"Still" is a song written by

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, Kyle Jacobs and Joe Leathers, and recorded and co-produced by American

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. It was released in February 2010 as the third single from his tenth studio album, '' Southern Voice''.

Content

"Still" is a moderate up-tempo country song, backed primarily by electric guitar. The song's male narrator describes remembering his favorite place to be in his past, and reminding himself that he can "just be still" in order to reach it.

Critical reception

The song was met with positive reception. ''

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'' critic Randy Lewis said that the song had "a pulsating modern rock beat behind his Louisiana twang ��ut lyrically it digs a bit deeper than the melodramatic but superficial hits so closely associated with McGraw." Bobby Peacock of Roughstock rated it 4.5 stars out of 5, saying that "Tim has been forging a darker, deeper and frankly, more interesting sound with each successive album ��ith 'Still,' he is playing all of his artistic strengths and proving that not all of country music has to sound the same." A less favorable review came from

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, who called it "a slow, spacy crawl ��hat would not be out of place on a record by a U2 knockoff."

Chart performance

"Still" peaked at number 16 on the US

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References

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