"Big Star" is a song written by Stephony Smith and recorded by American

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artist

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. It was released in January 2003 as the fourth single from Chesney's 2002 album ''

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''. The song peaked at number 2 on the US '' Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in April 2003, behind

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's " Have You Forgotten?".

Content

Chesney says that "This is a fun song. It’s every little girl’s fairy tale – and for some, it even does come true. But it’s not all happily ever after. That line, ‘All her old neighbors swear they're certain she slept her way to the top / But she knows you don’t get where you’re going unless you got something they ain’t got…,’ I love that because it shows you that you can make it in spite of other people refusing to believe in your dream."

Music video

The music video was directed by

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, and produced by Steve Gainer. It premiered on CMT on January 28, 2003, when CMT named it a "Hot Shot".

Live performances

Chesney and

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performed the song together twice. The first time was on Swift's

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during the

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show on September 17, 2011, and on Chesney's

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during the Nashville, Tennessee show on March 26, 2015; the performance was included on his second live album '' Live in No Shoes Nation'' (2017).

Charts

"Big Star" debuted at number 51 on the US '' Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart for the week of January 18, 2003.

Year-end charts

Parodies

* American parody artist

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released a parody of "Big Star" titled "New Car" on his 2003 album

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Big Star (Kenny Chesney Song) 2003 singles 2002 songs Kenny Chesney songs Music videos directed by Shaun Silva Song recordings produced by Buddy Cannon Song recordings produced by Norro Wilson BNA Records singles Songs written by Stephony Smith