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Tim McGraw Broke Down the First Time He Sang "I Called Mama"

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The first time Tim McGraw heard the demo for his latest single, "I Called Mama," he immediately felt the emotional power of the song, and wanted his wife, Faith Hill, to hear it. 

"When I heard it, I cried when it got to the hook of the song," he confesses in a statement from his label. "I just sort of fell apart and then I wanted Faith to hear it, but I didn't want to play … it was just a guitar work tape, and I didn't want Faith to hear it. I wanted to sing it to her. 


"So, I was trying to learn the words to it really quickly, so I could sing her just the first verse and the course," he continues. "About 30 minutes, I had it ready and I said, 'I want you to hear this song.' So, I sat down at the kitchen table I started singing it and I couldn't get through it. Every time I tried to get to the chorus I would fall apart on it. 

"And she would start crying because I was crying. It has a simple message to it, but it just means so much."