“Hated it…but I was obviously wrong.”

“Hated it, but my record label loved it,” Chesney said.

“And look, I love it now.

Kenny Chesney in White Shirt, Black Hat

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It was a seven-week No.

Chesney has had 32 No.

1 onBillboard’s Country Airplay chartfor so long.

The other was “There Goes My Life,” which he released the following year in 2003.

“Soon after it was released I went ‘OK, I give in.

This thing is on fire,'” he added.

“It was just one of the biggest records of my life, so I was obviously wrong.”

Last month, Chesney releasedBorn,and he is on tour promoting his new album now.

And, of course, he’s still performing “The Good Stuff” to sold-out stadiums.