Here and Now (Kenny Chesney song)

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"Here and Now"

Single by Kenny Chesney

from the album Here and Now

Released

February 21, 2020

Genre

Country

Length

2:52

Label

Blue Chair/Warner Nashville

Songwriter(s)

Producer(s)

Kenny Chesney
Buddy Cannon

Kenny Chesney singles chronology

"Tip of My Tongue"
(2019)

"Here and Now"
(2020)

"Happy Does"
(2020)

"Here and Now" is a song recorded by American country music singer Kenny Chesney. It is the second single and title track from his nineteenth studio album Here and Now. The song was written by Craig Wiseman, David Lee Murphy and David Garcia.

Content

Chesney told The Boot that “The chorus is everything I feel about my time on stage... the rush of it absolutely being the best place, best moment in the entire world. There’s no rush like it...It says everything about how we all put off living our lives because there’s so much other stuff to do." It has a central theme about "living in the moment".^[1]

Brian Mansfield, writing for Variety, said that "With a guitar intro that recalls the Doobie Brothers' 'China Grove', the bracing title track marries Chesney’s classic-rock-infused country with his in-the-moment philosophy..Instead of ringing hollow, it might be the perfect motivational song for quarantine days — a high-energy number that doesn’t necessarily try to get you to do anything, except maybe to make the most of doing nothing."^[2]

Chart performance

"Here and Now" reached a peak of Number One on the Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week dated July 4, 2020, making it his 31st Number One hit.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[3]	73
Canada Country (Billboard)^[4]	1
US Billboard Hot 100^[5]	38
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[6]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[7]	7
US Rolling Stone Top 100^[8]	84

Year-end charts

Chart (2020)	Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[9]	39
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[10]	33

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[11]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Angela Stefano (February 20, 2020). "Kenny Chesney Reveals New Single, 'Here and Now' [LISTEN]". The Boot. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
^ "Kenny Chesney's 'Here and Now': Album Review". Variety. April 30, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
^ "Top 100 Songs, July 3, 2020 - July 9, 2020". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
^ "Country Airplay Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
^ "American single certifications – Kenny Chesney – Here And Now". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 15, 2020.

v t e Kenny Chesney 2010s–2020s singles
Albums Singles
Hemingway's Whiskey	"The Boys of Fall" "Somewhere with You" "Live a Little" "You and Tequila" "Reality"
Welcome to the Fishbowl	"Feel Like a Rock Star" "Come Over" "El Cerrito Place"
Life on a Rock	"Pirate Flag" "When I See This Bar"
The Big Revival	"American Kids" "Til It's Gone" "Wild Child" "Save It for a Rainy Day"
Cosmic Hallelujah	"Noise" "Setting the World on Fire" "Bar at the End of the World" "All the Pretty Girls"
Songs for the Saints	"Get Along" "Better Boat"
Here and Now	"Tip of My Tongue" "Here and Now" "Happy Does" "Knowing You" "Everyone She Knows"
Born	"Take Her Home" "Just to Say We Did"
Other songs	"Everything's Gonna Be Alright" "Half of My Hometown"