Every No. 1 Single of the 2000s: Tim McGraw, “Watch the Wind Blow By”

“Watch the Wind Blow By”

Tim McGraw

Written by Dylan Altman and Anders Osborne

Radio & Records

#1 (1 week)

March 19, 2004

Billboard

#1 (2 weeks)

March 20 – March 27, 2004

Tim McGraw is set to go into the Country Music Hall of Fame this year, and I couldn’t be happier.

He remains my favorite of all of the male country artists who launched in the nineties, largely because of his impeccable choice of material.

“Watch the Wind Blow By” is a breezy ballad that is a step or two below his strongest material. Maybe that’s why he’s oversinging on the track to compensate.

This undercuts the vibe of the song, with its smooth production that really does sound like the wind blowing by. This would be at least a B+ if he wasn’t singing so forcefully.

It’s a vibe killer.

“Watch the Wind Blow By” gets a B-.

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