"My Next Thirty Years" is a song written by

Phil Vassar Phillip George Vassar Jr. (born May 28, 1962) is an American country music artist. Vassar made his debut on the country music scene in the late 1990s, co-writing singles for several country artists, including Tim McGraw ("For a Little While", ...

and recorded by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

artist

Tim McGraw Samuel Timothy McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has released 16 studio albums (11 for Curb Records, four for Big Machine Records and one for Arista Nashville). 10 of those album ...

. It was released in July 2000 as the fifth and final single from McGraw's album '' A Place in the Sun''. The song reached number one on the US ''

Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertise ...

'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now

Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sal ...

) chart and it peaked at number 27 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Content

The song is an uptempo in which the narrator celebrates his 30th birthday and reflects on the things he will do in the next thirty years.

Critical reception

Kevin John Coyne of ''Country Universe'' gave the song an A grade, saying that McGraw "captures that feeling of settling in to who you’re going to be, and the growing confidence that you’re really an adult and that you’ve somewhat established yourself."CountryUniverse.net
Song review

Chart performance

"My Next Thirty Years" debuted as an album cut at number 74 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 8, 2000.

Year-end charts

Certifications

Notes

References

2000 singles 1999 songs Country ballads 2000s ballads Tim McGraw songs Songs written by Phil Vassar Song recordings produced by Byron Gallimore Song recordings produced by Tim McGraw Song recordings produced by James Stroud Curb Records singles Songs about old age {{2000s-country-song-stub