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"What I Need To Do" is a song written by Tom Damphier and Bill Luther, and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released in January 2000 as the fourth and final single from Chesney's 1999 album Everywhere We Go. The song peaked at number 8 in the United States and number 13 in Canada in 2000.[1]

"What I Need to Do"
Single by Kenny Chesney
from the album Everywhere We Go
Released	January 31, 2000
Recorded	1999
Genre	Country
Length	4:04
Label	BNA
Songwriter(s)	Tom Damphier Bill Luther
Producer(s)	Buddy Cannon Norro Wilson
Kenny Chesney singles chronology
"She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" (1999) "What I Need to Do" (2000) "I Lost It" (2000)

Content

The song describes the narrator thinking about "what [he] need[s] to do" as he is driving away from his old hometown away from his former lover. He also thinks that he should "turn [his] car around" and go back to his lover, then hold her, and then tell her how sorry he is for what he did.

Chart positions

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Canada Country (Billboard)[2]	13
US Billboard Hot 100[3]	56
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	36

References

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