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7500 OBO

7500 OBO

2021 single by Tim McGraw


"7500 OBO" is a song by American country music singer Tim McGraw. It was released on August 2, 2021, as the third single from his sixteenth studio album Here on Earth. The song was written by Nathan Spicer, Matt McGinn and Jennifer Schott, and produced by Byron Gallimore and McGraw.[1]

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Background and content

"7500 OBO" is a song about McGraw's pickup truck that he wants to sell because it, according to Clayton Edwards of Outsider, "holds too many memories. All he can think about when he turns the key is his ex in the passenger seat."[2] Robin Palmer, a chief creative officer of SmackSongs, who passed the song to McGraw, told Billboard: "It tells a story, it's just a really good country song. It happens to have a modern cadence and sort of a modern approach to it." McGraw said that the song "feel[s] like your right wrist hanging over the steering wheel and your elbow hanging off the window kind of thing. It comes back to the car." 7500 refers to the truck's asking price, while the OBO stands for "or best offer".[3]

The song references several of McGraw's singles, more prominently the 1998 number one hit "Where the Green Grass Grows" (in which the fiddle riff of the song is sampled throughout portions of the single). The song also includes references to his other singles "Shotgun Rider" and "Let it Go."[4]

Music video

The music video was released on August 13, 2021, and directed by Alexa and Stephen Kinigopoulos. McGraw's youngest daughter Audrey has her first acting role in the video.[5] It depicts a relationship about "a young woman with a boyfriend who eventually leaves town". The couple's story is shown "from the truck's backseat: sometimes through the windshield, with the couple kissing, dining and even fighting in the front of the cab".[6]

Other versions

On October 8, 2021, McGraw released the track's acoustic version.[7]

Charts

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Release history

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References

  1. K. Dowling, Marcus (August 9, 2021). "Tim McGraw Sells a Truck To Move Past Heartbreak in "7500 OBO"". CMT. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  2. Roland, Tom (August 18, 2021). "Makin' Tracks: Tim McGraw Keeps Truckin' With Craigslist Clarity In '7500 OBO'". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  3. MUSICVIDEOS·, Lacey West·COUNTRY. "Tim McGraw's "7500 OBO" Has The Same Fiddle Riff From "Where The Green Grass Grows"". Whiskey Riff. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  4. Jo Black, Lauren (August 13, 2021). "WATCH: Tim McGraw's Youngest Daughter, Audrey, Stars In His '7500 OBO' Music Video". Country Now. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  5. Dukes, Billy (August 13, 2021). "WATCH: Tim McGraw's '7500 OBO' Video Stars His Daughter Audrey [Watch]". Taste of Country. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  6. Fisher, Kelly (October 9, 2021). "Listen To Tim McGraw's New Acoustic Version Of '7500 OBO'". iHeartMedia. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  7. "Country Airplay – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  8. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  9. "Tim McGraw - 7500 OBO". Retrieved October 24, 2021 via Amazon.
  10. "Future Releases for Country Radio Stations". All Access. Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.

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