Shotgun Rider
Tim McGraw | Artist Essentials
First released: 2014 (year verified)
Original 2014 Sundown Heaven Town studio recording
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2014 (year verified)
The selected Sundown Heaven Town recording has a 2014 release field and belongs to the original 2014 program. Its documented writers are Hillary Lindsey, Marv Green and Troy Verges; the older Let It Go song of the same title has different writers and does not backdate this recording.
Recording: Original 2014 Sundown Heaven Town studio recording
Credit: Tim McGraw
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Sundown Heaven Town (Deluxe Edition)
Sundown Heaven Town (Deluxe Edition) - licensed original program
The licensed 2014 program, visible album date and original track metadata identify the selected recording and its album association. Individual earlier recording dates are considered separately; a later expanded edition is not treated as the first release of older tracks. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Shotgun Rider - licensed recording item
The actual recording page identifies Tim McGraw and the selected Shotgun Rider item. Its visible original release header and the parent program were read together; only supported year precision is published. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Let It Go - licensed credits for the different 2007 Shotgun Rider
The licensed Let It Go program identifies the older Shotgun Rider and credits Jeffrey Steele, Sherrie Austin and Anthony Smith as writers. It is used only to distinguish this earlier same-title work from the selected 2014 Sundown Heaven Town song; a later distributor copyright date is not treated as the older recording release date. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Hillary Lindsey - Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame catalog
The institutional songwriter catalog lists the Tim McGraw 2014 Shotgun Rider written by Hillary Lindsey with Marv Green and Troy Verges. Together with the licensed original 2014 album and track headers, the different writers distinguish it from McGraw's older Let It Go song. The catalog year is not used alone to assign a first release date. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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These are listening-list appearances, separate from the first-release date.
The actual retained 2014 entry is linked to the original 2014 Sundown Heaven Town recording. Its licensed program and track header, original-era annual year and documented work identity were reviewed together. The differently written 2007 Let It Go song is excluded; this review is not audio fingerprinting or a claim to verify every mastering.
Sundown Heaven Town (Deluxe Edition) - licensed original program
The licensed 2014 program, visible album date and original track metadata identify the selected recording and its album association. Individual earlier recording dates are considered separately; a later expanded edition is not treated as the first release of older tracks. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Shotgun Rider - licensed recording item
The actual recording page identifies Tim McGraw and the selected Shotgun Rider item. Its visible original release header and the parent program were read together; only supported year precision is published. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Let It Go - licensed credits for the different 2007 Shotgun Rider
The licensed Let It Go program identifies the older Shotgun Rider and credits Jeffrey Steele, Sherrie Austin and Anthony Smith as writers. It is used only to distinguish this earlier same-title work from the selected 2014 Sundown Heaven Town song; a later distributor copyright date is not treated as the older recording release date. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Hillary Lindsey - Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame catalog
The institutional songwriter catalog lists the Tim McGraw 2014 Shotgun Rider written by Hillary Lindsey with Marv Green and Troy Verges. Together with the licensed original 2014 album and track headers, the different writers distinguish it from McGraw's older Let It Go song. The catalog year is not used alone to assign a first release date. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
About Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw is a country singer and songwriter from Delhi, Louisiana. His second studio album, Not a Moment Too Soon, became a major breakthrough in 1994. His recording history includes solo performances such as Live Like You Were Dying and Humble and Kind, as well as a continuing series of vocal collaborations. Let's Make Love, recorded with Faith Hill, received a Grammy in 2001. Their duet recordings retain a joint identity alongside each performer's separate solo catalog.
Artist background sources
Tim McGraw - Recording Academy artist biography and recording credits
Delhi, Louisiana origin, country singer-songwriter identity, 1994 second-album breakthrough, listed solo repertoire and 2001 Let's Make Love collaboration award with Faith Hill. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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