How I'll Always Be

"How I'll Always Be" is a song recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw and written by Chris Janson, Jamie Paulin, and Jeremy Stover. It was released on July 11, 2016, as the third single from McGraw's fourteenth studio album Damn Country Music.

"How I'll Always Be"
Single by Tim McGraw
from the album Damn Country Music
Released	July 11, 2016 (2016-07-11)
Genre	Country
Length	3:33
Label	Big Machine
Songwriter(s)	Chris Janson Jamie Paulin Jeremy Stover
Producer(s)	Byron Gallimore Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw singles chronology
"Humble and Kind" (2016) "How I'll Always Be" (2016) "May We All" (2016)

Content

The song is about the narrator's beliefs, saying that they represent "how [he'll] always be." It is mainly accompanied by steel guitar.^[1]

Critical reception

A review from Taste of Country was favorable, praising the instrumentation and the "throwback" feel of the song.^[2]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2016–2017) Peak position Canada Country (Billboard)[3] 9 US Billboard Hot 100[4] 70 US Country Airplay (Billboard)[5] 3 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 9

Year end charts Chart (2016) Position US Country Airplay (Billboard)[7] 59 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 74 Chart (2017) Position US Country Airplay (Billboard)[9] 60 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 83

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.