Chicken Tendies

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"Chicken Tendies"
Chicken Tendies by Clinton Kane.png
Single by Clinton Kane
from the album Maybe Someday It'll All Be OK
Released19 February 2021
Recorded2020
Length3:16
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Clinton Kane
  • Steve Rusch
Producer(s) Steve Rusch
Clinton Kane singles chronology
"Change Ur Mind"
(2021)
"Chicken Tendies"
(2021)
"I Guess I'm in Love"
(2021)
Music video
"Chicken Tendies" on YouTube

"Chicken Tendies" (stylised in all capitals) is a song by singer Clinton Kane, released on 19 February 2021 as the lead single from his second EP, Maybe Someday It'll All Be OK.

Contents

Via a TikTok video, Kane said the song opens up the wounds of his strained relationship with his religious mother, and "about accepting things and relationships I can't change." [1]

Background and release

On 20 October 2020, Kane first teased the song as a "lil idea" via his TikTok. Two weeks later followed it with another preview of the chorus in a stripped down format. [2]

On 10 December 2020, Kane shared a snippet of the song with the caption "haven't leaked a song in forever so here we are". [2] The song was officially released on 19 February 2021. [3]

Charts

Chart performance for "Chicken Tendies"
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Australian Artist (ARIA) [4] 16
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [5] 57
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [6] 156
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [7] 4
UK Singles (OCC) [8] 83
US Billboard Hot 100 [9] 88

Certifications

Certifications for "Chicken Tendies"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [10] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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