Summertime (Kenny Chesney song)

"Summertime"
Single by Kenny Chesney
from the album The Road and the Radio
ReleasedApril 10, 2006
Recorded2005
GenreCountry
Length3:26 (album version)
3:07 (single version)
LabelBNA
Songwriter(s)Craig Wiseman
Steve McEwan
Producer(s)Buddy Cannon
Kenny Chesney
Kenny Chesney singles chronology
"Living in Fast Forward"
(2006) 		"Summertime"
(2006) 		"You Save Me"
(2006)

"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 2005 album The Road and the Radio. The song reached number one on the U.S. 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 premiered on CMT on February 8, 2007. 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. It reached number one on June 17, 2006 and remained there for five consecutive weeks until it was knocked off by "The World" by Brad Paisley.

Chart (2006) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 34
US Billboard Pop 100 51
Canada Country (Billboard)[5] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2006) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 3

Release history

Release dates and format(s) for "Summertime"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States April 10, 2006 Country radio BNA [7]

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ Conaway, Alanna (25 June 2010). "Kenny Chesney, 'Summertime' - Story Behind the Lyrics". The Boot. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Best of 2006: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2006. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
  7. ^ "Going for Adds - Country" (PDF). Radio & Records. April 7, 2006. p. 24.
  8. ^ "American single certifications – Kenny Chesney – Summertime". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
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