Living in Fast Forward explained

Living in Fast Forward
Cover:Kenny Chesney - Living in Fast Forward.jpg
Caption:CD single cover, with Universal Music logo
Type:single
Artist:Kenny Chesney
Album:The Road and the Radio
Released:January 9, 2006
Recorded:2005
Genre:Country
Length:3:31
Label:BNA, Universal
Producer:Buddy Cannon
Kenny Chesney
Prev Title:Who You'd Be Today
Prev Year:2005
Next Title:Summertime
Next Year:2006

"Living In Fast Forward" is a song written by David Lee Murphy and Rivers Rutherford, and recorded by American country music singer Kenny Chesney that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It was released in January 2006 as the second single from Chesney's album The Road and the Radio.[1] It is also featured as a selectable track on the Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit roller coaster at Universal Studios Florida.

Background and content

Chesney says the song "defines how I've lived my life in the last several years. Because it has happened so quick. And I say it's happened so quick. I mean, I've been doing it for 12 years. But the last four to five years, it's been an amazing thing to live through and to see happen to you and to see your fan base grow to a point where it's unbelievable to stand in front of that microphone every night and see how passionate they are about your music. ... More importantly, how much fun they're having with it ... out in the parking lots before the show and during the show. It's everything I ever dreamed of and more."[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Shaun Silva and premiered on CMT on December 1, 2005. This video was filmed on tour, but while the former shows the actual show, this one is more of the behind-the-scenes.

Chart positions

"Living in Fast Forward" debuted at number 54 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of November 19, 2005.

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 2008. 91. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20121022221254/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1513166/kenny-chesney-on-the-road-and-the-radio.jhtml Kenny Chesney on The Road and the Radio
  3. https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2006/RR-2006-03-03.pdf Radio & Records: March 3, 2006, page 73
  4. Web site: Best of 2006: Country Songs . . . 2006. July 10, 2012.