Atkins’ song “Watching You” was a No. 1 hit on the Billboard U.S. Hot Country Songs chart after its fall 2006 release. The subject is the star’s little boy, but he’s not so little anymore.

As a refresher, Rodney released “Watching You,” a touching song inspired by his then-five-year-old son, Elijah, in 2006.

As late Father’s Day gift, country music legend Rodney Atkins released tease of his hit song ‘Watching You’ with the son he wrote it about.

Country singer/songwriter Rodney Atkins is headlining the Cedar County Fair Grandstand in Tipton on Saturday night, July 13, 2024. (Courtesy of Rodney Atkins) ...

Rodney Atkins and his son, Eli, are singing Watching You together nearly 20 years after its release.

Atkins says his son has always had an ear for good songs, and that he even picked his 2011 hit "Take a Back Road" to be a single.

As late Father’s Day gift, country music legend Rodney Atkins released tease of his hit song ‘Watching You’ with the son he wrote it about.