When The Sun Goes Down
by Kenny Chesney
  • Record Label: BNA
  • Release Date: Feb 3, 2004
Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. AllMusic
    90
    It may not be country, but that doesn't matter; When the Sun Goes Down is winning, sturdy mainstream pop.
  2. Billboard
    70
    Chesney shows development here as a writer, and past success ensures him top-shelf material.
  3. Blender
    30
    So easygoing they're like going nowhere, his voyages to the beaches, beers and frathouse memories are easier journeys than the saccharine mountaineering that occupies the rest of the disc. [May 2004, p.119]
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  5. Entertainment Weekly
    58
    Songs about island escapes and carefree postadolescence abound. [6 Feb 2004, p.140]
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  6. Los Angeles Times
    75
    Chesney doesn't go in much for lyrical subtlety or artfulness but sticks to a heart-on-sleeve directness that makes his a characteristically American voice.
  7. Rolling Stone
    60
    Finds him singing as the no-sweat superstar he's become.

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User Score
8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 46 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 41 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 46
  3. Negative: 5 out of 46
  1. JasonQ
    Dec 29, 2006
    10
    This is a great song. It is now one of my favorites.
  2. danettef
    Jun 24, 2006
    10
    I feel a connection! but only I can be the one to share that, in person..reality is here but spirituality comes from from understanding!
  3. NickM
    Nov 22, 2005
    10
    kenny's best yet!
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