Kenny Chesney‘s new single is here! Titled “Pirate Flag,” the single was delivered to country radio at midnight, ET, and it’s the exciting first taste of Kenny’s upcoming album, Life on a Rock, slated to release on April 30th! In talking about “Pirate Flag,” Kenny says it’s a song about freedom, about wanting to get away from it all — and whatever may be happening in your life, that’s a familiar feeling for all of us. (AUDIO INFO BELOW)
- About “Pirate Flag,” penned by David Lee Murphy (“Living in Fast Forward,” “Dust on the Bottle”) and Ross Copperman, Kenny recently said, “Every now and then, you come upon a song that says everything you feel. For me, when I heard it, I just went, ‘Yeah…’ Because it captures the way freedom feels, that pumping in your blood when you know you’ve got two days and nobody to answer to.”
- Earlier this week, USA Today hoisted Kenny’s “Pirate Flag” as its Song of the Week!
- This week also brought news of some cool details about Kenny’s April 30th album release, including…
The Title: Life on a Rock
The Production: Kenny co-produced the album with his longtime collaborator, Buddy Cannon…
The Songs: Look for a 10-song collection, eight of which bear Kenny’s name as a songwriter…
The Red Headed Stranger: Look for one track that’s a duet with none other than Willie Nelson!
The Locales: Life on a Rock was recorded and mixed in Los Angeles, Hawaii, Jamaica, Key West, London, and Nashville! - Among Kenny’s comments about Life on a Rock:
– “It all depends on what kind of rock you’re looking at,” he says of the title. “Just living here on this planet, we’re all living life on a rock; but for me, and for this record, it’s about the way life is when you live on an island. Everywhere you go, there’s everyone you know; you know everything about them, and they know everything about you… and well, that’s just a whole other way to be. And coming from Luttrell, Tennessee, I can tell you, ‘life on a rock’ isn’t all that different from life in a real small town. It’s slower, it’s easier, it’s more invested and it’s also more about really enjoying the moments as they are, when they are.”
– “At the end of the day, what defines life for most people, certainly for me, are the people you share it with,” Kenny says. “When you live in close proximity, you share the highs and lows of everyday life and become close in ways you can’t even explain. Years go by… People move on… But that time, those friends remain with you no matter where you go. That’s where the treasures of being alive are found.”
– “When I first went to the islands, I met a lot of people who were making a life beyond anything any of them knew… They were boatmen, bartenders, waitresses, real estate folks. They were all loving life, living a dream and coloring outside the lines with this real sense of freedom; they took a country singer from East Tennessee into their tribe at a time when having friends outside everything I knew was important. Time passes, life moves on, but those friends lasted, and this album in a lot of ways is about the power of that kind of friendship to endure.” - Look for Kenny to be lighting-up the stage with some of his new songs from Life on a Rock when he kicks off his ‘No Shoes Nation’ Tour on March 16th! Check out complete tour dates and more on KennyChesney.com!
Kenny Chesney talks about his new single, “Pirate Flag.” (:27)
“‘Pirate Flag’ is a huge part of my truth. It’s a very real song for me. But no matter who you are or how you live, there’s a part of you that wants to be free to say, you know, ‘What the heck? I just want to go do what I want to do.’ And that’s what this song’s all about for me is the freedom and the idea that you can say, ‘Enough is enough.’ Even if it’s only in your mind, while you’re watching your boss get on you, or whatever it is, I mean, whatever’s weighin’ you down in your life.”
Kenny Chesney says that even when life is good, you may still want to hoist your own “Pirate Flag.” (:07)
“You may not have a lot of stuff weighin’ you down in your life, but just because life is good doesn’t mean you don’t sit and think about gettin’ away from it all every now and then. And I think that’s what ‘Pirate Flag’ is all about.”