Even if you've heard Garth Brooks' signature song "Friends in Low Places" a million times (and most of us have), you'll still learning something new here. Everybody knows the song — released 35 years ago Wednesday, Aug. 6 — it's probably the biggest and most popular country song of all time. DeWayne Blackwell and Earl Bud Lee wrote "Friends in Low Places." Let's begin right there and then start telling the full, unfiltered story of "Friends in Low Places." 11 Stunning Secrets of Garth Brooks, "Friends In Low Places" Garth Brooks ' "Friend in Low Places" is a song of many legends and — as it turns out — they're nearly all true!