Half of My Hometown

"Half of My Hometown"
Single by Kelsea Ballerini featuring Kenny Chesney
from the album Kelsea
ReleasedApril 19, 2021 (2021-04-19)
GenreCountry
Length3:52
LabelBlack River
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Kelsea Ballerini
  • Jimmy Robbins
  • Ross Copperman[1]
Kelsea Ballerini singles chronology
"Hole in the Bottle"
(2020) 		"Half of My Hometown"
(2021) 		"I Quit Drinking"
(2021)
Kenny Chesney singles chronology
"Knowing You"
(2021) 		"Half of My Hometown"
(2021) 		"Everyone She Knows"
(2022)

"Half of My Hometown" (stylized in all lowercase letters) is a song recorded by American country music artists Kelsea Ballerini and Kenny Chesney. It was released to country music radio on April 19, 2021, as the fourth single from Ballerini's third studio album Kelsea.[2] Ballerini co-wrote the song with Ross Copperman, Nicolle Galyon, Shane McAnally, and Jimmy Robbins. An alternate recording of the song is also included on Ballerini's first remix album, Ballerini.[3]

The song won both Musical Event of the Year and Video of the Year at the 55th Annual Country Music Association Awards and was nominated for Single of the Year at the 56th CMA Awards.

  1. ^ Kelsea (booklet). Kelsea Ballerini. Black River. 2020. BRE2020-04-CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "Future Releases for Country Radio Stations". All Access. Archived from the original on April 1, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  3. ^ Nicholson, Jessica (September 2, 2020). "Kelsea Ballerini To Release New Project 'ballerini' On Sept. 11". MusicRow. Retrieved February 15, 2022.