Til It's Gone

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"Til It's Gone"
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Single by Kenny Chesney
from the album The Big Revival
ReleasedOctober 13, 2014 (2014-10-13)
Recorded2014
Genre Country
Length
  • 4:11 (album version)
  • 3:00 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Kenny Chesney singles chronology
"American Kids"
(2014)
"Til It's Gone"
(2014)
"Wild Child"
(2015)

"Til It's Gone" is a song written by Rodney Clawson, David Lee Murphy, and Jimmy Yeary [1] and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released in October 2014 as the second single from Chesney’s 2014 album The Big Revival . [2] [3]

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Critical reception

The song received a favorable review from Taste of Country, which said that "the lines are sharp and catchy and roll off the Tennessee native’s tongue like a great pickup line" and it is "a song that could be found on so many of Chesney’s previous records, yet it still sounds fresh for today." [4]

Music video

The music video was directed by Don Carr and was premiered in October 2014. [5] It was taken from CMT Instant Jam, filmed live at the Georgia Theatre in Athens, Georgia. [6]

Chart performance

"Til It's Gone" debuted at number 40 on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of October 11, 2014. [7] It also debuted at number 48 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of October 18, 2014.

Weekly charts

Chart (2014–2015)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [8] 75
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [9] 1
US Billboard Hot 100 [10] 60
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [11] 1
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [12] 8

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)Position
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [13] 89
Chart (2015)Position
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [14] 50
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [15] 69

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