Mark Irwin (songwriter)


Mark Irwin is an American country music songwriter.
In 1990, he co-wrote Alan Jackson's "Here in the Real World", which was twice nominated for Song of the Year by the Country Music Association. He also wrote "Till I Was Loved by You" by Chely Wright, "If the Jukebox Took Teardrops" by Danni Leigh, and "19 and Crazy" by Bomshel. In 2013, he wrote Tim McGraw and Taylor Swift's "Highway Don't Care", which reached number 1, and Tyler Farr's #1 hit "Redneck Crazy".
Aside from "Bama Breeze" recorded by Jimmy Buffet, "Power of Positive Drinking" by Chris Jansen and "Looking For That Girl" also by Tim McGraw, Mark has had songs recorded by over 100 recording artists.