Bar at the End of the World

2017 single by Kenny Chesney

"Bar at the End of the World"

Single by Kenny Chesney

from the album Cosmic Hallelujah

Released

January 2, 2017 (2017-01-02)

Recorded

2016

Length

3:28

Label

Blue Chair
Columbia Nashville

Songwriter(s)

J. T. Harding
Aimee Mayo
David Lee Murphy

Producer(s)

Buddy Cannon
Kenny Chesney

Kenny Chesney singles chronology

"Setting the World on Fire"
(2016)

"Bar at the End of the World"
(2017)

"All the Pretty Girls"
(2017)

"Bar at the End of the World" is a song written by J. T. Harding, Aimee Mayo, and David Lee Murphy and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney, released on 2 January 2017 as the third single from Chesney's album Cosmic Hallelujah (2016).

Content

The song is a mid-tempo recalling a bar. Co-writer J. T. Harding told Nash Country Daily that the song was inspired by "these bars there that you can only get to by boat" that he saw while visiting a friend in the Virgin Islands. He said that he did not have a title for the song until he saw a sign reading "Tavern at the End of the World" in Boston. Harding presented the idea to David Lee Murphy at a songwriting session, and Murphy provided the opening lines.^[1]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Canada Country (Billboard)^[2]	2
US Billboard Hot 100^[3]	92
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[4]	10
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	17

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)	Position
Canada Country (Billboard)^[6]	43
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[7]	56
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[8]	64

References

^ Casey, Jim (March 29, 2017). "Hit Songwriter J.T. Harding Shares the Inspiration Behind Kenny Chesney's "Bar at the End of the World"". Nash Country Daily. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
^ "Billboard Canada Year-End Country Airplay of 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
^ "Country Airplay Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.