"My Old Friend" is a song written by Craig Wiseman

Craig Wiseman

Craig Michael Wiseman is an American country music songwriter. Active since the late 1980s as a songwriter, he has had his songs recorded by Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Kenny Chesney, LeAnn Rimes, and several other acts....

 and Steve McEwan, and recorded by American country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Tim McGraw

Tim McGraw

Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the...

. It was the fifth and final single released from his 2004 album Live Like You Were Dying

Live Like You Were Dying

Live Like You Were Dying is the eighth studio album by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released on August 24, 2004, by Curb Records and was recorded in a mountaintop studio in upstate New York. It entered the Billboard 200 chart at number one, with sales of 766,000 copies in its...

. It peaked at number 6 on the country music charts.

Reception

Kevin John Coyne, reviewing the song for Country Universe, gave it a positive rating. He summed up the review by saying that it is "one of the best singles of his career".

Chart positions

The song debuted at #55 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week ending October 8, 2005.

Chart (2005-2006)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs	6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	79