Editing Garth Brooks (section)

===2000–2004: ''Scarecrow'' and retirement===
As his career flourished, Brooks seemed frustrated by the conflicts between career and family. He first talked of retiring from performing in 1992, and again in 1995, but each time returned to touring.<ref name="latimes1993">{{citation | title = Garth Brooks Does What He Has To – Signing a Rich New Contract and Repairing L.A. | newspaper = The Los Angeles Times | date = January 23, 1993 | url = http://www.planetgarth.com/news/article.php?cid=00229 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150402111140/http://www.planetgarth.com/news/article.php?cid=00229 | url-status=dead | archive-date = April 2, 2015 | access-date = March 16, 2007 }}. Archived from [http://www.planetgarth.com/news/article.php?cid=00229 the original] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621045640/http://www.planetgarth.com/news/article.php?cid=00229 |date=June 21, 2012 }} on March 21, 2017.</ref> In 1999, Brooks appeared on [[The Nashville Network]]'s ''Crook & Chase'' program, again mentioning retirement in a more serious tone.<ref name="boehlert">{{citation | last = Boehlert | first = Eric | title = Garth Brooks Ponders Retirement Amid Sales Slump | newspaper = Rolling Stone | date = December 16, 1999 | url = http://www.wholenote.com/default.asp?iTarget=http%3A//www.wholenote.com/news/item.asp%3Fi%3D116 | access-date = March 16, 2007 | url-status=dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130616035609/http://www.wholenote.com/n116--Garth-Brooks-Ponders-Retirement-Amid-Sales-Slump | archive-date = June 16, 2013 }}</ref> On October 26, 2000, Brooks officially announced his retirement from recording and performing.<ref name="rosen2">{{cite web|last=Rosen |first=Craig |title=Garth Brooks Announces Retirement |publisher=Yahoo Music |date=October 26, 2000 |url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12057103 |access-date=March 16, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061217105905/http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12057103 |archive-date=December 17, 2006 }}</ref> Later that evening, Capitol Records noted Brooks' achievement of selling 100&nbsp;million albums in the US, celebrating at Nashville's [[Bridgestone Arena|Gaylord Entertainment Center]].<ref name="rosen"/>

Brooks' final album before retirement, ''[[Scarecrow (Garth Brooks album)|Scarecrow]]'', was released on November 13, 2001. The album did not match the sales levels of Brooks' heyday, but still sold well, reaching No. 1 on ''Billboard'' 200 and Top Country Albums charts. Although he staged a few performances for promotional purposes, Brooks stated that he would be retired from recording and performing at least until his youngest daughter finished high school.<ref name="rosen2" />