Summertime (Kenny Chesney song)
| "Summertime" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Kenny Chesney | ||||
| from the album The Road and the Radio | ||||
| Released | April 11, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length |
3:26 (album version) 3:07 (single version) | |||
| Label | BNA | |||
| Writer(s) |
Craig Wiseman Steve McEwan | |||
| Producer(s) |
Buddy Cannon Kenny Chesney | |||
| Kenny Chesney singles chronology | ||||
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"Summertime" is a song written by Craig Wiseman and Steve McEwan, and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released in April 2006 as the third single from Chesney's album The Road and the Radio. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.[1]
Background and writing
Co-writer Craig Wiseman told The Boot that he and McEwan had been working on "My Old Friend" for Tim McGraw until he took a break from writing and went out on the back steps of his office. Wiseman said "It was that first night when it stays warm, and you can smell the grass growing. I walked outside and was like, 'Man ... summertime! Smell that!' It was that first warm night of summer. It was great." He also said that the next day he was driving in to write with Steve and he couldn't stop saying "Summertime!". Once he got to the office he pulled up a drumbeat and kept saying it. Wiseman said that he didn't originally want to call the song 'Summertime' because he wanted to be original, but he just kept coming back to that title.[2]
Content
The song talks about many different activities that take place in the summer.
Music video
The music video was made, and premiered after the single's actual chart run, and while "Beer in Mexico" was climbing the charts. The video was shot at various concerts, and was directed by Kenny Chesney and Shaun Silva. It was also Kenny's directorial debut.
Chart performance
"Summertime" charted for one week at number 60 on the Hot Country Songs chart dated for November 26, 2005. It re-entered at number 31 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of April 15, 2006.
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 34 |
| US Billboard Pop 100 | 51 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2006) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 3 |
| Preceded by "Settle for a Slowdown" by Dierks Bentley |
Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one single June 17 - July 15, 2006 |
Succeeded by "The World" by Brad Paisley |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 91. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ↑ Conaway, Alanna (25 June 2010). "Kenny Chesney, 'Summertime' - Story Behind the Lyrics". The Boot. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
- ↑ "Kenny Chesney – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Kenny Chesney.
- ↑ "Kenny Chesney – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Kenny Chesney.
- ↑ "Best of 2006: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2006. Retrieved July 10, 2012.