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Chris Young Reveals The Most Unexpected Places Fans Have Recognized Him

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Young is used to being recognized at country shows, but some of his most memorable fan encounters have happened far outside of the country music world.

It’s no surprise that after years in the spotlight, Chris Young has grown accustomed to being recognized by country music fans in typical settings like a country concert, a festival or local Nashville hotspots. But according to the singer/songwriter, there have also been some pretty memorable fan encounters that have happened in places where he least expected them.

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During a recent conversation with Audacy’s Katie Neal, Young was asked to share some of the most wild or random places that a fan has recognized him. After taking a moment to think back, he first recalled an unexpected encounter that took place at a concert by rapper J. Cole.

“I was standing out at front of house because one of my friends worked for him and I wanted to go see that show. And so I’m just standing there. I’m like, ‘Nobody’s going to know me.’”

That assumption didn’t last long because Young said the next thing he knew a fan spotted him near the soundboard and immediately did a double take.

“He’s like, ‘Are you…?’ And I’m like, ‘How do you know that? I’m not popular enough for you to recognize me at a J. Cole concert. Stop it,’” he joked.

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The surprise recognition reminded him of another random experience that happened during a special concert outing with his mom. Young says he has made it a point to take everyone in his family to at least one big show of their choosing to see their favorite artist perform. For his mom, that artist was Billy Joel.

They ventured out to New York City together on a fun mother-son adventure to see the superstar perform during his residency at Madison Square Garden. This was one of the last places that Young ever expected to meet one of his own fans, as he was far beyond the typical country music setting.

“I took my mom to go see Billy Joel when he was doing the residency where he broke the record for a number of shows and we were getting up to leave and someone ran me down and was like, ‘Oh my God, you’re my favorite country artist,’” he recalled. “I was like, ‘oh, there’s zero reason for you to recognize me here. It’s just me and my mom watching Billy Joel.’ I was like this is completely random.”

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Outliers: Chris Young’s New One Finds Early Love On West Coast.

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Three West Coast Audacy stations lead the way on spins for Chris Young’s “I Didn’t Come Here to Leave.” “99.5 The Wolf” KWJJ Portland, OR; KSON San Diego (103.7) and “K-FROG 95.1” KFRG Riverside, CA, are playing the record at more than three times the format average — with KWJJ playing it the most, at 37 spins last week.

The following singles outside the Mediabase Country Top 50 had at least one reporting station spinning them 30+ times for the week ending July 18.

“When a Cowboy Prays,” Brandon Lake & Cody Johnson (No. 51: KCYY San Antonio, 38 spins, +9; WKRO Daytona Beach, 35 spins, +2; WWKA Orlando, 34 spins, -4; KXBL Tulsa, 33 spins, 0 change; KUZZ Bakersfield, 30 spins, +14)

“Empty Words,” Corey Kent (No. 52: WCYQ Knoxville, 54 spins, +17; KYGO Denver, 53 spins, +8; WZZK Birmingham, 51 spins, +15; KJKE Oklahoma City, 34 spins, +8; WDAF Kansas City, 31 spins, +7; WKDF Nashville, 31 spins, -4; WLHK Indianapolis, 31 spins, +1)

“If I Don’t Leave I’m Gonna Stay,” Carly Pearce f/R. Green (No. 53: KSOP Salt Lake City, 31 spins, -1)

“I Didn’t Come Here to Leave,” Chris Young (No. 55: KWJJ Portland, 37 spins, +15; KSON San Diego, 35 spins, +15; KFRG Riverside, 34 spins, +16)

“Better That Way,” Charles Wesley Godwin with Luke Combs (No. 56: KBUL Reno, 32 spins, -2)

“Hurts Like You,” Koe Wetzel (No. 57: KTTS Springfield, 41 spins, +9; KFDI Wichita, 40 spins, +7; KKBQ Houston, 35 spins, +4; WCYQ Knoxville, 35 spins, +10; WKHK Richmond, 34 spins, +5; WZZK Birmingham, 34 spins, +10)

“Done For,” Max McNown (No. 58: KFRG Riverside, 36 spins, +8; KSON San Diego, 36 spins, +5; KWJJ Portland, 34 spins, +3)

“baby blues,” Ashley Cooke (No. 59: WCKN Charleston, 30 spins, -2)

“You’re It for Me, Honey,” Caroline Jones (No. 60: KFDI Wichita, 61 spins, +8; KTTS Springfield, 60 spins, +6; WKHK Richmond, 52 spins, +6)

“Dear Big City,” Dylan Scott (No. 63: KMLE Phoenix, 33 spins, +2)

“Searchlight,” Shinedown (No. 65: WKKT Charlotte, 39 spins, +1)

“String By,” Mack Geiger (No. 66: KKBQ Houston, 30 spins, -1; KSOP Salt Lake City, 30 spins, -1)

“Demons in Your Choir,” Red Clay Strays (No. 67: WKRO Daytona Beach, 38 spins, +8)

“Get Around Boy,” Lakelin Lemmings (No. 68: WKMK Monmouth-Ocean, 35 spins, 0 change)

“Family Man,” Trey Pendley (No. 69: WKRO Daytona Beach, 31 spins, 0 change)

“The Years Are Short,” Rodney Atkins (No. 70: KWEN Tulsa, 39 spins, +22; WKRO Daytona Beach, 31 spins, -2)

“Damned If I Do,” Vincent Mason (No. 75: KYGO Denver, 44 spins, +21; KMLE Phoenix, 31 spins, +14)

“Travelin’ Soldier,” Cody Johnson (No. 76: KKBQ Houston, 39 spins, -3; WDAF Kansas City, 32 spins, +8)

“Fight for a Girl,” Chris Janson (No. 77: WKRO Daytona Beach, 32 spins, -2)

“Something to Lose,” Stella Lefty (No. 81: 42 spins, 0 change)

“Tug O’ War,” Bryan Martin (No. 82: WKRO Daytona Beach, 34 spins, +1)

“Let the Country Music Play,” LOCASH & Parmalee (No. 84: WPOR Portland, 30 spins, 0 change)

“Last One to Know,” Gavin Adcock (No. 86: KKBQ Houston, 31 spins, -3)

“What I Want,” Morgan Wallen f/T. McRae (No. 90: WBWL Boston, 32 spins, +8)

“Ordinary (Live),” Alex Warren & Luke Combs (No. 95: WBWL Boston, 35 spins, +3)

“Lost,” Bailey Zimmerman f/The Kid LAROI (No. 97: WBWL Boston, 34 spins, -1)

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Chris Young Talks ‘Serendipitous’ Writing of ‘I Didn’t Come Here To Leave

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Chris Young is enjoying one of the biggest hits of his career, with “I Didn’t Come Here To Leave.” The song, the title track of his latest album, is written by Young, along with Dallas Davidson and Kyle Fishman

“What’s happening in the song is a big ol’ party,” Young tells Audacy. “This song got written, it’s almost better to explain how we came up with the idea. The night before we wrote this, this song sounds like we wrote it at 9:00 PM. We wrote it at 9:00 in the morning, because Dallas Davidson and I were hanging out. We hadn’t run into each other in a long time. He was working with Kyle Fishman a lot at that point, and they had a write at 11:00 the next day. I did not know any of this while we’re hanging out. I was just waiting for traffic to die down.”

Young recalls Davidson asking him if he wanted one more beer. Young replied that he would have one more if Davidson had one more, to which Davidson replied, “I didn’t come here to leave.”

What Chris Young Says About Writing “I Didn’t Come Here To Leave”

Young has written plenty of his own hits in the last 20 years. Still, he admits there is something special about how “I Didn’t Come Here To Leave” came to be, which was written in under an hour.

“It was just one of those serendipitous [things],” Young reflects. “If I hadn’t been hanging out with [Davidson], hadn’t been, ‘Hey dude, let’s catch up. I’m going to sit in here and wait on traffic.’ If all those things don’t fall in place, that song never gets written. Or it gets written by somebody else, somewhere down the road, that thinks of that idea. It’s just a fun song, talking about hanging with your friends. It’s perfect for summer, so obviously, the timing couldn’t have worked out better for me. I’m just really excited for people to get out there and start listening to it more than they already have.”

The Deluxe Version of  ‘I Didn’t Come Here To Leave’

Young just released a deluxe version of I Didn’t Come Here To Leave, an album that was first released in October. The deluxe version has three new songs, including “One Of Us,” a duet with Shaylen.

“‘One of Us’ kind of came across in a completely organic way,” Young explains. “I know that gets said a lot, when you’re talking about how a duet occurs. But we wrote this song, and one of the co-writers on there with me, Ty Graham, who is a good friend. Great writer, great artist. He goes, ‘I know exactly who you need to send this to.’ I sent it to [Shaylen]. I’m like, ‘I don’t know if she’s going to like this or not.’ And it’s just the demo; we just got it done.”

“I was like, ‘This is a hit. That’s cool,’” Shaylen continues. “Also, me singing alongside [Young], if it was just that, and it was only ever just the demo that lived on my phone, that was the coolest day of my life.”

The deluxe version of I Didn’t Come Here To Leave also includes “Wedding Band” and “If You’re Lucky,” the latter a collaboration with Breland.

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