Top of the World (Tim McGraw song)

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"Top of the World"
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Single by Tim McGraw
from the album Damn Country Music
ReleasedAugust 4, 2015 (2015-08-04)
Genre Country
Length3:54(album version)
3:31(radio/lyric video version)
Label Big Machine
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Tim McGraw singles chronology
"Diamond Rings and Old Barstools"
(2015)
"Top of the World"
(2015)
"Lovin' Lately"
(2016)

"Top of the World" is a song recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released to radio on August 4, 2015 as the lead single to his third studio album for Big Machine Records, Damn Country Music , released on November 6, 2015, and his fourteenth overall single for Big Machine. The song was written by Josh Osborne, Jimmy Robbins and Jon Nite.

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Critical reception

An uncredited Taste of Country review stated that "Tim McGraw keeps it mellow with the first single from an upcoming project. “Top of the World” is a gentle way for the singer to describe his love to someone. McGraw uses a familiar metaphor to make it clear this woman couldn’t make him feel any finer." [1]

Music video

The music video was directed by McGraw Music and premiered in November 2015. [2]

Commercial performance

The song debuted on the Country Airplay chart at No. 30 and the Hot Country Songs chart at No. 35 upon its release. The following week it debuted on the Country Digital Songs chart at No. 18, selling 16,000 copies. [3]

Charts

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