What country singer has friends in low places?
Friends in Low Places Friends in Low Places "Friends in Low Places" is a song performed by American country artist Garth Brooks. It was released on August 6, 1990 as the lead single from his album "No Fences". The song spent four weeks at number one on the Hot Country Songs, and won both the Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association awards for 1990 Single of the Year. "Friends in Low Places" was written in 1989 by songwriters Earl Bud Lee and Dewayne Blackwell. The two songwriters had given the song to Brooks to record as a demo soon before the release
Friends in Low Places Low Places live version with the 3rd verse was recorded and went on the double disc live album. "Friends in Low Places" first entered the Hot Country Songs on August 18, 1990. It took only eight weeks to reach No. 1, where it remained there for four weeks until it was knocked off by "You Lie" performed by Reba McEntire. It was also one of the biggest hits of the year. By then, the song was already causing a stir. Brooks told a reporter from "USA Today" in October 1990, when the song was still at its chart peak, that