No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems (song)

"No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems"
Single by Kenny Chesney
from the album No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems
Released	May 26, 2003
Recorded	2002
Genre	Country
Length	3:29(album version) 2:55 (single version)
Label	BNA 8287651854
Songwriter(s)	Casey Beathard
Producer(s)	Buddy Cannon Kenny Chesney Norro Wilson
Kenny Chesney singles chronology
"Big Star" (2003) "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems" (2003) "There Goes My Life" (2003)

"No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems" is a song written by Casey Beathard and recorded by American country music singer Kenny Chesney. It was released in May 2003 as the fifth and final single from his album of the same name. The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in August 2003, behind Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett's "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere". ^[1]

Content

The protagonist is being run ragged by his job and fantasizes about going to a tropical place where there's "No boss, no clock, no stress, and no dress code".

Music video

The music video was directed by Shaun Silva, and premiered on CMT on May 30, 2003, during CMT's "Smash Hits of Country".

Chart positions

"No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of May 24, 2003.

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2]	2
US Billboard Hot 100 [3]	28

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4]	11
US Billboard Hot 100 [5]	91

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [6]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ 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. "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
3. "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
4. "Best of 2003: Country Songs". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
5. "Billboard Top 100 – 2003". Billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
6. "American single certifications – Kenny Chesney – No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved August 12, 2022.