"Ain't Back Yet" is a song written by

Craig Wiseman Craig Michael Wiseman is an American country music songwriter and producer, and the owner/founder of the Big Loud enterprise. He has been writing since the late 1980s, and his songs have been recorded by Lorrie Morgan, Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesn ...

and

Chris Tompkins Christopher G. Tompkins (born Muscle Shoals, Alabama) is an American songwriter based in Nashville. Since 2002 he has co-written songs for pop, rock, and country artists Jimmy Buffett, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean ...

and recorded by American

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artist

Kenny Chesney Kenneth Arnold Chesney (born March 26, 1968) is an American country singer. With 30 million albums sold worldwide, he released his debut, '' In My Wildest Dreams'', in 1994, and has since released 19 follow-ups. His albums spawned 27 singles tha ...

. The song is included on a re-issue of Chesney's 2009 compilation album '' Greatest Hits II'', and was released as the album's third and final single in February 2010. The song is also played during the end credits to Chesney's 2010 film ''Summer in 3D''. The song peaked at number 3 on the U.S. ''

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chart.

Critical reception

The song has received mixed reviews from music critics. Matt Bjorke of ''Roughstock'' said that the song "isn't the Buffett-like country tune" but "fits Kenny Chesney like a glove", as it "details quite a bit about what his life has been like since he became that touring musician." Juli Thanki of ''Engine 145'' gave it a "thumbs down", saying that it "sounds like a second rate

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song" with an "average vocal performance and bland lyric."

Music video

The accompanying music video for this song was directed by Shaun Silva and Joe Thomas (the director of "Summer In 3D".) It features Chesney performing in concert and shows home videos from his past tours.

Chart performance

On the US ''

charts for the week of February 27, 2010, the song debuted at number 23, and peaked at number 3 in May 2010. On the Canadian

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charts for the week of April 3, 2010, the song debuted at number 88.[]''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs – February 27, 2010 The song's B-side, "This Is Our Moment", charted for seven weeks on Hot Country Songs, peaking at 46 in early 2010.

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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