"Wherever You Go" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Clint Black. It was released in January 1995 as the second single from the album One Emotion. It peaked at number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and reached number 4 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.[1] The song was written by Black and Hayden Nicholas.
"Wherever You Go" | ||||
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Single by Clint Black | ||||
from the album One Emotion | ||||
B-side | "You Walked By"[1] | |||
Released | January 2, 1995 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 4:12 | |||
Label | RCA Nashville | |||
Songwriter(s) | Clint Black Hayden Nicholas | |||
Producer(s) | Clint Black James Stroud | |||
Clint Black singles chronology | ||||
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Critical reception
editMike Joyce of The Washington Post gave the song a positive review, saying that Black was "resourceful" for "convert[ing] the existential catchphrase 'wherever you go, you're there' into another fool-on-the-bar-stool blues."[2]
Chart positions
edit"Wherever You Go" debuted at number 69 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of December 31, 1994.
Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] | 4 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 3 |
Year-end charts
editChart (1995) | Position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 71 |
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 52 |
References
edit- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 50–51. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ Joyce, Mike (16 October 1994). "Wry Country Misery Of Honky-Tonk Laments These Three Acts Sing". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9074." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. March 20, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
- ^ "Clint Black Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995". RPM. December 18, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1995: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.