When the Sun Goes Down (Kenny Chesney song)

"When the Sun Goes Down" is a song written by Brett James and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney as a duet with Uncle Kracker. It was released in February 2004 as the second single and title track from Chesney's 2004 album of the same name. The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart on April 3, holding the number one position for five weeks. It also reached number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was Uncle Kracker's first appearance on the country music charts, his next one being "Smile".

The song appears on the game Karaoke Revolution Country.

Music video

The music video was directed by Shaun Silva, and premiered on CMT on February 6, 2004. The video shoot took place during Chesney's Keg in the Closet Tour at small venues near college campuses, including the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia. The beach scenes were shot in South Florida.

Chart performance

"When the Sun Goes Down" debuted at number 40 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of February 7, 2004.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Canada Country (Radio & Records)	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	1
US Billboard Hot 100	26

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	4
US Billboard Hot 100	89

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)	2× Platinum	2,000,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

"When the Sun Goes Down: Chart history". Billboard.com. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
Radio & Records: April 16, 2004, page 48 worldradiohistory.com
"Kenny Chesney Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
"Kenny Chesney Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
"Best of 2004: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2004. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
"Billboard Top 100 – 2004". Billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
"American single certifications – Kenny Chesney – When the Sun Goes Down". 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"

v t e Uncle Kracker
Studio albums	Double Wide (2000) No Stranger to Shame (2002) Seventy Two and Sunny (2004) Happy Hour (2009) Midnight Special (2012)
Extended plays	Happy Hour: The South River Road Sessions (2010)
Singles	"Follow Me" "In a Little While" "Drift Away" "Smile" "Good to Be Me"
Guest singles	"When the Sun Goes Down"
Related	Discography

This 2000s country song-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: