# Real Good Man

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{{Infobox song
| name       = Real Good Man
| cover      = Tim McGraw - Real Good Man (single cover).jpeg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [Tim McGraw](/source/Tim_McGraw)
| album      = [Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors](/source/Tim_McGraw_and_the_Dancehall_Doctors)
| released   = May 19, 2003
| recorded   = 2002
| studio     =
| genre      = [Country](/source/Country_music)
| length     = 4:15
| label      = [Curb](/source/Curb_Records)
| writer     =
* [Rivers Rutherford](/source/Rivers_Rutherford)
* George Teren
| producer   =
* [Byron Gallimore](/source/Byron_Gallimore)
* Tim McGraw
* Darran Smith
| prev_title = [She's My Kind of Rain](/source/She's_My_Kind_of_Rain)
| prev_year  = 2003
| next_title = [Watch the Wind Blow By](/source/Watch_the_Wind_Blow_By)
| next_year  = 2003
}}
"'''Real Good Man'''" is a song written by [Rivers Rutherford](/source/Rivers_Rutherford) and George Teren and recorded by American [country music](/source/country_music) singer [Tim McGraw](/source/Tim_McGraw).  It was released in May 2003 as the fourth single from McGraw’s 2002 album ''[Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors](/source/Tim_McGraw_and_the_Dancehall_Doctors)''.  The song reached number one on the US ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'' Hot Country Singles and Tracks (now [Hot Country Songs](/source/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](/source/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](/source/The_Ride_(David_Allan_Coe_song))", a cover of the [David Allan Coe](/source/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](/source/Greatest_Hits_3_(Tim_McGraw_album))'' 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](/source/Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_2003)<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](/source/Hot_Country_Songs) (''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'')<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 2003: Country Songs | work=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) | publisher=[Prometheus Global Media](/source/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

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