Cold and Empty

"Cold and Empty"
Single by Kid Rock
from the album Kid Rock
Released	January 2004
Recorded	Allen Roadhouse
Genre	Country, country rock
Length	4:22
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	RJ Ritchie, Kenny Chesney, Matt Shafer, J Trombly, M Tamburino
Producer(s)	Kid Rock
Kid Rock singles chronology
"Single Father" (2004) "Cold and Empty" (2004) "Jackson, Mississippi" (2004)
"Single Father" (2004) "Cold and Empty" (2004) "Jackson, Mississippi" (2004)

"Cold and Empty" was the second single from Kid Rock's self-titled album Kid Rock. The song was a strait-laced piano ballad about losing a love to the road life. It peaked at #20 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts in 2004. The song was co-written by country singer Kenny Chesney.

Music video

The music video, directed by The Malloys, was done in a split screen telling two stories. The one story has the current rock star life story of Kid Rock. The other shows the story of if he failed at the music career struggling to make ends meet and being evicted.

Track listing

1. "Cold and Empty" (Alternate Version)
2. "Cold and Empty" (Radio Edit)

Charts