Unbroken (Tim McGraw song)

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"Unbroken"
Tim McGraw - Unbroken.jpg
Single by Tim McGraw
from the album Set This Circus Down
ReleasedMay 20, 2002
Recorded2001
Genre Country
Length
  • 4:00 (album version)
  • 3:33 (radio edit)
Label Curb
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Tim McGraw singles chronology
"The Cowboy in Me"
(2001)
"Unbroken"
(2002)
"Red Rag Top"
(2002)

"Unbroken" is a song written by Annie Roboff and Holly Lamar and recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in May 2002 as the fourth and final single from McGraw's 2001 album Set This Circus Down . The song reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart in September 2002. [1]

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Content

"Unbroken" is a moderate uptempo song set in the key of B major with a tempo of approximately 120 beats per minute. [2]

Chart performance

"Unbroken" debuted at No. 60 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the chart week of May 25, 2002 and peaked at No. 1 in September.

Chart (2002)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 1
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] 26

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)Position
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 36

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