Kenny Chesney is kicking off the release week of brand new album Cosmic Hallelujah in style! “Setting the World On Fire”–Kenny’s duet with P!nk is the number-one song in country music today. It’s Kenny’s 29th number-one hit, and one of many duets he’s done over the years, so we figured Kenny would know the answer to “which comes first, the song or the duet partner?” Kenny says that it’s “the song definitely…In my opinion, have to you have to have a song first.” He should know! Kenny has had many memorable hits with other artists, including George Strait, Grace Potter, Uncle Kracker, and Dave Matthews among others…and now P!nk is added to that list! “Setting The World On Fire,” along with “Noise,” is featured on Cosmic Hallelujah–which is available this Friday October 28th!

  Kenny Chesney answers the question…which comes first, the song or the duet partner? (:40)
“Oh, the song definitely. I’ve done a lot of duets, and every time I’m really proud to say that, every time that I’ve done a duet…whether it was with Willie Nelson or Dave Matthews or Uncle Kracker or Jimmy Buffet, I sang with George Strait, Grace Potter. I’ve done a lot, OK, and every time I’m very proud to say that the song was the reason for the collaboration. Sometimes we hear collaborations that start with the idea of them singing together but they don’t have the song. In my opinion, have to you have to have a song first, which was the case with P!nk. So, I sent her the song, and she loved the melody, and loved the song and what it said and next thing you know we’re in the studio.”