"Never Wanted Nothing More" is the title of a song written by Ronnie Bowman and Chris Stapleton

Chris Stapleton

Chris Stapleton is an American country, bluegrass, and rock musician. He co-wrote the singles "Never Wanted Nothing More" for Kenny Chesney, "Swing" for Trace Adkins, "Your Man" for Josh Turner, "Keep On Lovin' You" for Steel Magnolia and "Come Back Song" for Darius Rucker.Between 2008 and 2010,...

, and recorded by American

United States

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 country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Kenny Chesney

Kenny Chesney

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. It was released in June 2007 as the lead-off single to his album Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates

Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates

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. To date, it is his fastest-climbing Number One single, reaching the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

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 charts on its eighth chart week.

On the Billboard chart dated for the week of June 16, 2007, "Never Wanted Nothing More" debuted at number 37, due to airplay received before its official release. (The song received airplay 56 hours before its official release date.) The next chart week, it moved up from number 37 to number 17, and reached number 1 in its eighth chart week.

Content

The song is a moderate up-tempo, accompanied by acoustic guitar

Acoustic guitar

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 and banjo

Banjo

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. It features the narrator's recollections of the major highlights of his life, such as buying his first car, losing his virginity, getting married, and finding the Lord. With each recollection, he states that he "never wanted nothing more" than to do what he has done.

Reception

Kevin John Coyne, reviewing the song for Country Universe, gave it a B+ rating. He said that it is "a surprisingly twangy single, all plucky banjos and the like." He then goes on to say that "it’s a promising first look at what will certainly be one of the year’s biggest albums."

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 37 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs for the week of June 16, 2007.

Chart (2007)	Peak position
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