Humble and Kind

"Humble and Kind"
Single by Tim McGraw
from the album Damn Country Music
ReleasedJanuary 20, 2016 (2016-01-20)
GenreCountry[1]
Length4:20
LabelBig Machine
Songwriter(s)Lori McKenna
Producer(s)
Tim McGraw singles chronology
"Lovin' Lately"
(2016)
"Humble and Kind"
(2016)
"How I'll Always Be"
(2016)

"Humble and Kind" is a song written by Lori McKenna and first released by American country music singer Tim McGraw on January 20, 2016, as the second single from his fourteenth studio album, Damn Country Music. McKenna later recorded her rendition of the song for her eighth studio album, The Bird and the Rifle, released in July 2016.[2] Among several other wins and nominations, the song won the award for Best Country Song at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards, "Video of the Year" at the 2016 CMT Music Awards, "Song of the Year" at 2016 CMA Awards and "Country Song of the Year" at 2016 American Music Awards. It has been certified platinum and reached the number one position on the country music charts in both Canada and the United States.

Lori McKenna, the writer of "Humble and Kind".

The song was written by Lori McKenna.[3] In an interview with CMT published in July 2016, McKenna revealed the song was written for her husband and their five kids and is her list of all the things she wanted to make sure she'd told them.[2]

McGraw and frequent collaborator Byron Gallimore co-produced the song.[4]

  1. ^ "Damn Country Music - Tim McGraw". Allmusic. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Bonaguro, Alison (July 7, 2016). ""Humble and Kind" Meant Spaghetti Day for Lori McKenna". CMT. Archived from the original on July 9, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  3. ^ Betts, Stephen L. (January 21, 2016). "See Tim McGraw's Oprah-Assisted 'Humble and Kind' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  4. ^ Skates, Sarah (September 15, 2015). "Tim McGraw Says 'Damn Country Music' On Upcoming Album". Music Row. Retrieved January 22, 2016.