McGraw, who has three daughters with his wife Faith Hill had just sent his oldest daughter off to college in the fall before the song was released. According to Christina Vinson of Townsquare Media's blog site, The Boot, the video, which presents a song from the perspective of "a parent sending their child into the world", will resonate across a wide-ranging audience. Betts of Rolling Stone described the video as one that takes "universal scenes of faith and life and combines them with an understated performance from McGraw, captured by a 360-degree turntable lighting rig". Critical response Ĭhris Parton of Country Weekly described "Humble and Kind"'s video as "the touching, lump-in-your-throat" kind.
McGraw pledged his book proceeds to the Neighbor's Keeper Fund of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. In addition to the lyrics and illustrations, the book edition features an introduction by McGraw and an epilogue by McKenna. Book Ī bound edition of "Humble and Kind" was released on May 17, 2016, in conjunction with graduation season by Hachette Books.
Every word feels true." McGraw performed the song on the ApACM Awards. The day after the music video was released, Winfrey tweeted her approval of the video, saying "TIM, I love this song. The song and video of "Humble and Kind" has its own website ( ) intended to gather related stories about acts of kindness that have been shared with the hashtag #stayhumbleandkind. The video won the top honor, "Video of the Year", at the 2016 CMT Music Awards. The video, which was directed by Wes Edwards, featured scenes from around the world from Winfrey's fall 2015 documentary series.
After taking some initiative, McGraw got Winfrey to make available footage for the video. The video was the result of a brainstorm McGraw had while running on a treadmill and seeing a 30-second trailer for Oprah Winfrey's Belief series. At the time of the video release, the song was expected to be released as the second single from the album in early February. McGraw released the video to the song on his Facebook page on January 21, 2016. Music video Oprah Winfrey provided footage for the song's music video. On July 8, 2016, Lori McKenna released her rendition of "Humble and Kind" as a single from her album, The Bird and the Rifle, released on July 29, 2016. McGraw and frequent collaborator Byron Gallimore co-produced the song. In an interview with CMT published in July 2016, McKenna revealed the song was written for her husband and their five kids and is her list of all the things she wanted to make sure she'd told them. Production Lori McKenna wrote "Humble and Kind". It has been certified platinum and reached the number one position on the country music charts in both Canada and the United States. Among several other wins and nominations, the song won the award for Best Country Song at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards, "Video of the Year" at the 2016 CMT Music Awards, "Song of the Year" at 2016 CMA Awards and "Country Song of the Year" at 2016 American Music Awards. McKenna later recorded her rendition of the song for her eighth studio album, The Bird and the Rifle, released in July 2016. Writer(s): Lori MckennaLyrics powered by Humble and Kind" is a song written by Lori McKenna and first released by American country music singer Tim McGraw on January 20, 2016, as the second single from his fourteenth studio album, Damn Country Music.
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You know there′s a light that glows by the front door Don't forget the key′s under the mat When childhood stars shine Always stay humble and kind Go to church 'cause your mamma says to Visit grandpa every chance that you can It won't be wasted time Always stay humble and kind Hold the door, say "Please", say "Thank you" Don′t steal, don′t cheat, and don't lie I know you got mountains to climb But always stay humble and kind When the dreams you′re dreamin' come to you When the work you put in is realized Let yourself feel the pride But always stay humble and kind Don′t expect a free ride from no one Don't hold a grudge or a chip and here′s why Bitterness keeps you from flyin' Always stay humble and kind Know the difference between sleeping with someone And sleeping with someone you love "I love you" ain't no pick-up line So, always stay humble and kind Hold the door, say "Please", say "Thank you" Don′t steal, don′t cheat, and don't lie I know you got mountains to climb But always stay humble and kind When those dreams you′re dreamin' come to you When the work you put in is realized Let yourself feel the pride But always stay humble and kind, yeah When it′s hot, eat a root beer popsicle Shut off the AC and roll the windows down Let that summer sun shine Always stay humble and kind Don't take for granted the love this life gives you When you get where you′re going don't forget turn back around And help the next one in line Always stay humble and kind
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