Background
"You Had to Be There" was written on December 19,2024, [3] during a writer's retreat in Panama City,Florida,following Moroney's run as an opening act on Chesney's Sun Goes Down Tour in the summer of 2024. [4] It served as a full circle moment for the singer as she wrote the first verse as a reflection on seeing Chesney live in concert from the perspective of a fan from "nosebleed seats" in Atlanta,Georgia in 2018,and then the second verse sets up that seven years later she's now on stage performing with him. [4] Moroney personally gifted the song to Chesney,who ended up loving it,and collaborated on the track with Moroney for its release. [4]
Moroney announced the release of the song on April 30,2025,via her social media accounts, [5] followed by posting a scrapbook of the song's original handwritten lyrics,including a response from Chesney stating:"What an amazing way to start 2025. Megan gave me the gift of music with a song she wrote about our tour together!! Nobody has ever written a song for me before. What a gift ... Love you Megan!" [3] [6]
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