"Living In Fast Forward" is a song written by

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and

Rivers Rutherford Melvern Rivers Rutherford II (born June 17, 1967) is an American country music songwriter. He has written songs since at least the 1990s as a songwriter; he has written several number one country hits including " Ain't Nothing 'bout You" by Brooks ...

, and recorded by American

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singer

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 ...

that reached the top of the ''

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chart. It was released in January 2006 as the second single from Chesney's album '' The Road and the Radio''. It is also featured as a selectable track on the

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Background and content

Chesney says the song "defines how I've lived my life in the last several years. Because it has happened so quick. And I say it's happened so quick. I mean, I've been doing it for 12 years. But the last four to five years, it's been an amazing thing to live through and to see happen to you and to see your fan base grow to a point where it's unbelievable to stand in front of that microphone every night and see how passionate they are about your music. ... More importantly, how much fun they're having with it ... out in the parking lots before the show and during the show. It's everything I ever dreamed of and more."Kenny Chesney on The Road and the Radio
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Music video

The music video was directed by

Shaun Silva Shaun Silva is an American music video director who works primarily in the country music field. He has directed a number of music videos for many country music artists, including many of Kenny Chesney's music videos. His other clients include Jas ...

and premiered on CMT on December 1, 2005. This video was filmed on tour, but while the former shows the actual show, this one is more of the behind-the-scenes.

Chart positions

"Living in Fast Forward" debuted at number 54 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart for the week of November 19, 2005.

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Living In Fast Forward 2006 singles 2005 songs Kenny Chesney songs Songs written by David Lee Murphy Songs written by Rivers Rutherford Music videos directed by Shaun Silva Song recordings produced by Buddy Cannon BNA Records singles