Watching Airplanes
{{Infobox song
| name = Watching Airplanes
| cover = watching airplanes single-gary allan.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Gary Allan
| album = Living Hard
| released = {{start date|2007|07|23}}
| recorded = 2007
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = 4:03
| label = MCA Nashville
| writer = Jim Beavers, Jonathan Singleton
| producer = Mark Wright, Gary Allan
| prev_title = A Feelin' Like That
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = Learning How to Bend
| next_year = 2008
}}
"Watching Airplanes" is a song written by Jim Beavers and Jonathan Singleton, and recorded by American country music singer Gary Allan. It was released in July 2007 as the first single from Allan's 2007 album Living Hard and as the twelfth of his career. The song became Allan's tenth Top 10 on the US Billboard country charts after reaching number 2 in early 2008. "Watching Airplanes" was nominated for the 'Single Record of the Year' at the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on May 18, 2008. This song was written for and in remembrance of Allan's wife, who committed suicide and was a former flight attendant.
Music video
The music video for this song was shot during live concerts at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado, the Red Dirt Roundup '07 in Fort Worth, Texas, the Nutty Brown Cafe in Austin, Texas, and in Saint George, Utah.
Chart performance
"Watching Airplanes" debuted at number 53 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of August 4, 2007. After spending 31 weeks on the chart, it peaked at number 2 for the chart week of March 1, 2008.
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| align="left"|Chart (2007–2008)
!align="center"|Peak |
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| {{singlechart|Billboardcanadacountry|11|artist=Gary Allan|artistid=166883}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|2|artist=Gary Allan|artistid=166883}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|43|artist=Gary Allan|artistid=166883}} |
| align="left"|US Billboard Pop 100
|align="center"|80 |
| {{singlechart|Canada|72|artist=Gary Allan|artistid=166883}} |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| scope="col"|Chart (2008)
!scope="col"|Position |
|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 2008: Country Songs | work=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=2008| accessdate=December 13, 2008}}
| align="center" | 26 |
Certifications
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References
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{{Gary Allan}}
Category:Songs written by Jim Beavers
Category:Songs written by Jonathan Singleton
Category:MCA Nashville Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Mark Wright (record producer)
Category:Songs about airplanes
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