"Thicker Than Blood" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Garth Brooks.
The song reached number 18 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
According to the liner notes, the song is about Brooks's father, who served in the United States Marine Corps.
Brooks also said that he did not want to refer to his father as an "ex-Marine", but could not find any other way to describe him while fitting the song's meter.
[2] "Thicker Than Blood" debuted at number 58 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart dated December 1, 2001, based on unsolicited airplay following the album's release.