Watching Airplanes - Wikipedia Watching Airplanes `` Watching Airplanes '' Single by Gary Allan from the album Living Hard Released July 23, 2007 ( 2007 - 07 - 23 ) Format CD Single Recorded 2007 Genre Country Length 4 : 03 Label MCA Nashville Songwriter ( s ) Jim Beavers, Jonathan Singleton Producer ( s ) Mark Wright, Gary Allan Gary Allan singles chronology `` A Feelin ' Like That '' ( 2006 ) `` Watching Airplanes '' ( 2007 ) `` Learning How to Bend '' ( 2008 ) `` A Feelin ' Like That '' ( 2006 ) `` Watching Airplanes '' ( 2007 ) `` Learning How to Bend '' ( 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. The song was also included on the compilation album, Now That 's What I Call Country. Contents 1 Music video 2 Chart performance 2.1 Year - end charts 3 References 4 External links 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. Chart ( 2007 - 2008 ) Peak position US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) US Billboard Hot 100 43 US Billboard Pop 100 80 Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 72 Year - end charts Chart ( 2008 ) Position US Country Songs ( Billboard ) 26 References Jump up ^ `` Gary Allan Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Gary Allan Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Gary Allan Chart History ( Canadian Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Best of 2008 : Country Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2008. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Gary Allan Studio albums Used Heart for Sale It Would Be You Smoke Rings in the Dark Alright Guy See If I Care Tough All Over Living Hard Get Off on the Pain Set You Free Compilation albums Greatest Hits Icon Notable singles `` Her Man '' `` It Would Be You '' `` Smoke Rings in the Dark '' `` Lovin ' You Against My Will '' `` Right Where I Need to Be '' `` Man of Me '' `` The One '' `` Man to Man '' `` Tough Little Boys '' `` Songs About Rain '' `` Nothing On but the Radio '' `` Best I Ever Had '' `` Life Ai n't Always Beautiful '' `` A Feelin ' Like That '' `` Watching Airplanes '' `` Learning How to Bend '' `` She 's So California '' `` Today '' `` Get Off on the Pain '' `` Kiss Me When I 'm Down '' `` Every Storm ( Runs Out of Rain ) '' `` Pieces '' `` It Ai n't the Whiskey '' `` Hangover Tonight '' Related articles Discography This 2000s country song - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Watching_Airplanes&oldid=841862844 '' Categories : 2007 singles Gary Allan songs Songs written by Jim Beavers Songs written by Jonathan Singleton MCA Nashville Records singles Song recordings produced by Mark Wright ( record producer ) 2007 songs 2000s country song stubs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart usages for Canada All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 18 May 2018, at 15 : 24. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who sings i'm just sitting out here watching airplanes
Answer: American country music singer Gary Allan