| "Real Good Man" | ||||
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| Single by Tim McGraw | ||||
| from the album Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors | ||||
| Released | May 19, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2002 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:15 | |||
| Label | Curb | |||
| Writer(s) | Rivers Rutherford George Teren |
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| Producer | Byron Gallimore, Tim McGraw, Darran Smith | |||
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"Real Good Man" is a single by American country music singer Tim McGraw that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.[1] It was the third single from McGraw's 2002 album Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors.
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The narrator states to his significant other that while he may be a "bad boy", he is a "real good man".
Rick Cohoon of Allmusic reviewed the song favorably, saying that the song "offers a unique melody." Cohoon goes on to say that McGraw can "party with the best of 'em" but also "touts his softer side complete with soft-as-velvet hands and a patriotic spirit."[2]
The music video, directed by Sherman Halsey, was filmed live in concert, and was released as a double-song video with "The Ride," a cover of the David Allen Coe hit. The latter song does not appear on any of McGraw's albums or compilations. A special promotional single of this double-song performance was sent to radio stations. While the live version of "Real Good Man" did eventually appear on McGraw's Greatest Hits 3 CD, it did not contain "The Ride."
"Real Good Man" debuted at #60 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the chart week of May 17, 2003.
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 27 |
| Preceded by "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" by Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett |
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single October 11-October 18, 2003 |
Succeeded by "Tough Little Boys" by Gary Allan |