Still (Tim McGraw song) explained

Still
Type:single
Artist:Tim McGraw
Album:Southern Voice
Genre:Country
Length:3:43
Label:Curb
Prev Title:Southern Voice
Prev Year:2009
Next Title:Felt Good on My Lips
Next Year:2010

"Still" is a song written by Lee Brice, Kyle Jacobs and Joe Leathers, and recorded and co-produced by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in February 2010 as the third single from his tenth studio album, Southern Voice.

Content

"Still" is a moderate up-tempo country song, backed primarily by electric guitar. The song's male narrator describes remembering his favorite place to be in his past, and reminding himself that he can "just be still" in order to reach it.

Critical reception

The song was met with positive reception. Los Angeles Times critic Randy Lewis said that the song had "a pulsating modern rock beat behind his Louisiana twang[…]but lyrically it digs a bit deeper than the melodramatic but superficial hits so closely associated with McGraw."[1] Bobby Peacock of Roughstock rated it 4.5 stars out of 5, saying that "Tim has been forging a darker, deeper and frankly, more interesting sound with each successive album[…]With 'Still,' he is playing all of his artistic strengths and proving that not all of country music has to sound the same."[2] A less favorable review came from Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic, who called it "a slow, spacy crawl[…]that would not be out of place on a record by a U2 knockoff."[3]

Chart performance

"Still" peaked at number 16 on the US Hot Country Songs chart.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Album review: Tim McGraw's Southern Voice. Lewis. Randy. 19 October 2009. Los Angeles Times music blog. 4 March 2010.
  2. Web site: Tim McGraw - "Still". Peacock. Bobby. 22 March 2010. Roughstock. 27 July 2013.
  3. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1626228|pure_url=yes}} ''Southern Voice'' review]. Erlewine. Stephen Thomas. Allmusic. 4 March 2010.
  4. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=tim mcgraw|chart=all}} Chart listing for "Still"]. Billboard. 26 August 2010.