Bar at the End of the World

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{{Infobox song

| name = Bar at the End of the World

| cover = KennyChesneyBATEOTW.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Kenny Chesney

| album = Cosmic Hallelujah

| released = {{Start date|2017|01|02}}

| recorded = 2016

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 3:28

| label = {{hlist|Blue Chair|Columbia Nashville}}

| writer = {{hlist|J. T. Harding|Aimee Mayo|David Lee Murphy}}

| producer = {{hlist|Buddy Cannon|Kenny Chesney}}

| prev_title = Setting the World on Fire

| prev_year = 2016

| next_title = All the Pretty Girls

| next_year = 2017

}}

"Bar at the End of the World" is a song written by J. T. Harding, Aimee Mayo, and David Lee Murphy and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney, released on 2 January 2017 as the third single from Chesney's album Cosmic Hallelujah (2016).

Content

The song is a mid-tempo recalling a bar. Co-writer J. T. Harding told Nash Country Daily that the song was inspired by "these bars there that you can only get to by boat" that he saw while visiting a friend in the Virgin Islands. He said that he did not have a title for the song until he saw a sign reading "Tavern at the End of the World" in Boston. Harding presented the idea to David Lee Murphy at a songwriting session, and Murphy provided the opening lines.{{cite web|url=http://www.nashcountrydaily.com/2017/03/29/hit-songwriter-j-t-harding-shares-the-inspiration-behind-kenny-chesneys-bar-at-the-end-of-the-world/|title=Hit Songwriter J.T. Harding Shares the Inspiration Behind Kenny Chesney's "Bar at the End of the World"|last=Casey|first=Jim|date=March 29, 2017|work=Nash Country Daily|accessdate=13 April 2017}}

Charts

=Weekly charts=

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! Chart (2017)

! Peak
position

{{singlechart|Billboardcanadacountry|2|artist=Kenny Chesney|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 23, 2020}}
{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|92|artist=Kenny Chesney|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 18, 2017}}
{{singlechart|Billboardcountryairplay|10|artist=Kenny Chesney|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 2, 2017}}
{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|17|artist=Kenny Chesney|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 18, 2017}}

=Year-end charts=

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scope="col"| Chart (2017)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Canada Country (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://musiccanada.wordpress.com/2017/12/22/billboard-canada-year-end-country-airplay-of-2017/|title=Billboard Canada Year-End Country Airplay of 2017|magazine=Billboard|date=December 22, 2017 |accessdate=December 31, 2017}}

|43

scope="row"| US Country Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/country-airplay-songs|title=Country Airplay Songs – Year-End 2017|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 18, 2017}}

| 56

scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/hot-country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2017|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=April 23, 2020}}

| 64

Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Bar at the End of the World|artist=Kenny Chesney|type=single|award=Gold|access-date=July 11, 2025|relyear=2017|certyear=2025}}

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References