists all the things that would make him remember her.
In an interview with Great American Country, Swift explained that the song was not about the singer Tim McGraw. However, Tim McGraw was symbolic of the things the girl asks her ex-boyfriend to remember her by.
An interesting detail revealed by Taylor Swift was that she wrote the song within just fifteen minutes with co-writer Liz Rose.
"After school, I went downtown, sat down at the piano, and wrote this with Liz Rose in 15 minutes. It may be the best 15 minutes I've ever experienced," confided the Grammy winner.
Tim McGraw spent a total of twenty weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. The song debuted at number 86 and spent 17 weeks moving up and down the list before peaking at number 40. It spent two more weeks in that position before leaving the chart at number 43.
Tim McGraw also fared well on the Billboard Hot Country Songs list. Debuting at number 60, the song gradually rose to take a place within the top 10. Within the next six weeks, it peaked at number 6 before finally bidding adieu to the charts after 35 weeks.
Recording Industry Association of America certified Tim McGraw double platinum, and it was featured at number 11 on Rolling Stones' list of 100 Greatest Debut Singles of All Time. Tim McGraw was also one of the Award-Winning Songs at the BMI Country Awards that year.
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Singer Tim McGraw also commented on Taylor Swift's debut single
In an interview with Q, Tim McGraw discussed Taylor's debut album, which was also his namesake. According to him, the song initially made him feel old.
"At the time, I was long in my career, but I still thought I was early in my career. Gosh, that was how many years ago? I don't even know now how many years ago that was. But I thought, 'Oh my gosh, have I gotten that long in the tooth that artists are singing songs with my name? That can't be a good sign." he revealed.
However, he was a little relieved to learn that Taylor was only 15 years old at the time.
"That made me feel a lot better, Then I heard the record and loved it and met Taylor."
The 57-year-old singer also commented on her paradigm shift in genre from country to pop with her 1989 album. According to McGraw,
"At that time, people really frowned on that in country music. They wanted to put their thumb on it. And to me, I never understand that because all it does is open the door for people to learn more about country music," he continued.
Finally, Tim McGraw revealed that he and his family had gone to watch Taylor Swift perform in Nashville. In his opinion, the concert was 'fantastic'. However, the Grammy winner revealed that Taylor didn't sing Tim McGraw in that concert.
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