When the Sun Goes Down ( Kenny Chesney song ) - Wikipedia When the Sun Goes Down ( Kenny Chesney song ) `` When the Sun Goes Down '' Single by Kenny Chesney and Uncle Kracker from the album When the Sun Goes Down Released February 2, 2004 Genre Country Length 4 : 50 ( album version ) 3 : 28 ( single version ) Label BNA Songwriter ( s ) Brett James Producer ( s ) Buddy Cannon Kenny Chesney Kenny Chesney singles chronology `` There Goes My Life '' ( 2003 ) There Goes My Life 2003 `` When the Sun Goes Down '' ( 2004 ) When the Sun Goes Down2004 `` I Go Back '' ( 2004 ) I Go Back 2004 Uncle Kracker singles chronology `` Memphis Soul Song '' ( 2003 ) Memphis Soul Song2003 `` When the Sun Goes Down '' ( 2004 ) When the Sun Goes Down2004 `` Rescue '' ( 2004 ) Rescue2004 `` When the Sun Goes Down '' is a song written by Brett James, and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney and Uncle Kracker. It was released in February 2004 as the second single and title track from Chesney 's album of the same name. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart on April 3, holding the number one position for five weeks. It also reached number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was Uncle Kracker 's first appearance on the country music charts, his next one being Smile. The song appears on the game Karaoke Revolution Country. Contents 1 Music video 2 Chart performance 3 Charts 3.1 Weekly charts 3.2 Year - end charts 4 Certifications 5 References 6 External links Music video The music video was directed by Shaun Silva and released in early 2004. The video shoot took place during Chesney 's Keg in the Closet tour of small bars near college campuses. The video was shot in South Florida. Chart performance `` When the Sun Goes Down '' debuted at number 40 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of February 7, 2004. Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 2004 ) Peak position US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) US Billboard Hot 100 26 Year - end charts Chart ( 2004 ) Position US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales United States ( RIAA ) Platinum 1,000,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone References Jump up ^ `` When the Sun Goes Down : Chart history ''. Billboard.com. Retrieved 7 April 2010. Jump up ^ `` Kenny Chesney -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot Country Songs for Kenny Chesney. Jump up ^ `` Kenny Chesney -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot 100 for Kenny Chesney. Jump up ^ `` Best of 2004 : Country Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2004. Retrieved July 11, 2012. Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- Kenny Chesney -- When the Sun Goes Down ''. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 10, 2014. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Preceded by `` Watch the Wind Blow By '' by Tim McGraw Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number - one single April 3 -- May 1, 2004 Succeeded by `` You 'll Think of Me '' by Keith Urban Kenny Chesney singles In My Wildest Dreams `` Whatever It Takes '' `` The Tin Man '' `` Somebody 's Callin ' '' All I Need to Know `` Fall in Love '' `` All I Need to Know '' `` Grandpa Told Me So '' Me and You `` Back in My Arms Again '' `` Me and You '' `` When I Close My Eyes '' I Will Stand `` She 's Got It All '' `` A Chance '' `` That 's Why I 'm Here '' `` I Will Stand '' Everywhere We Go `` How Forever Feels '' `` You Had Me from Hello '' `` She Thinks My Tractor 's Sexy '' `` What I Need to Do '' Greatest Hits `` I Lost It '' `` Do n't Happen Twice '' `` The Tin Man '' ( re-release ) No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems `` Young '' `` The Good Stuff '' `` A Lot of Things Different '' `` Big Star '' `` No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems '' When the Sun Goes Down `` There Goes My Life '' `` When the Sun Goes Down '' ( w / Uncle Kracker ) `` I Go Back '' `` The Woman with You '' `` Anything but Mine '' `` Keg in the Closet '' The Road and the Radio `` Who You 'd Be Today '' `` Living in Fast Forward '' `` Summertime '' `` You Save Me '' `` Beer in Mexico '' Just Who I Am : Poets & Pirates `` Never Wanted Nothing More '' `` Do n't Blink '' `` Shiftwork '' ( w / George Strait ) `` Better as a Memory '' Lucky Old Sun `` Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven '' ( w / The Wailers ) `` Down the Road '' ( w / Mac McAnally ) Greatest Hits II `` Out Last Night '' `` I 'm Alive '' ( w / Dave Matthews ) `` Ai n't Back Yet '' Hemingway 's Whiskey `` The Boys of Fall '' `` Somewhere with You '' `` Live a Little '' `` You and Tequila '' ( w / Grace Potter ) `` Reality '' Welcome to the Fishbowl `` Feel Like a Rock Star '' ( w / Tim McGraw ) `` Come Over '' `` El Cerrito Place '' Life on a Rock `` Pirate Flag '' `` When I See This Bar '' The Big Revival `` American Kids '' `` Til It 's Gone '' `` Wild Child '' ( w / Grace Potter ) `` Save It for a Rainy Day '' Cosmic Hallelujah `` Noise '' `` Setting the World on Fire '' ( w / Pink ) `` Bar at the End of the World '' `` All the Pretty Girls '' Guest singles `` Hey, Good Lookin ' '' ( w / Jimmy Buffett, Clint Black, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith and George Strait ) `` Find Out Who Your Friends Are '' ( w / Tracy Lawrence and Tim McGraw ) `` Every Other Weekend '' ( w / Reba McEntire ) See also Discography `` Back Where I Come From '' `` Baptism '' `` Some People Change '' `` Take Me There '' `` Turning Home '' Uncle Kracker Studio albums Double Wide ( 2000 ) No Stranger to Shame ( 2002 ) Seventy Two and Sunny ( 2004 ) Happy Hour ( 2009 ) Midnight Special ( 2012 ) Extended plays Happy Hour : The South River Road Sessions ( 2010 ) Singles `` Follow Me '' `` In a Little While '' `` Drift Away '' `` Smile '' `` Good to Be Me '' ( with Kid Rock ) Guest singles `` When the Sun Goes Down '' ( with Kenny Chesney ) Related Discography This 2000s country song - related article is a stub. 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Question: who sings the song when the sun goes down
Answer: Kenny Chesney