| "Big Star" | ||||
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| Single byKenny Chesney | ||||
| from the albumNo Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems | ||||
| Released | January 20, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2002 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:59 | |||
| Label | BNA | |||
| Songwriter | Stephony Smith | |||
| Producers | Buddy Cannon Kenny Chesney Norro Wilson | |||
| Kenny Chesney singles chronology | ||||
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"Big Star" is a song written by Stephony Smith and recorded by Americancountry music artistKenny Chesney. It was released in January 2003 as the fourth single from Chesney's 2002 albumNo Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems. The song peaked at number 2 on the USBillboardHot Country Singles & Tracks chart in April 2003, behindDarryl Worley's "Have You Forgotten?".[1]
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."
The music video was directed byShaun Silva, and produced bySteve Gainer. It premiered on CMT on January 28, 2003, when CMT named it a "Hot Shot".
Taylor Swift andKenny Chesney performed the song together twice. The first time was on Swift'sSpeak Now World Tour during theNashville, Tennessee show on September 17, 2011, and on Chesney'sThe Big Revival Tour during the Nashville, Tennessee show on March 26, 2015; the performance was included on his second live albumLive in No Shoes Nation (2017).
"Big Star" debuted at number 51 on the USBillboardHot Country Songs chart for the week of January 18, 2003.
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| USHot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 2 |
| USBillboard Hot 100[3] | 28 |
| Chart (2003) | Position |
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| USCountry Songs (Billboard)[4] | 16 |
