ABC/Image Group LAAs “Neon Church” slips out of the top twenty this week, Tim McGraw‘s officially releasing the second single from his forthcoming album. The country superstar actually made “Thought About You” available at the same time he unveiled “Neon Church” in October.
He says it’s a song that takes him back to his beginnings in Louisiana.
“‘Thought About You’ just makes me think about where I grew up, and the small town that I grew up in,” Tim reflects. “And also, it sort of makes you put together the bibliography of your life in your mind, and the photo album of your life in your mind. And it also leaves it open to where you’re gonna go in the future.”
“There’s a bit of remembrance in it,” he adds. “There’s also a bit of foresight in it as well. And those songs are hard to find, when they can strike you emotionally in that way.”
Typically, you’d think a song this deep would be a ballad, but that’s not the case here.
“Another thing about this song is it’s really hard-charging when it gets to the choruses,” Tim points out. “And it’s just really anthemic, and sounds like a big uptempo song live. But to have a lyric that’s so poignant, with an uptempo song is pretty rare to find.”
Tim’s set to sing “Thought About You” Sunday as part of the pre-game festivities ahead of Super Bowl LIII. You can watch for him ahead of the kickoff at 6:30 p.m. ET on CBS.
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