{{Infobox song | name = Real Good Man | cover = Tim McGraw - Real Good Man (single cover).jpeg | alt = | type = single | artist = Tim McGraw | album = Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors | released = May 19, 2003 | recorded = 2002 | studio = | genre = Country | length = 4:15 | label = Curb | writer = * Rivers Rutherford * George Teren | producer = * Byron Gallimore * Tim McGraw * Darran Smith | prev_title = She's My Kind of Rain | prev_year = 2003 | next_title = Watch the Wind Blow By | next_year = 2003 }} "'''Real Good Man'''" is a song written by Rivers Rutherford and George Teren and recorded by American country music singer Tim McGraw. It was released in May 2003 as the fourth single from McGraw’s 2002 album ''Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors''. The song reached number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles and Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart.<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|date=2008|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}</ref>
==Content== The narrator states to his significant other that while he may be a "bad boy", he is a "real good man".
==Critical reception== Rick Cohoon of Allmusic reviewed the song favorably, saying that the song "offers a unique melody". Cohoon goes on to say that McGraw can "party with the best of 'em" but also "touts his softer side complete with soft-as-velvet hands and a patriotic spirit".<ref>{{cite web |last=Cohoon |first=Rick |date=2003 |title="Real Good Man" Allmusic review |url=http://allmusic.com/song/real-good-man-t5799917 |accessdate=2011-03-15 |work=Allmusic}}</ref>
==Music video== The music video, directed and produced by Sherman Halsey, and premiered on CMT on July 12, 2003. It was filmed live in concert and was released as a double-song video with "The Ride", a cover of the David Allan Coe hit. A special promotional single of this double-song performance was sent to radio stations. While the live version of "Real Good Man" did eventually appear on McGraw's ''Greatest Hits 3'' CD, it did not contain "The Ride"; "The Ride" would appear on McGraw's 2016 ''Ultimate Collection'' 4-disc set.
==Chart positions== "Real Good Man" debuted at number 60 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the chart week of May 17, 2003.
===Weekly charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" !scope="col"|Chart (2003) !scope="col"|Peak<br />position |- {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|1|artist=Tim McGraw|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|27|artist=Tim McGraw|rowheader=true}} |}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- !scope="col"|Chart (2003) !scope="col"|Position |- !scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billboardtop100of.com/2003-2/|title=Billboard Top 100 – 2003|website=Billboardtop100of.com|accessdate=October 12, 2019}}</ref> | align="center" | 99 |- !scope="row"| US Country Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 2003: Country Songs | work=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=2003| accessdate=July 13, 2012}}</ref> | align="center" | 9 |}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Real Good Man''}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Tim McGraw|title=Real Good Man|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2003|certyear=2025|access-date=January 31, 2025}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Tim McGraw singles}}
Category:2002 songs Category:2003 singles Category:Tim McGraw songs Category:Curb Records singles Category:Music videos directed by Sherman Halsey Category:Song recordings produced by Byron Gallimore Category:Song recordings produced by Tim McGraw Category:Songs written by George Teren Category:Songs written by Rivers Rutherford