Young (Kenny Chesney song)

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"Young"
Young Kenny Chesney single cover.jpg
Single by Kenny Chesney
from the album No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems
B-side "For the First Time" [1]
ReleasedDecember 31, 2001
Recorded2001
Genre Country
Length3:55
Label BNA
Songwriter(s) Craig Wiseman
Naoise Sheridan
Steve McEwan
Producer(s) Buddy Cannon
Kenny Chesney
Norro Wilson
Kenny Chesney singles chronology
"The Tin Man"
(2001)
"Young"
(2001)
"The Good Stuff"
(2002)

"Young" is a song written by Naoise Sheridan, Steve McEwan, and Craig Wiseman and recorded by American country music singer Kenny Chesney. It was released in December 2001 as the lead single from Chesney's 2002 album No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems . The song peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and at number 35 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

Contents

Content

The narrator reflects on what he did when he was in his teen years.

Music video

The music video was Chesney's first of many videos that were directed by Shaun Silva, and produced by Steve Gainer. It premiered on CMT on January 4, 2002, when CMT named it a "Hot Shot". It was filmed in Sanford, Florida, at the old bridge over the St. Johns River, and on the banks of the river.

Chart positions

"Young" debuted at number 50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of December 29, 2001.

Chart (2001–2002)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 2
US Billboard Hot 100 [3] 35

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)Position
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 19

Certifications

Certifications for Young
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [5] Gold500,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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