Released in October 2003, the Tim McGraw hit "Watch the Wind Blow By" was the fifth and final single from his album Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors, the first album to feature McGraw's band. The song reached #1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart for the week of March 20, 2004, and also peaked at #32 on the Hot 100.

(By the way, Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw started out performing traditional country until the late '90s)