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{{Infobox song
| name       = When the Sun Goes Down
| cover      = Kennychesney360383.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Kenny Chesney]] and [[Uncle Kracker]]
| album      = [[When the Sun Goes Down (Kenny Chesney album)|When the Sun Goes Down]]
| released   = February 2, 2004
| format     =
| recorded   = 2004
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [[Country music|Country]]
| length     = 4:50 <small>(album version)</small><br>3:28 <small>(single version)</small>
| label      = [[BNA Records|BNA]]
| writer     = [[Brett James]]
| producer   = [[Buddy Cannon]]<br />Kenny Chesney
| chronology = [[Kenny Chesney]]
| prev_title = [[There Goes My Life]]
| prev_year  = 2003
| next_title = [[I Go Back]]
| next_year  = 2004
| misc       = {{Extra chronology
| artist     = [[Uncle Kracker]]
| type       = single
| prev_title = Memphis Soul Song
| prev_year  = 2003
| title      = When the Sun Goes Down
| year       = 2004
| next_title = Rescue
| next_year  = 2004
}}
}}
"'''When the Sun Goes Down'''" is a song written by [[Brett James]] and recorded by American [[country music]] artist [[Kenny Chesney]] as a duet with [[Uncle Kracker]].  It was released in February 2004 as the second single and title track from Chesney's 2004 album [[When the Sun Goes Down (Kenny Chesney album)|of the same name]].  The song reached number one on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs|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|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=kenny chesney|chart=all}}|title=When the Sun Goes Down: Chart history|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard.com]]|access-date=7 April 2010}}</ref> It was Uncle Kracker's first appearance on the country music charts, his next one being "[[Smile (Uncle Kracker song)|Smile]]".
The song appears on the game ''[[Karaoke Revolution Country]]''.
==Music video==
The music video was directed by [[Shaun Silva]], and premiered on CMT on February 6, 2004. The video shoot took place during Chesney's Keg in the Closet Tour at small venues near college campuses, including the [[40 Watt Club]] in [[Athens, Georgia]]. The beach scenes were 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===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (2004)
!Peak<br />position
|-
|align="left"|Canada [[Canada Country|Country]] (''[[Radio & Records]]'')<ref>[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2004/RR-2004-04-16.pdf Radio & Records: April 16, 2004, page 48] worldradiohistory.com</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|1|artist=Kenny Chesney|artistid=49903}}
|-
|{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|26|artist=Kenny Chesney|artistid=49903}}
|}
===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!scope="col"|Chart (2004)
!scope="col"|Position
|-
| US [[Hot Country Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2004/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 2004: Country Songs | work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | date=2004| access-date=July 11, 2012}}</ref>
| align="center" | 4
|-
| US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billboardtop100of.com/2004-2/|title=Billboard Top 100 – 2004|website=Billboardtop100of.com|access-date=October 12, 2019}}</ref>
| align="center" | 89
|}
==Certifications==
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{{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=Kenny Chesney|title=When the Sun Goes Down|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2022|certmonth=11|relyear=2004|access-date=November 18, 2022}}
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Kenny Chesney singles}}
{{Uncle Kracker}}
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[[Category:2004 singles]]
[[Category:Kenny Chesney songs]]
[[Category:Uncle Kracker songs]]
[[Category:Male vocal duets]]
[[Category:Songs written by Brett James]]
[[Category:Music videos directed by Shaun Silva]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Buddy Cannon]]
[[Category:BNA Records singles]]
[[Category:2004 songs]]
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