"Don't Happen Twice"
Single by Kenny Chesney
from the album Greatest Hits
B-side"I Lost It"[1]
ReleasedJanuary 19, 2001
Recorded2000
GenreCountry
Length3:23
LabelBNA 69035
Songwriter(s)Curtis Lance
Thom McHugh
Producer(s)Kenny Chensey
Buddy Cannon
Norro Wilson
Kenny Chesney singles chronology
"I Lost It"
(2000)		 "Don't Happen Twice"
(2001)		 "The Tin Man"
(2001)

"Don't Happen Twice" is a song written by Curtis Lance and Thom McHugh and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released in January 2001 as the second single from Chesney's Greatest Hits compilation album . The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in June 2001.

Content

The song tells of a man meeting his first love, with her asking if he remembered her. He then tells her about all the times they spent together and how he could never forget them.

Music video

The music video was co-directed by Glen Rose and Kenny Chesney. It premiered on CMT on January 30, 2001, when CMT named it a "Hot Shot". Tim McGraw makes a cameo appearance.

Chart performance

"Don't Happen Twice" debuted at number 60 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the chart week of January 20, 2001.

Chart (2001) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 26

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Don't Happen Twice"
Chart (2001) Position
Canada Radio (Nielsen BDS)[4] 94
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 85

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ↑ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ↑ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  4. ↑ "BDS CHART : Top 100 of 2001". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 26, 2002. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Best of 2001: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2001. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 – 2001". Billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  7. ↑ "American single certifications – Kenny Chesney – Don't Happen Twice". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 18, 2022.


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