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Hardy, Tim McGraw, Morgan Wallen and Eric Church Release 'McArthur' With Top-10 iTunes Debut

The narrative ballad casts each singer as a fictional family member to examine inheritance on a roots-forward production by Jay Joyce.

Overview

  • The track arrived Jan. 30 and quickly reached No. 7 on iTunes’ U.S. Top Songs chart, signaling strong early demand.
  • Written by HARDY, Chase McGill, Jameson Rodgers and Josh Thompson, the song centers on legacy with the refrain, “When you pass on, what you gonna pass down?”
  • Tim McGraw voices John McArthur, Eric Church portrays Junior, HARDY is Jones, and Morgan Wallen plays Hunter, the heir weighing a land sale.
  • Jay Joyce produced the recording with contributions from players including Old Crow Medicine Show’s Ketch Secor on fiddle.
  • The release followed a cryptic Instagram campaign listing McArthur birth and death dates, and the artists have not said whether the cut is a standalone or destined for an album.