Watch the Wind Blow By

"Watch the Wind Blow By"
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Single by Tim McGraw
from the album Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors
Released	October 27, 2003
Recorded	2002
Genre	Country
Length	4:36
Label	Curb
Writer(s)	Anders Osborne Dylan Altman
Producer(s)	Byron Gallimore Tim McGraw Darran Smith
Tim McGraw singles chronology
"Real Good Man" (2003) "Watch the Wind Blow By" (2003) "Live Like You Were Dying" (2004)

"Watch the Wind Blow By" is a song written by Anders Osborne and Dylan Altman, and performed by American country music singer Tim McGraw. It was released in October 2003 as the fifth and final single from McGraw's album Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart on March 20, 2004. It also peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Content

The narrator states that all he wants to do is relax with his lover and "watch the wind blow by."

Chart positions

"Watch the Wind Blow By" debuted at number 48 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the chart week of November 1, 2003.

Chart (2003–04)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	1
US Billboard Hot 100	32

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)	9

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "American Soldier" by Toby Keith

Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single March 20-March 27, 2004

Succeeded by "When the Sun Goes Down" by Kenny Chesney and Uncle Kracker