History Trivia / TimMcGraw

* NamesTheSame:
** His 2014 single "Shotgun Rider" is not to be confused with a different song of the same name on 2007's ''Let It Go''.
** He's also recorded two different songs titled "Telluride": one on ''Set This Circus Down'' in 2002 (which was later CoveredUp by Josh Gracin) and another on ''The Rest of Our Life'' in 2017.

* ColbertBump: After he performed "Things Change" live at the CMA Awards in 2001, some stations played the live recording, and a studio version (which was also supposedly in circulation at the time) later made it onto ''Set This Circus Down''. Six years later, he performed "If You're Reading This" at the ACM awards, which resulted in that song becoming officially promoted as a single and getting added to reissues of his then-current album ''Let It Go''.

* DevelopmentHell: His Creator/ColumbiaRecords debut has been stalled due to the first two singles faltering.

** [=McGraw=] himself is not immune to this. His 2007 album ''Let It Go'' produced ''seven'' singles. After the next two singles following "If You're Reading This" (which became a runaway hit after he performed it live, causing it to retroactively be added to later pressings of the album) both failed to make Top 10 [[note]]until that point, he had missed Top 10 all of ''once'' since his second album back in 1994)[[/note]], the smart choice would've been to move on to the next album. Instead, Curb released ''two more'' singles from ''Let It Go''. Unfortunately, they went with the weak "Let It Go" and "Nothin' to Die For" instead of "Train #10," "Between the River and Me" or "Whiskey and You," which most of the fanbase had been begging to see released since the album came out.
** It gets worse. While the singles from ''Let It Go'' were charting, the label issued his third GreatestHitsAlbum [[note]]which was laden with {{filler}}, as his last Greatest Hits was in 2006, ''right before'' the release of ''Let It Go''[[/note]]. [=McGraw=] [[CreatorBacklash publicly decried]] his third Greatest Hits package.

** Ever since his breakout in 1993, the label has pretty much hyperfocused on him and ignored almost every other country act on its very large roster. Sure, Jo Dee Messina and Rodney Atkins both had moments of success, but nowhere near the longevity that Tim managed.

** Now that he's free from Curb, it ''still'' hasn't stopped... two singles into his first Big Machine album, Curb shipped a duets album consisting of a few duets with his wife, one with ex-labelmate Jo Dee Messina, and a few other scattered songs.

* NamesTheSame: His 2014 single "Shotgun Rider" is not to be confused with a different song of the same name on 2007's ''Let It Go''.

* CreatorBacklash: Tim said in an interview with Larry King that he hated "My Next Thirty Years" and has never sung it live, despite it being one of his bigger hits.

** [=McGraw=] himself is not immune to this. His 2007 album ''Let It Go'' produced ''seven'' singles[[note]]one of which was a live recording, "If You're Reading This," which was retroactively added to the album after it began charting[[/note]]. After the next two singles following "If You're Reading This" both failed to make Top 10 [[note]]until that point, he had missed Top 10 all of ''once'' since his second album back in 1994)[[/note]], the smart choice would've been to move on to the next album. Instead, Curb released ''two more'' singles from ''Let It Go''. Unfortunately, they went with the weak "Let It Go" and "Nothin' to Die For" instead of "Train #10," "Between the River and Me" or "Whiskey and You," which most of the fanbase had been begging to see released since the album came out.

** And even worse than that! ''Southern Voice'' was stalled for nearly a full year after the last single from ''Let It Go'' fell off the charts. There was lukewarm at best reception for its three singles: the frivolous "It's a Business Doing Pleasure with You," co-written by Chad Kroeger of {{Nickelback}}; the bland ListSong "Southern Voice" (which went to #1 almost entirely because it was featured in ''TheBlindSide''); and the alt-rock-ish "Still," which at least got some critical praise.[[note]]Note that "Business" and "Still" both missed the Top 10, too; "Still" and "Kristofferson," one of the singles from ''Let It Go,'' are his two lowest-peaking singles since ''1994''.[[/note]]

** And after ''that'', they sued him for submitting the masters for the last album in his contract ''too soon'', saying it was a "transparent" attempt to get out of his record deal sooner. He countersued and won. ''Emotional Traffic'' ended up the last album in his contract, finally freeing him from Curb and allowing him to move to Big Machine Records.

** Now that he's free from Curb, it ''still'' hasn't stopped… two singles into his first Big Machine album, Curb shipped a duets album consisting of a few duets with his wife, one with ex-labelmate Jo Dee Messina, and a few other scattered songs.

** And the stalling continues; despite being from a different label, one song of his from the ''CountryStrong'' soundtrack got shipped to radio in early 2011 just to delay the first single from the next album.

** Ever since his breakout in 1993, the label has pretty much hyperfocused on him and ignored almost every other country act on its very large roster. Sure, Jo Dee Messina got a few big hits in 1998-2001 and Rodney Atkins had a couple bigger ones, but really, can you name anyone ''else'' who has ever managed even more than a zillionth of his success on Curb?

** It gets worse. While the singles from ''Let It Go'' were charting, the label issued his third GreatestHitsAlbum [[note]]which was laden with {{filler}}, as his last Greatest Hits was in 2006, ''right before'' the release of ''Let It Go''[[/note]]. [=McGraw=] publicly decried his third Greatest Hits package.

** [=McGraw=] himself is not immune to this. His 2007 album ''Let It Go'' produced ''seven'' singles [[hottip:*:one of which was a live recording, "If You're Reading This," which was retroactively added to the album after it began charting)]]. After the next two singles following "If You're Reading This" both failed to make Top 10 [[note]]until that point, he had missed Top 10 all of ''once'' since his second album back in 1994)[[/note]], the smart choice would've been to move on to the next album. Instead, Curb released ''two more'' singles from ''Let It Go''. Unfortunately, they went with the weak "Let It Go" and "Nothin' to Die For" instead of "Train #10," "Between the River and Me" or "Whiskey and You," which most of the fanbase had been begging to see released since the album came out.

** Now that he's free from Curb, it ''still'' hasn't stopped… two singles into his first Big Machine album, Curb shipped a duets album consisting of a few duets with his wife, one with ex-labelmate Jo Dee Messina, and a few other scattered songs.

** And after ''that'', they sued him for submitting the masters for the last album in his contract ''too soon'', saying it was a "transparent" attempt to get out of his record deal sooner. He countersued and won. ''Emotional Traffic'' ended up the last album in his contract, finally freeing him from Curb and allowing him to move to Big Machine Records.

** [=McGraw=] himself is not immune to this. His 2007 album ''Let It Go'' produced ''seven'' singles [[hottip:*:one of which was a live recording, "If You're Reading This," which was retroactively added to the album after it began charting)]]. After the next two singles following "If You're Reading This" both failed to make Top 10 [[hottip:*:(until that point, he had missed Top 10 all of ''once'' since his second album back in 1994)]], the smart choice would've been to move on to the next album. Instead, Curb released ''two more'' singles from ''Let It Go''. Unfortunately, they went with the weak "Let It Go" and "Nothin' to Die For" instead of "Train #10," "Between the River and Me" or "Whiskey and You," which most of the fanbase had been begging to see released since the album came out.
** It gets worse. While the singles from ''Let It Go'' were charting, the label issued his third GreatestHitsAlbum [[hottip:*:which was laden with {{filler}}, as his last Greatest Hits was in 2006, ''right before'' the release of ''Let It Go'']]. [=McGraw=] publicly decried his third Greatest Hits package.
** And even worse than that! ''Southern Voice'' was stalled for nearly a full year after the last single from ''Let It Go'' fell off the charts. There was lukewarm at best reception for its three singles: the frivolous "It's a Business Doing Pleasure with You," co-written by Chad Kroeger of {{Nickelback}}; the bland ListSong "Southern Voice" (which went to #1 almost entirely because it was featured in ''TheBlindSide''); and the alt-rock-ish "Still," which at least got some critical praise.[[hottip:*:Note that "Business" and "Still" both missed the Top 10, too; "Still" and "Kristofferson," one of the singles from ''Let It Go,'' are his two lowest-peaking singles since ''1994''.]]

** And after ''that'', they sued him for submitting the masters for the last album in his contract ''too soon'', saying it was a "transparent" attempt to get out of his record deal sooner. He countersued and won. ''Emotional Traffic'' ended up the last album in his contract, finally freeing him from Curb and allowing him to move to Big Machine Records. AndTheFandomRejoiced.

** And after ''that'', they sued him for submitting the masters for the last album in his contract ''too soon'', saying it was a "transparent" attempt to get out of his record deal sooner. He countersued and won. ''Emotional Traffic'' is the last album in his contract, and once it's done, he's finally free from the draconic rule of Curb Records.

** And after ''that'', they sued him for submitting the masters for the last album in his contract ''too soon'', saying it was a "transparent" attempt to get out of his record deal sooner.