Country stars Tim McGraw and Tyler Hubbard have released a new single together.
‘Undivided’ was released on Wednesday at midnight, and in its lyrics the musicians call for unity among people despite their race, political and religious beliefs. The song’s release comes at a time when tensions are rising among Americans following riots at the US Capitol last week.
“I think it’s time to get together / me and you can make a change / maybe we can make a difference / make the world a better place / look around and love someone / we’re hated long enough / leave the good Lord reunite us into this land we love is undivided, “McGraw and Hubbard sang in the chorus.
Hubbard announced on Instagram that he had written and produced the song.
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“Try to look at all of humanity with love, compassion, empathy and grace. Thank you Lord for this song and this message. Thank you @thetimmcgraw for believing in this song and asking me to appear on it. Thank you to the whole team and my sons @coreycrowder and @chrisloockeguitar to help me write and produce it. I’m so honored, “said Hubbard, who along with Brian Kelley makes up half of Florida Georgia Line.
McGraw, 53, also shared a link to the song on Twitter before it was released.
“When are we going to see out of someone else’s eyes?” McGraw wrote.
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Tyler Hubbard co-wrote “Undivided” on the Florida Georgia Line tour with guitarist Chris Loocke while away from his family in quarantine.
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According to Radio.com, Hubbard co-wrote the song with guitarist Chris Loocke on Florida Georgia Line’s tour bus. It was then that the artists were under quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19.
Hubbard called the time he worked on the song “special,” despite being 12 days away from his family.
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Tim McGraw will perform on stage at the 2019 iHeartCountry Festival in Austin, Texas.
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“I definitely missed my family. It was much harder for my wife than for me,” he said. “She was in the house chasing babies around while I was having a party on the tour bus, but mostly it was just a special time and very inspiring.”
Hubbard goes on to say that he believes the song is “what we all need now.”
“It’s also a matter of accountability for us. If we’ll sing it and that’s our message, we need to live up to it. We need to look around and love people. We need to let God control and guide us,” Hubbard said.
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“You go to church or you go to hell / go to work and work or you go to jail / I just wish we did not think so / why should it be white or completely black? And if we gon ‘learn to sometimes to try on shoes? If we’re starting to see from someone else’s eyes? ‘
The release of ‘Undivided’ comes just a week after Hubbard and his bandmate Brian Kelley, Florida Georgia Line, confirmed that they were going to release solo music, but not split up.