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"Don't Happen Twice" is a song written by Curtis Lance and Thom McHugh and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released in January 2001 as the second single from Chesney's Greatest Hits compilation album . The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in June 2001.

Content

"Don't Happen Twice" is a song about a man meeting his first love again. She asks him if he remembers her, and he replies by telling her about all the times they spent together. He says he could never forget her.

Music video

The music video for "Don't Happen Twice" was co-directed by Glen Rose and Kenny Chesney. It premiered on CMT on January 30, 2001, and was named a "Hot Shot" by CMT. The video "Don't Happen Twice" shows Kenny Chesney on tour. It also includes a cameo appearance by Tim McGraw.

Chart performance

"Don't Happen Twice" debuted at number 60 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the chart week of January 20, 2001.

Chart (2001)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	1
US Billboard Hot 100	26

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Don't Happen Twice"
Chart (2001)	Position
Canada Radio (Nielsen BDS)	94
US Country Songs (Billboard)	3
US Billboard Hot 100	85

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)	Gold	500,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
"Kenny Chesney Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
"Kenny Chesney Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
"BDS CHART : Top 100 of 2001". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 26, 2002. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
"Best of 2001: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2001. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
"Billboard Top 100 – 2001". Billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
"American single certifications – Kenny Chesney – Don't Happen Twice". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 18, 2022.

v t e Kenny Chesney 1993–2009 singles
Albums Singles
In My Wildest Dreams	"The Tin Man"
All I Need to Know	"Fall in Love" "All I Need to Know" "Grandpa Told Me So"
Me and You	"Me and You" "When I Close My Eyes"
I Will Stand	"She's Got It All" "A Chance" "That's Why I'm Here" "I Will Stand"
Everywhere We Go	"How Forever Feels" "You Had Me from Hello" "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" "What I Need to Do"
Greatest Hits	"I Lost It" "Don't Happen Twice" "The Tin Man"
No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems	"Young" "The Good Stuff" "A Lot of Things Different" "Big Star" "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems"
When the Sun Goes Down	"There Goes My Life" "When the Sun Goes Down" "I Go Back" "The Woman with You" "Anything but Mine" "Keg in the Closet"
The Road and the Radio	"Who You'd Be Today" "Living in Fast Forward" "Summertime" "You Save Me" "Beer in Mexico"
Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates	"Never Wanted Nothing More" "Don't Blink" "Shiftwork" "Better as a Memory"
Lucky Old Sun	"Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven" "Down the Road"
Greatest Hits II	"Out Last Night" "I'm Alive" "Ain't Back Yet"
Other songs	"Back Where I Come From" "Baptism" "Some People Change" "Hey, Good Lookin'" "Find Out Who Your Friends Are" "Every Other Weekend"

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