Here and Now (Kenny Chesney song)

"Here and Now"
Single by Kenny Chesney
from the album Here and Now
ReleasedFebruary 21, 2020 (2020-02-21)
GenreCountry
Length2:52
LabelBlue Chair/Warner Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Kenny Chesney singles chronology
"Tip of My Tongue"
(2019) 		"Here and Now"
(2020) 		"Happy Does"
(2020)

"Here and Now" is a song recorded by American country music singer Kenny Chesney. It is the second single and title track from his nineteenth studio album Here and Now. The song was written by Craig Wiseman, David Lee Murphy and David Garcia.

Content

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Chesney told The Boot that “The chorus is everything I feel about my time on stage... the rush of it absolutely being the best place, best moment in the entire world. There’s no rush like it...It says everything about how we all put off living our lives because there’s so much other stuff to do." It has a central theme about "living in the moment".[1]

Brian Mansfield, writing for Variety, said that "With a guitar intro that recalls the Doobie Brothers' 'China Grove', the bracing title track marries Chesney’s classic-rock-infused country with his in-the-moment philosophy..Instead of ringing hollow, it might be the perfect motivational song for quarantine days — a high-energy number that doesn’t necessarily try to get you to do anything, except maybe to make the most of doing nothing."[2]

Chart performance

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"Here and Now" reached a peak of Number One on the Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week dated July 4, 2020, making it his 31st Number One hit.

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Angela Stefano (February 20, 2020). "Kenny Chesney Reveals New Single, 'Here and Now' [LISTEN]". The Boot. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "Kenny Chesney's 'Here and Now': Album Review". Variety. April 30, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  4. ^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  6. ^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  7. ^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  8. ^ "Top 100 Songs, July 3, 2020 - July 9, 2020". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  9. ^ "Country Airplay Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  10. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  11. ^ "American single certifications – Kenny Chesney – Here And Now". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
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