Undivided

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"Undivided"
Tim McGraw and Tyler Hubbard - Undivided.png
Single by Tim McGraw and Tyler Hubbard
from the album Here on Earth
ReleasedJanuary 13, 2021 (2021-01-13)
Genre Country
Length2:56
Label Big Machine
Songwriter(s)
  • Tyler Hubbard
  • Chris Loocke
Producer(s)
Tim McGraw singles chronology
"I Called Mama"
(2020)
"Undivided"
(2021)
"7500 OBO"
(2021)
Tyler Hubbard singles chronology
"Undivided"
(2021)
"Death Row"
(2022)

"Undivided" is a song recorded by American country music singers Tim McGraw and Tyler Hubbard, the latter of whom is one-half of Florida Georgia Line. The song, which Hubbard wrote with Chris Loocke, was released on January 13, 2021, and is on the deluxe version of McGraw's album Here on Earth . The song is the album's second single. This marks McGraw and Hubbard's second collaboration after 2016's "May We All".

Contents

Content

Tyler Hubbard, who is one-half of the duo Florida Georgia Line, wrote the song with Chris Loocke in 2020. He said that he wrote the song in November 2020 while under quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic. [1]

According to Tim McGraw, Hubbard sent him the song months before the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol. McGraw and Hubbard produced the track along with McGraw's longtime producer Byron Gallimore and Florida Georgia Line's producer, Corey Crowder. [2]

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country describes the song as a "peppy, pop-friendly country bop simply asks us to treat our neighbors with decency and kindness." [3] The song has a central theme of unity among those with differing viewpoints. [4]

McGraw and Hubbard performed the song live at the inauguration ceremony for Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States. [5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Undivided"
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Australia Country Hot 50 (TMN) [6] 15
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [7] 66
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [8] 4
US Billboard Hot 100 [9] 76
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [10] 16
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [11] 23

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Undivided"
Chart (2021)Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard) [12] 52
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [13] 64

Certifications

Certifications for "Undivided"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [14] Gold40,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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