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.^[1] It was Uncle Kracker's first appearance on the country music charts, his next one being "Smile".

"When the Sun Goes Down"
Single by Kenny Chesney and Uncle Kracker
from the album When the Sun Goes Down
Released	February 2, 2004
Recorded	2004
Genre	Country
Length	4:50 (album version) 3:28 (single version)
Label	BNA
Songwriter(s)	Brett James
Producer(s)	Buddy Cannon Kenny Chesney
Kenny Chesney singles chronology
"There Goes My Life" (2003) "When the Sun Goes Down" (2004) "I Go Back" (2004)
Uncle Kracker singles chronology
"Memphis Soul Song" (2003) "When the Sun Goes Down" (2004) "Rescue" (2004)

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)[2]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	1
US Billboard Hot 100[4]	26

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	4
US Billboard Hot 100[6]	89

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7]	3× Platinum	3,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.