Summary
"Tip of My Tongue" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released in July 2019 as the first single from his 2020 album Here and Now.[3] Chesney wrote this song with songwriter Ross Copperman and English singer Ed Sheeran, and co-produced it with Copperman.[2]
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| Single by Kenny Chesney | ||||
| from the album Here and Now | ||||
| Released | July 12, 2019 | |||
| Genre | Country pop[1] | |||
| Length | 3:19 | |||
| Label | Blue Chair/Warner Nashville | |||
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| Kenny Chesney singles chronology | ||||
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History and content edit
Chesney announced the song's release in July 2019, as the lead single to an upcoming nineteenth studio album. He wrote the song with Ross Copperman and Ed Sheeran. Of the co-writing process, he told the blog Nash Country Daily that "You start talking, and words fall out, and anything can happen. When you go in and write on any given day, the chemistry is what it is. When the idea fell out, we all just laughed and went, ‘Well, what can we do with that?’"[4] He later added on to the song writing process by saying, "With all the great songs that have been written in this town, I think you always want to do something a little different, I think there’s this moment when you look at someone and you know they contain everything. You want to know everything, consume everything about them. It’s why we say ‘It’s a long way down,’ because you want to know it all. And the best part: We got a melody that feels like what's going on lyrically. The music matches the words, and you can just drift in it"[5]
Critical reception edit
Taste of Country writer Billy Dukes said that the song is a "mid-tempo, progressive-sounding track [that] places Chesney's familiar voice in a progressive new setting, creating a very contemporary track that has strong pop influences."[1] Jon Freeman of Rolling Stone Country said described the song as "a celebration of sensuality" and said, "Over a dreamy, percussion-free bed of guitar and synthesizer, Chesney sings of his appreciation for the little details — like the dimples in someone’s back — that make him fall a little more in love with someone."[6]
Commercial performance edit
The song has sold 85,000 copies in the United States as of December 2019.[7]
Charts edit
Weekly charts edit
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Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[17] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References edit
- ^ a b Billy Dukes (July 12, 2019). "Kenny Chesney's 'Tip of My Tongue' Is All About Connection". Taste of Country. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ a b Here and Now (CD booklet). Kenny Chesney. Blue Chair Records/Warner Music Nashville. 2020. 093624892939.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Rowley, Glenn (March 4, 2020). "Kenny Chesney Announces Release Date For 19th Studio Album 'Here And Now'". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ Jim Casey (July 12, 2019). "Kenny Chesney to Release New Single, "Tip of My Tongue"". Nash Country Daily. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Kenny Chesney Serves Up Magnetic New Single 'Tip of My Tongue'". Sounds Like Nashville. 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ^ Jon Freeman (July 12, 2019). "Hear Kenny Chesney's Sensual New Song 'Tip of My Tongue'". Rolling Stone Country. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (December 8, 2019). "Top 30 Digital Country Tracks - Pure Sales: December 9, 2019". Rough Stock. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- ^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- ^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- ^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ^ "Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone. July 12, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ "Country Airplay – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ "American single certifications – Kenny Chesney – Tip of My Tongue". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 12, 2022.