"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
Here and Now may refer to:
Music
* Here & Now (band), an English progressive/space rock band
* Here and Now Tour, a series of concert tours
Albums
* ''Here and Now'' (The Jazztet album) (1962)
* ''Here and Now'' (Hampton Hawes album) (1965)
* ...
''. 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".
Brian Mansfield
Brian Mansfield (born September 24, 1963) is an American writer and journalist.
Early life and education
Mansfield grew up in Nashville, Tennessee. He graduated from David Lipscomb High School.
In 1984, Mansfield received a bachelor's degre ...
, 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."
Chart performance
"Here and Now" reached a peak of Number One on the ''Billboard''
Country Airplay
Country Airplay is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States since January 20, 1990.
This chart lists the 60 most-listened-to records played on 150 mainstream country radio stations across the country as monitored ...
chart for the week dated July 4, 2020, making it his 31st Number One hit.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2020 singles
2020 songs
Kenny Chesney songs
Songs written by David Garcia (musician)
Songs written by David Lee Murphy
Songs written by Craig Wiseman
Song recordings produced by Buddy Cannon
Warner Records singles