Did You Know Tim McGraw Has a Song About This Maine City?

Have you ever heard the song that the ‘Where the Green Grass Grows’ singer sang and recorded about this city in Maine?

The album that features the Maine-named track also produced several standout singles, including “Lookin’ for That Girl,” “Meanwhile Back at Mama’s,” “Shotgun Rider,” and “Diamond Rings and Old Barstools.”

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Tim McGraw released ‘Portland, Maine’ on September 16th, 2014, as part of his thirteenth studio album, ‘Sundown Heaven Town.’

The song was written by Abe Stoklasa and Donovan Woods and produced by McGraw alongside Byron Gallimore.

After the release of the song, McGraw addressed the lyric, ‘Portland, Maine. I don’t know where that is, and I don’t want to know.’

Explaining that he absolutely knows where Maine’s largest city is and has even been there—saying he loves it—McGraw clarified that the line is simply a metaphor about the fear of moving on after a breakup. He added that the character in the song is unwilling to go anywhere emotionally, and that ‘Portland, Maine’ was chosen because it sings so well in the track.

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In the 2014 interview, McGraw said that ‘Portland, Maine’ was his favorite song on the album.

The track was later recorded by its co-writer, Donovan Woods, in 2015, and a new version featuring Jordan Davis was released in 2025.

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And there you have it! Tim McGraw released a song called ‘Portland, Maine’ on his 2014 album ‘Sundown Heaven Town.’

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