Never Wanted Nothing More

"Never Wanted Nothing More"
Single by Kenny Chesney
from the album Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates
Released	June 12, 2007
Format	CD single
Genre	Country
Length	3:29
Label	BNA
Writer(s)	Ronnie Bowman Chris Stapleton[1]
Producer	Buddy Cannon Kenny Chesney
Kenny Chesney singles chronology
"Beer in Mexico" (2007) "Never Wanted Nothing More" (2007) "Don't Blink" (2007)

"Never Wanted Nothing More" is the title of a song written by Ronnie Bowman and Chris Stapleton, and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released in June 2007 as the lead-off single to his album Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates. To date, it is his fastest-climbing Number One single, reaching the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts on its eighth chart week.^[2]

On the Billboard chart dated for the week of June 16, 2007, "Never Wanted Nothing More" debuted at number 37, due to airplay received before its official release. (The song received airplay 56 hours before its official release date.)^[2] The next chart week, it moved up from number 37 to number 17, and reached number 1 in its eighth chart week.

Content

The song is a moderate up-tempo, accompanied by acoustic guitar and banjo. It features the narrator's recollections of the major highlights of his life, such as buying his first car, losing his virginity, getting married, and finding the Lord. With each recollection, he states that he "never wanted nothing more" than to do what he has done.

Reception

Kevin John Coyne, reviewing the song for Country Universe, gave it a B+ rating. He said that it is "a surprisingly twangy single, all plucky banjos and the like." He then goes on to say that "it’s a promising first look at what will certainly be one of the year’s biggest albums." ^[3]

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 37 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs for the week of June 16, 2007.

Chart (2007)	Peak position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[4]	1
US Billboard Hot 100[5]	22
US Billboard Pop 100	34
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6]	49

References

1. ^ "Kenny Chesney plans to release new single from forthcoming CD" (html). CountryStandardTime.com. http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=642&t=Kenny_Chesney_plans_to_release_new_single_from_forthcoming_CD. Retrieved 2007-07-26. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Kenny Chesney sets record with "Never Wanted Nothing More"" (html). CountryStandardTime.com. http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=791&t=Kenny_Chesney_sets_record_with_Never_Wanted_Nothing_More. Retrieved 2007-07-26. 
3. ^ Coyne, Kevin John (2007-06-02). "Kenny Chesney - "Never Wanted Nothing More"". Country Universe. http://www.countryuniverse.net/2007/06/02/review-kenny-chesney-never-wanted-nothing-more/. Retrieved 2010-06-17. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ "Kenny Chesney Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Country Songs for Kenny Chesney. Prometheus Global Media.
5. ^ "Kenny Chesney Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Kenny Chesney. Prometheus Global Media.
6. ^ "Kenny Chesney Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Kenny Chesney. Prometheus Global Media.

Preceded by "Lost In This Moment" by Big & Rich

Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one single August 4—September 1, 2007

Succeeded by "These Are My People" by Rodney Atkins