My Old Friend

"My Old Friend" is a song written by Craig Wiseman and Steve McEwan, and recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in September 2005 as the fifth and final single from his album Live Like You Were Dying. It peaked at number 6 on the country music charts.

"My Old Friend"
Single by Tim McGraw
from the album Live Like You Were Dying
Released	September 20, 2005
Recorded	2004
Genre	Country
Length	3:37
Label	Curb
Songwriter(s)	Craig Wiseman Steve McEwan
Producer(s)	Byron Gallimore Tim McGraw Darran Smith
Tim McGraw singles chronology
"Like We Never Loved at All" (2005) "My Old Friend" (2005) "When the Stars Go Blue" (2006)

Content

The song is a ballad, in which the narrator bids farewell to an old friend who has died and hopes the song will help people remember him.

Critical reception

Kevin John Coyne, reviewing the song for Country Universe, gave it a positive rating. He summed up the review by saying that it is "one of the best singles of his career".^[1]

Chart positions

The song debuted at number 55 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week ending October 8, 2005.

Chart (2005–2006)	Peak position
Canada Country (Radio & Records)[2]	4
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	6
US Billboard Hot 100[4]	79

Year-end charts

Chart (2006)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	48