About Legends

"Legends" is a song by American country pop singer Kelsea Ballerini for her second studio album, Unapologetically (2017). Ballerini co-wrote the track with Hillary Lindsey, and Forest Glen Whitehead. The song was released as a digital single on June 7, 2017 and impacted American country radio on July 10, serving as the lead single for the album. "Legends" reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay and number 10 on the Hot Country Songs charts, while also reaching number 68 on the all-genre Hot 100 chart. The song also peaked at number three on the Canada Country airplay chart. Ballerini promoted the song with a performance at the 2017 CMT Music Awards and an accompanying music video directed by Jeff Venable that details the development of a relationship that ends in tragedy. Later that year, Ballerini also performed the song at the 2017 CMA Awards with country legend Reba McEntire.

"Legends" is a midtempo country pop ballad with bittersweet lyrics that reflect on a past love. While Ballerini wrote the song "from the perspective of a breakup," she also considers it a message to her fans for their continued support. Critics praised the song's mature songwriting, with Billy Dukes of Taste of Country writing that "Legends" is "a rare country song that looks back on the end of a relationship with a gratitude... that what they had was wonderful, but it needed to end." Musically, the song expands upon the country-pop stylings of Ballerini's debut album with "dramatic" orchestral elements.