Kenny Chesney’s No Shoes Nation Gets A Song

Kenny Chesney knew he wanted an anthem for No Shoes Nation (his fan club), a song that captured the thrill of living your life where you are, taking your shots, and savoring the moment. When he wrote "Just To Say You Did" with longtime collaborators Brett James and David Lee Murphy, along with Matt Dragstrem (who wrote "Rock Bottom"), they were distilling an awful lot of adventures and stories into the anthem he was looking for.

Kenny told us, "I wanted a song that really lifted up the heart of No Shoes Nation, these super-passionate people who just live wide open right where they are and create fun when they’re not working harder than anyone."

He added, "And when it came time to do a video, how do you capture that? Where do you go or how do you show it? But really, No Shoes Nation is all of it."

Chesney and longtime video director Shaun Silva started looking at all the hours of road footage they’d created. As Chesney continues, “We realized ‘Just To Say We Did’ is the crazy story of this dream, my band, road family, and every single person we’ve encountered along the way.”

In addition to over two decades of collaborative footage, the superstar also mined his archives for some very early in his career memories that range from his earliest crews, crazy dance moves, video games, random stages, and one very randy fan who disrobed while speeding alongside his bus.

Kenny said, "All of the faces, the places, it was unbelievable once we started looking. When we ran off to join the circus, I had no idea it could ever be what this is. I made a joke about playing Neyland Stadium because it seemed crazy – and we’ve now played over 200 stadium shows for the greatest fans, the loudest, proudest, most passionate people in the world. If you want to talk about shooting a shot? Here you go."

With just three nights left on Chesney’s "Sun Goes Down 2024 Tour," the songwriter/superstar from East Tennessee wanted to do something special to mark the moment, the summer, the tour – and the reality of seizing even small moments can set your joy, and possibly even your life in motion. Presented by Blue Chair Bay® Rum, this year’s tour celebrates new friends and old, memories in the making and songs that have defined coming of age across the heartland this century.