Chesney had the following to say about this milestone, "When I went to look for or write songs, I wanted to speak to my audience about their lives in ways I'd never done before.

"I didn't want to say the same things - and I wanted to reflect the free-spirited, work hard, give-it-everything nature of the No Shoes Nation and people who love country music in general.

"It seemed like a pretty big thing to try to do, but the response to this album and the songs at radio tells me it was worth every bit of the work, the search, the starting over - because in the end, I make this music about my life, but also for everyone who's ever found a piece of their living in songs, too."