Paint Me a Birmingham - wikipedia Paint Me a Birmingham `` Paint Me a Birmingham '' Single by Tracy Lawrence from the album Strong Released October 13, 2003 Format CD single Genre Country Length 3 : 47 Label DreamWorks Nashville 14205 Songwriter ( s ) Buck Moore Gary Duffy Producer ( s ) James Stroud Tracy Lawrence singles chronology `` What a Memory '' ( 2002 ) `` Paint Me a Birmingham '' ( 2003 ) `` It 's All How You Look at It '' ( 2004 ) `` What a Memory '' ( 2002 ) `` Paint Me a Birmingham '' ( 2003 ) `` It 's All How You Look at It '' ( 2004 ) `` Paint Me a Birmingham '' is a song written by Buck Moore and Gary Duffy. It was concurrently released by American country music artists Ken Mellons and Tracy Lawrence, whose versions entered the country charts within one week of each other. Lawrence 's was the more successful of the two, reaching # 4 in May 2004 and becoming his first Top 5 country hit since `` Lessons Learned '' in April 2000. Contents 1 Content 2 Music video 3 Chart positions 3.1 Ken Mellons 3.2 Tracy Lawrence 3.2. 1 Year - end charts 4 Parodies 5 References 6 External links Content The narrator describes an encounter on the beach with an artist who is painting ocean scenes. The singer then asks the painter to paint a picture of the plans the man and his lost lover had actually made. The song is in the key of G - flat major, modulating up to A-flat major at the last chorus, with a vocal range from A ♭ 3 to D ♭ 5. Music video The music video was filmed live in concert. Chart positions Ken Mellons Chart ( 2003 ) Peak position US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) 54 Tracy Lawrence Chart ( 2003 - 2004 ) Peak position US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) US Billboard Hot 100 42 Year - end charts Chart ( 2004 ) Position US Country Songs ( Billboard ) 28 Parodies On his 2005 album Bipolar and Proud, country music parodist Cledus T. Judd parodied the song as `` Bake Me a Country Ham ''. Judd 's parody charted at # 58 on the country music charts as well. References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2008 ). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0 - 89820 - 177 - 2. Jump up ^ `` ' Paint Me a Birmingham ' sheet music ''. Musicnotes.com. Retrieved 17 December 2013. Jump up ^ `` Ken Mellons Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Tracy Lawrence Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Tracy Lawrence Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Best of 2004 : Country Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2004. Retrieved July 11, 2012. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Tracy Lawrence Studio albums Sticks and Stones Alibis I See It Now Time Marches On The Coast Is Clear Lessons Learned Tracy Lawrence Strong For the Love All Wrapped Up in Christmas The Rock Compilation albums Tracy Lawrence Live and Unplugged The Best of Tracy Lawrence Then & Now : The Hits Collection The Very Best of Tracy Lawrence Notable singles `` Sticks and Stones '' `` Today 's Lonely Fool '' `` Runnin ' Behind '' `` Somebody Paints the Wall '' `` Alibis '' `` Ca n't Break It to My Heart '' `` My Second Home '' `` If the Good Die Young '' `` Renegades, Rebels and Rogues '' `` I See It Now '' `` As Any Fool Can See '' `` Texas Tornado '' `` If the World Had a Front Porch '' `` If You Loved Me '' `` Time Marches On '' `` Stars over Texas '' `` Is That a Tear '' `` Better Man, Better Off '' `` How a Cowgirl Says Goodbye '' `` The Coast Is Clear '' `` Lessons Learned '' `` Lonely '' `` Unforgiven '' `` Life Do n't Have to Be So Hard '' `` Paint Me a Birmingham '' `` It 's All How You Look at It '' `` Used to the Pain '' `` Find Out Who Your Friends Are '' Related articles Discography Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paint_Me_a_Birmingham&oldid=846709111 '' Categories : 2003 singles Tracy Lawrence songs Ken Mellons songs Song recordings produced by James Stroud DreamWorks Records singles Songs written by Buck Moore 2003 songs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 20 June 2018, at 12 : 25 ( UTC ). 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 wrote the song paint me a birmingham
Answer: Buck Moore