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The song “McArthur” finds the four country artists singing from the perspective of their respective character, with each verse beginning with the artist introducing themselves as one of the McArthurs.

Tim McGraw, Eric Church, Morgan Wallen, and Hardy just dropped a generational gut-punch. “McArthur,” which arrived at midnight (Jan. 30), is more than a single — it’s a statement.

But even by his standards, the origin story behind his new collaboration “McArthur” reads like a country song itself: a late-night drink, a risky text, and a chain reaction that pulled in three of the genre’s biggest names, Morgan Wallen, Eric Church, and Tim McGraw.

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The song follows the family line from the oldest generation, John McArthur (portrayed by Tim McGraw), in the early 20th century, to Junior (Eric Church) during the Vietnam War, and finally to Jones (Hardy) and his son Hunter (Wallen), who now inherits the plot of land.

Looking to the McArthur project, there are a few details worth considering. The spelling of the name McArthur, instead of “MacArthur” with an extra A, seems to place the project outside of history.