"Bring My Flowers Now" is a song by American country music singer Tanya Tucker. The song was written by Tucker with Brandi Carlile, Tim Hanseroth and Phil Hanseroth. It was released on August 16, 2019, as the fourth single from Tucker's twenty-fifth studio album While I'm Livin'. After 14 nominations throughout her career, the song earned Tucker her first Grammy Award. "Bring My Flowers Now" won Best Country Song in addition to being nominated for Best Country Solo Performance and the all-genre Grammy Award for Song of the Year. Rolling Stone placed the song at number 3 on their Best Country and Americana Songs of 2019 list, while Billboard ranked the song at number 27 on their list of the 35 Best Country Songs of the 2010s. The song peaked at number 47 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

"Bring My Flowers Now"
Live from the Troubadour version artwork
Single by Tanya Tucker
from the album While I'm Livin'
ReleasedAugust 16, 2019 (2019-08-16)
RecordedJanuary 2019
StudioSunset Sound (Los Angeles)
GenreCountry
Length4:20
LabelFantasy
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Tanya Tucker singles chronology
"The House That Built Me"
(2019)
"Bring My Flowers Now"
(2019)
"The Winner's Game"
(2019)
Music video
"Bring My Flowers Now" on YouTube

Background

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The songwriting process for "Bring My Flowers Now" began when Carlile suggested that Tucker finally finish the song she had been trying to write for 30 years. While Tucker was initially apprehensive about it, the track actually came about pretty easily. Tucker explained, "So I went into the restroom to think—I do my best thinking there—went back out, and [Brandi] was in the panel room. And we wrote this song in about 30 minutes. And then we walked in there to the vocal booth, and the band came in, and we recorded it." Tucker would later admit in interviews that she "would have liked to change a few things." She said that Carlile didn't want her to, saying that this album was about Tanya the singer, not Tanya the performer. Carlile told her, "This song sticks. This is what came out of your mouth, and that's the way we're gonna put it on there."[1]

Accolades

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Awards

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The song received three nominations at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.[2] "Bring My Flowers Now" won Best Country Song while also being nominated for Best Country Solo Performance and the all genre award for Song of the Year.[3]

Award Year Category Result
Grammy Awards 2020 Song of the Year Nominated
Best Country Solo Performance Nominated
Best Country Song Won
Americana Music Honors & Awards 2020 Song of the Year Nominated
CMT Music Awards 2020 Video of the Year Nominated

Year-end lists

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Rolling Stone placed "Bring My Flowers Now" at number three on their list of the 25 Best Country and Americana Songs of 2019.[4]

Year-end lists
Publication List Rank Ref.
Rolling Stone 25 Best Country and Americana Songs of 2019
3

Decade-end lists

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Billboard ranked the song number 27 on their 35 Best Country Songs of the 2010s list.[5]

Decade-end lists
Publication List Rank Ref.
Billboard The 35 Best Country Songs of the 2010s
27

Music video

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The music video for "Bring My Flowers Now" was directed by Trey Fanjoy and released on October 22, 2019. Filmed entirely in black and white, the video depicts Tucker slowly riding horseback down a mostly deserted street with two young flower girls paving the way with flower petals. She encounters a few strangers along the way until she gets to the end of the street, where Brandi Carlile is playing piano. They tip their hats at each other and then Tucker rides off alone. It was filmed in Carthage, TN.[6]

Track listing

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Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Bring My Flowers Now"4:20
Digital download – Live from the Troubadour
No.TitleLength
1."Bring My Flowers Now" (Live from the Troubadour)5:13

Personnel

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Adapted from the album liner notes.

Charts

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Chart (2020) Peak
position
US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[7] 33
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 47

References

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  1. ^ Liptak, Carena (January 24, 2020). "Story Behind the Song: Tanya Tucker, 'Bring My Flowers Now'". The Boot. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Freeman, Jon (November 20, 2019). "Tanya Tucker Leads 2020 Country Grammy Nominees". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "Tanya Tucker". GRAMMY.com. November 19, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Shteamer, Hank (December 5, 2019). "25 Best Country and Americana Songs of 2019". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Newman, Melinda (December 2, 2019). "The 35 Best Country Songs of the 2010s: Staff List". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  6. ^ Hudak, Joseph (October 22, 2019). "Tanya Tucker Takes One Final Ride in 'Bring My Flowers Now' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  7. ^ "Tanya Tucker Chart History (Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  8. ^ "Tanya Tucker Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2020.