Gwyneth Paltrow records country single for new film 'Country Strong'

07/27/2010 by Corinne Heller

Gwyneth Paltrow has recorded a single called "Country Strong" for her upcoming film by the same name that stars country artist and actor Tim McGraw and Gossip Girl regular Leighton Meester.

Vince Gill and Patty Griffin provide background vocals, CMT said, adding that Jennifer Hanson, Tony Martin and Mark Nesler have written the track.

The song is to be featured on the film's soundtrack when it is released on October 26 by RCA Nashville. (Listen to the song at TheBoot.com)

The chorus of the single goes: "Cos I'm country strong / Hard to break like the ground I grew up on / You may fool me and I'll fall / But I won't stay down long / Cos I'm country strong."

In the film, Paltrow plays Kelly Canter, a country star looking for a comeback and McGraw plays her husband and manager. Meester portrays a former beauty queen. The movie was written and directed by Shana Feste and is set to be released on December 22.

Paltrow, an Oscar winner who is married to Coldplay singer Chris Martin, also lent her vocals to the song "Cruisin", a duet with rock singer Huey Lewis that was featured on the soundtrack of the 200 film Duets.

McGraw also starred in the 2009 film The Blind Side, which earned Sandra Bullock an Academy Award and more recently, a Teen Choice Awards nomination.