"Shotgun Rider" is a song recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released on September 8, 2014 as the third single from his second studio album for Big Machine Records, '' Sundown Heaven Town''. The song was written by Marv Green, Hillary Lindsey, and Troy Verges. McGraw previously recorded a different song of the same name on his 2007 album, '' Let It Go''.

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of ''Taste of Country'' gave "Shotgun Rider" a favorable review, writing that "the song is an example of how the singer, producer and songwriter all need to come together to create beautiful music." Chuck Dauphin of ''

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'' called it "the perfect mix of old-school McGraw with some stirring steel guitar work and a few new sounds with some nifty guitar riffs." Kurt Wolff of '' radio.com'' called it "a midtempo song with a cool, confident melody that feels tailor-made for a road-trip mixtape."

Music video

The music video was directed by Bennett Miller and premiered in October 2014.

Chart performance

"Shotgun Rider" debuted at number 51 on the U.S. ''

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chart for the week of September 20, 2014. It also debuted at number 25 on the U.S. ''Billboard''

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chart for the week of October 4, 2014. The single was certified Gold by the

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on January 9, 2015, and as of March 2015, the single has sold 665,000 copies in the United States. Sale figure give
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Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Tim McGraw singles 2014 songs 2014 singles Tim McGraw songs Big Machine Records singles Songs written by Marv Green Songs written by Hillary Lindsey Songs written by Troy Verges Song recordings produced by Byron Gallimore Song recordings produced by Tim McGraw