# Out Last Night > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Out_Last_Night > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Out_Last_Night.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_Last_Night > Source revision: 1353389623 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) "**Out Last Night**" is a song co-written and recorded by American [country music](/source/Country_music) singer [Kenny Chesney](/source/Kenny_Chesney). It was released on April 6, 2009 as the first single and only new track on his compilation album *[Greatest Hits II](/source/Greatest_Hits_II_(Kenny_Chesney_album))*.[1] The song reached number one on the U.S. *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))* [Hot Country Songs](/source/Hot_Country_Songs) chart, becoming his thirty-eighth top 40 hit in the United States. Chesney wrote this song with [Brett James](/source/Brett_James). ## Content "Out Last Night" is an up-tempo song in which the male narrator recalls a party that he and his buddy had attended the night before. He also recalls the people that he met there (including "girls from Argentina and Arkansas / Maine, Alabama, and Panama") as well as his actions (such as lying to others after a few drinks and telling them that he is "a doctor, a lawyer, a senator's son / [Brad Pitt](/source/Brad_Pitt)'s brother, and a man on the run"). In the chorus, he says that "Everybody was some kind of star / When [they] went out last night." Co-written by [Brett James](/source/Brett_James) and Chesney, it is one of three new tracks on his second greatest hits album *[Greatest Hits II](/source/Greatest_Hits_II_(Kenny_Chesney_album))*.[1] ## Critical reception Matt Bjorke of *Roughstock* gave the song a favorable review. He said that the song had a more traditionally country sound, as it did not include the "amped up guitars" that Chesney's previous summer-themed songs had.[2] Kevin J. Coyne of *Country Universe* gave the song a B grade, also saying that it had a more traditional production.[3] Karlie Justus of *Engine 145* gave it a "thumbs-down" rating, saying that Chesney's vocal interpretation was "bland" and that the lyrics lacked the humor necessary to make the song work.[4] ## Music video The [music video](/source/Music_video) was directed by [Shaun Silva](/source/Shaun_Silva), and premiered on CMT on May 1, 2009. The video was filmed at the [Raleigh Hotel](/source/Raleigh_Hotel_(Miami_Beach)) on South Beach at 1775 Collins Avenue and mainly consists of Chesney and many other people at an island-themed party at night, with people mingling, drinking, hanging out around a campfire and swimming in a large pool. Kenny is shown singing at the campfire with his guitar, wearing his signature cowboy hat, a sleeveless shirt and jeans and is barefoot, and he is also shown singing with his guitar on a diving board, wearing a sleeveless shirt and shorts and is barefoot. The video was voted in at number 42 on GAC's Top 50 Videos of the Year list. ## Use in media The song was featured on the show *[Cold Case](/source/Cold_Case)* as the finale song in the episode "Two Weddings" that aired on February 28, 2010. ## Charts "Out Last Night" debuted at number 25 on the *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))* [Hot Country Songs](/source/Hot_Country_Songs) charts dated for the week of April 11, 2009.[5] The song became Chesney's seventeenth number one hit on the chart week of June 27, 2009 and his fourth consecutive chart-topper. Chart (2009) Peak position ### Year-end charts Chart (2009) Position US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 32 ## References 1. ["Kenny Chesney Rolls Out More Hits"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090317194914/http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5941169_,00.html). *[Great American Country](/source/Great_American_Country)*. 2009-03-13. Archived from [the original](http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5941169_,00.html) on 2009-03-17. Retrieved 2009-04-04. 1. Bjorke, Matt (2009-04-01). ["Kenny Chesney - "Out Last Night""](https://web.archive.org/web/20090406173318/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/kenny-chesney-out-last-night). *Roughstock*. Archived from [the original](http://www.roughstock.com/blog/kenny-chesney-out-last-night) on 2009-04-06. Retrieved 2009-04-04. 1. Coyne, Kevin J. (2009-03-29). ["Kenny Chesney - "Out Last Night""](http://www.countryuniverse.net/2009/03/29/kenny-chesney-out-last-night/). *Country Universe*. Retrieved 2009-04-04. 1. Justus, Karlie (2009-04-20). ["Kenny Chesney - "Out Last Night""](https://web.archive.org/web/20141218104110/http://www.engine145.com/beginning-with-real-james-wesley-aims-to-create-a-lasting-mark/). *Engine 145*. Archived from [the original](http://www.engine145.com/beginning-with-real-james-wesley-aims-to-create-a-lasting-mark/) on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2009-04-21. 1. ["Hot Country Songs listing for "Out Last Night""](https://web.archive.org/web/20210705233546/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/2009-04-11). *Billboard*. Archived from [the original](http://www.billboard.com/charts/2009-04-11/country-songs) on 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2009-04-04. 1. ["Best of 2009: Country Songs"](http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/hot-country-songs). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. [Prometheus Global Media](/source/Prometheus_Global_Media). 2009. 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