That's Why I'm Here (song)
{{For|the James Taylor song by the same title|That's Why I'm Here}}
{{Infobox song
| name = That's Why I'm Here
| cover = thatswhyimheresong.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Kenny Chesney
| album = I Will Stand
| B-side = A Chance
| released = March 1, 1998
| recorded = 1997
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = 4:01
| label = BNA 65399
| writer = Mark Alan Springer
Shaye Smith
| producer = Buddy Cannon
Norro Wilson
| prev_title = A Chance
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = I Will Stand
| next_year = 1998
}}
"That's Why I'm Here" is a song written by Mark Alan Springer and Shaye Smith and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released in March 1998 as the third single from Chesney’s 1997 album I Will Stand. The song became Chesney's sixth Top 10 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, reaching No. 2.{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|page=91|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}
Content
Chesney told Billboard magazine that the song was his favorite on the album. "The thing that is so cool about this song is that it's about an alcoholic that's struggling to get better, but it has a happy ending and there's a lot of hope in this song."Billboard, June 14, 1997, Page 28.
Music video
The music video was directed by Martin Kahan, and premiered on CMT on December 25, 1997, during the channel’s Delivery Room video block broadcast, three months before the single's release.
Chart positions
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| Chart (1998)
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| {{singlechart|Canadacountry|9|chartid=3637|publishdate=July 27, 1998|accessdate=July 14, 2013}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|79|artist=Kenny Chesney|artistid=49903}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|2|artist=Kenny Chesney|artistid=49903}} |
=Year-end charts=
References
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{{Kenny Chesney singles}}
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Category:Song recordings produced by Norro Wilson
Category:Song recordings produced by Buddy Cannon
Category:Songs written by Mark Alan Springer
Category:Songs written by Shaye Smith
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