My Little Girl (Tim McGraw song)

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"My Little Girl"
Tim McGraw - My Little Girl.jpg
Single by Tim McGraw
from the album Reflected: Greatest Hits Vol. 2 and the film Flicka
ReleasedAugust 7, 2006
Genre Country
Length3:39
Label Curb
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Tim McGraw singles chronology
"When the Stars Go Blue"
(2006)
"My Little Girl"
(2006)
"Last Dollar (Fly Away)"
(2007)

"My Little Girl" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Tim McGraw that reached the top three on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It was released in August 2006 as the second single from his compilation album Tim McGraw Reflected: Greatest Hits Vol. 2 . The song was also featured on the 2006 film, Flicka , which McGraw starred in. It was nominated by the Broadcast Film Critics Association for Best Song in 2006. McGraw co-wrote the song with Tom Douglas, making it the first single of McGraw's career that he had a hand in writing.

Contents

Content

The narrator of the song addresses his daughter, telling her that even though she is growing up, she will always be "[his] little girl".

Critical reception

Kevin John Coyne, reviewing the song for Country Universe, gave it a negative rating. He said that the song is "so sugary-sweet it can cause cavities." He then says that compared to his last single, "When The Stars Go Blue", this song is a letdown. [1]

Music video

The video shows many scenes from the movie, Flicka , while McGraw is shown singing the song with his band in front of an orchestra. It was directed by Sherman Halsey. It was released in late September, 2006.

Chart performance

"My Little Girl" debuted at number 51 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs for the week of August 12, 2006.

Chart (2006–2007)Peak
position
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [2] 3
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 3
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] 35
US Billboard Pop 100 49
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [5] 15

Year-end charts

Chart (2006)Position
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 56
Chart (2007)Position
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 54
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [8] 37

Certifications

Certifications for My Little Girl
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [9] 2× Platinum2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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