"I Lost It" is a song written by Jimmy Olander of Diamond Rio and Neil Thrasher and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released on August 14, 2000 as the first single from Chesney's Greatest Hits compilation album. It peaked at number 3 in late 2000. Pam Tillis provides background vocals for the song.[1]

"I Lost It"
Single by Kenny Chesney
from the album Greatest Hits
B-side"The Tin Man"[1]
ReleasedAugust 14, 2000
Recorded2000
GenreCountry
Length3:54
LabelBNA
Songwriter(s)Neil Thrasher
Jimmy Olander
Producer(s)Buddy Cannon
Norro Wilson
Kenny Chesney
Kenny Chesney singles chronology
"What I Need to Do"
(2000)
"I Lost It"
(2000)
"Don't Happen Twice"
(2001)

In early July 2000, a shipment of the promotional CDs was seized by U.S. Customs at the O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. The singles came packaged with "English Water."[2]

Music video

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This was the last Kenny Chesney video that Martin Kahan directed, and produced by Jamie Amos. It was filmed in black-and-white, and premiered on CMT on August 23, 2000, during "The CMT Delivery Room". It was filmed on location at the Westin Resort, in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Chart positions

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Chart (2000–2001) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 21[a]
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 34

Year-end charts

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Chart (2000) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 62
Chart (2001) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 49

Notes

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  1. ^ "I Lost It" had not yet peaked when RPM ceased publication in November 2000.

References

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  1. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ "Chesney's Water World". The Independent-Record. July 28, 2000. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7268." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Best of 2000: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2000. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  7. ^ "Best of 2001: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2001. Retrieved August 14, 2012.