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| Single byKenny Chesney | ||||
| from the albumNo Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems | ||||
| B-side | "For the First Time"[1] | |||
| Released | December 31, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:55 | |||
| Label | BNA | |||
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"Young" is a song written by Naoise Sheridan,Steve McEwan, andCraig Wiseman and recorded by Americancountry music singerKenny Chesney. It was released on December 31, 2001 as the lead single from Chesney's 2002 albumNo Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems. The song peaked at number 2 on the USBillboardHot Country Singles & Tracks chart and at number 35 on the U.S.Billboard Hot 100.
The narrator reflects on what he did when he was in his teen years.
The music video was Chesney's first of many videos that were directed byShaun Silva, produced bySteve Gainer, and edited by Scott Mele. It premiered on CMT on January 4, 2002, when CMT named it a "Hot Shot". It was filmed inSanford, Florida, at the old bridge over theSt. Johns River, and on the banks of the river.
The music video won the firstMTV Video Music Award forBest Country, then known as the CMT Flameworthy Video of the Year, in 2002.
"Young" debuted at number 50 on the U.S.Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of December 29, 2001.
| Chart (2001–2002) | Peak position |
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| USHot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 2 |
| USBillboard Hot 100[3] | 35 |
| Chart (2002) | Position |
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| USCountry Songs (Billboard)[4] | 19 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[5] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||