Tim McGraw - "Felt Good On My Lips"

I'm surprised this was chosen as the first single. It was fun to listen to in concert, but it doesn't sound like a radio single to me. It also feels more like a Phil Vassar song than a Tim McGraw song. I can this peaking outside the top 10, just like "It's A Business Doing Pleasure With You."

I think that this has a very strong chance of debuting in the Top 40 on the 10/9 chart since it's going to radio on Monday and it will have 7 days to grow.

The song is a whole lot better than "Still" and "It's A Business". Different sound from Tim all together. I like it.

I wouldn't be surprised if it's not on both the Country Strong soundtrack and Tim's new release ('ditto the end credits duet with Gwyneth Paltrow). It makes a lot of marketing sense ("Southern Voice" was the end-credit song for "The Blind Side").

It doesn't even take 2 million impressions to make the top 40 these days. Keith Urban after two days of airplay had enough audience to make the top 40.

I'm not saying you're wrong, I just don't think it's much of an achievement to debut in the top 40. It would be newsworthy if he didn't make the top 40.

I wonder how much effort Tim will even give to promoting the new album. I imagine that, mentally, he is already moving on to other projects.

Based on the clip, I like what I heard of the song. It sounds like a radio hit to me (though I realize that short clips can be deceiving).

Given that it's a 'curb' promotion, it's gonna be on the new album. It doesn't preclude it from being on the "Country Strong" record, it just means that it's not being promoted by them as a single like the Gwyneth Paltrow title cut.

YAYYYY NEW TIM! I'm not loving this from the clip, but I'm really excited for a new album.


I'm still sad the Southern Voice era seriously only lasted a few months, I still think that album is miles ahead of Let It Go, the era that wouldn't die.

The same year of the Urban Cowboy soundtrack (1980) saw the Bronco Billy soundtrack produce two #1s within weeks of each other: Bar Room Buddies by Merle Haggard and Clint Eastwood and Cowboys And Clowns by Ronnie Milsap.

This is what I found, works for me:

kmle108.radio.com/2010/09/20/new-tim-mcgraw-song-felt-good-on-my-lips/


I love it. It has huge potential, in my opinion. He is at his best in moments like this, atleast for me. You can tell he is having fun with this song and that he loves it. He isn't the best vocalist in Nashville, be he has an uncanny way of putting emotion into his vocal efforts, and this song I think realy conveys that. It sounds like he is really loving the song, the beat, and is singing from an early honeymoon stage.

This song is very catchy..could get old quick but still a cool tune! A little different vibe from McGraw which is good change..keeps things fresh. BUT I really think they should've released "You Had To Be There" from Souther Voice! That song would've been BIG. Yes it is quite a dark topic but it's just one of those country songs that we haven't been hearing on radio in quite some time and maybe would've stirred things up a bit. Well, looks like they're going in new directions.

Listen to FULL Stream of song

[LISTEN] (Mediabase)

Source: Mediabase

I believe this #1s album is the last album on his contract. After the release of Southern Voice I had read somewhere that it was mentioned he only had 1 more album to fulfill for his contract with Curb.

Actually I think the contract states that he has one more studio album left at Curb...this was being discussed over on the upcoming albums thread. Curb is really not making a smart business decision, and the fact that they aren't gracefully letting McGraw go is just plain stupid. An artist as well-respected and established as McGraw should be able to finish his contract with no conflict and then do as he pleases.

According to today's BCU, "Felt Good On My Lips" is one of only 2 new songs on the "#1 Hits" album. Then I think Tim has to give Curb a studio album yet before he is done and can join a new label or make his own.

All that negativeness aside, I think "Felt Good On My Lips" is a decent song--somewhat of what I'd call "radio-fluff", but also very catchy and executed well. I think it can go to #1 as long as Tim's lack of momentum doesn't hurt him...

I don't know... "hits" and "best of" compilations almost never count towards an LP requirement on an album contract. I would be surprised if that were the case with Tim and Curb.