How I'll Always Be

"How I'll Always Be"
"How I'll Always Be"
Single by Tim McGraw
from the album Damn Country Music
Released	July 11, 2016
Genre	Country
Length	3:33
Label	Big Machine
Songwriters	Chris Janson; Jamie Paulin; Jeremy Stover;
Producers	Byron Gallimore; Tim McGraw;
Tim McGraw singles chronology

"How I'll Always Be" is a song recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw and written by Chris Janson, Jamie Paulin, and Jeremy Stover. It was released on July 11, 2016, as the third single from McGraw's fourteenth studio album Damn Country Music.

Content

The song is about the narrator's beliefs, saying that they represent "how [he'll] always be." It is mainly accompanied by steel guitar.^[1]

A review from Taste of Country was favorable, praising the instrumentation and the "throwback" feel of the song.^[2]

Chart (2016–2017)	Peak position
Canada Country (Billboard)^[3]	9
US Billboard Hot 100^[4]	70
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[5]	3
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	9

Chart (2016)	Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[7]	59
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[8]	74

Chart (2017)	Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[9]	60
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[10]	83


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[11]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.