My Little Girl (Tim McGraw song)

"My Little Girl"
"My Little Girl"
Single by Tim McGraw
from the album Tim McGraw Reflected: Greatest Hits Vol. 2 and Flicka
Released	August 7, 2006
Genre	Country
Length	3:39
Label	Curb
Songwriter(s)	Tim McGraw; Tom Douglas;
Producer(s)	Byron Gallimore; Tim McGraw;
Tim McGraw singles chronology

"My Little Girl" is a song co-written and performed by American country music singer Tim McGraw that reached the top three on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It was released in August 2006 as the second single from his compilation album Tim McGraw Reflected: Greatest Hits Vol. 2. The song was also featured on the 2006 movie, Flicka. It was nominated by the Broadcast Film Critics Association for Best Song in 2006. McGraw co-wrote the song with Tom Douglas, making it the first single of McGraw's career that he had a hand in writing.

Content[]

The narrator of the song addresses his daughter, telling her that even though she is growing up, she will always be "[his] little girl".

Critical reception[]

Kevin John Coyne, reviewing the song for Country Universe, gave it a negative rating. He said that the song is "so sugary-sweet it can cause cavities." He then says that compared to his last single, "When The Stars Go Blue", this song is a letdown.^[1]

Music video[]

The video shows many scenes from the movie, Flicka, while McGraw is shown singing the song with his band in front of an orchestra. It was directed by Sherman Halsey. It was released in late September, 2006.

Chart performance[]

"My Little Girl" debuted at number 51 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs for the week of August 12, 2006.

Chart (2006)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[2]	3
US Billboard Hot 100^[3]	35
US Billboard Pop 100	49
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[4]	15

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2006)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	56

Chart (2007)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	54
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[7]	37

Certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[8]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

^ Coyne, Kevin John (2006-09-07). "Tim McGraw - "My Little Girl"". Country Universe. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
^ "Tim McGraw Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Tim McGraw Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Tim McGraw Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
^ "Best of 2006: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2006. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
^ "Best of 2007: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
^ "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
^ "American single certifications – Tim McGraw – My Little Girl". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 27, 2012.

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[1] Coyne, Kevin John (2006-09-07). "Tim McGraw - "My Little Girl"". Country Universe. Retrieved 2010-06-17.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Tim_McGraw-2] "Tim McGraw Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Tim_McGraw-3] "Tim McGraw Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_Tim_McGraw-4] "Tim McGraw Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.

[5] "Best of 2006: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2006. Retrieved July 11, 2012.

[6] "Best of 2007: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2012.

[7] "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2019.

[United_StatesTim_McGrawMy_Little_GirlsingleCertRef-8] "American single certifications – Tim McGraw – My Little Girl". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 27, 2012.

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Discography
Tim McGraw	"What Room Was the Holiday In" "Welcome to the Club" "Memory Lane" "Two Steppin' Mind"
Not a Moment Too Soon	"Indian Outlaw" "Don't Take the Girl" "Down on the Farm" "Not a Moment Too Soon" "Refried Dreams"
All I Want	"I Like It, I Love It" "Can't Be Really Gone" "All I Want Is a Life" "She Never Lets It Go to Her Heart" "Maybe We Should Just Sleep on It"
Everywhere	"It's Your Love" "Everywhere" "Just to See You Smile" "One of These Days" "Where the Green Grass Grows" "For a Little While"
A Place in the Sun	"Please Remember Me" "Something Like That" "My Best Friend" "Some Things Never Change" "My Next Thirty Years"
Set This Circus Down	"Grown Men Don't Cry" "Angry All the Time" "The Cowboy in Me" "Unbroken"
Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors	"Red Rag Top" "Tiny Dancer" "She's My Kind of Rain" "Real Good Man" "Watch the Wind Blow By"
Live Like You Were Dying	"Live Like You Were Dying" "Back When" "Drugs or Jesus" "Do You Want Fries with That" "My Old Friend"
Reflected: Greatest Hits Vol. 2	"When the Stars Go Blue" "My Little Girl"
Let It Go	"Last Dollar (Fly Away)" "I Need You" "If You're Reading This" "Suspicions" "Kristofferson" "Let It Go" "Nothin' to Die For"
Southern Voice	"It's a Business Doing Pleasure with You" "Southern Voice" "Still"
Number One Hits	"Felt Good on My Lips"
Country Strong	"Me and Tennessee"
Emotional Traffic	"Better Than I Used to Be"
Two Lanes of Freedom	"Truck Yeah" "One of Those Nights" "Highway Don't Care" "Southern Girl"
Sundown Heaven Town	"Lookin' for That Girl" "Meanwhile Back at Mama's" "Shotgun Rider" "Diamond Rings and Old Barstools"
Damn Country Music	"Top of the World" "Humble and Kind" "How I'll Always Be"
The Rest of Our Life	"Speak to a Girl" "The Rest of Our Life"
Here on Earth	"I Called Mama" "Undivided"
Other songs	"Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me" "Let's Make Love" "Bring On the Rain" "Over and Over" "Like We Never Loved at All" "Find Out Who Your Friends Are" "Nine Lives" "Feel Like a Rock Star" "Lovin' Lately" "May We All" "The Ride" "California" "Neon Church" "Thought About You"