Somewhere with You explained

Somewhere with You
Cover:KC_-_Somewhere_with_You_single.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Kenny Chesney
Album:Hemingway's Whiskey
Recorded:2009
Genre:Country
Length:
  • (album version)
  • (single edit)
Label:BNA
Producer:Buddy Cannon
Kenny Chesney
Prev Title:The Boys of Fall
Prev Year:2010
Next Title:Live a Little
Next Year:2011

"Somewhere with You" is a song written by Shane McAnally and J. T. Harding and recorded by American country music singer Kenny Chesney. It was released in November 2010 as the second single from Chesney's 2010 album Hemingway's Whiskey. The song reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in January–February 2011, where it stayed for 3 weeks.

Background and content

In an interview with Country Music Television, Chesney said, "It's so different but I still felt that it was really me. I felt melodically it was completely different and sexy".[1] In an interview with Billboard, Chesney said, "This is a tortured soul song. If you get going with somebody, you've been in a relationship and for whatever reason she's gone or you're gone. And you're not necessarily in another relationship, but you're with somebody else, just starting something with somebody else. Trying to balance both those worlds is tough."[2]

Critical reception

Whitney Pastorek of Entertainment Weekly said that the song "has a compellingly dark vibe Chesney should try out more often."[3] Jon Caramanica of The New York Times believed that the chorus "recalls nothing so much as the Bee Gees."[4] Rick Moore of American Songwriter called the song one of the album's "high points".

Chart performance

"Somewhere with You" debuted at number 35 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated for the week ending November 6, 2010.[5] The song peaked at number one on the week ending January 29, 2011 and held that position for three weeks.

The song entered the Adult Contemporary charts at number 26 for the week of March 19, 2011.[6]

As of June 2011, the song has sold over 1,000,000 copies in the United States.[7]

The single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in July 2011.

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[8] 39
US Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 31

Decade-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kenny Chesney's New Single Feels "Different and Sexy". https://web.archive.org/web/20101024125058/http://www.cmt.com/news/cmt-blogs/1650414/kenny-chesneys-new-single-feels-different-and-sexy.jhtml. dead. October 24, 2010. Bonaguro. Alison. 20 October 2010. CMT. 15 November 2010.
  2. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/956761/kenny-chesneys-hemingways-whiskey-track-by-track-preview Kenny Chesney's 'Hemingway's Whiskey': Track-By-Track Preview
  3. News: Hemingway's Whiskey . https://archive.today/20130122154300/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20428111,00.html?xid=rss-music-Hemingway's+Whiskey . dead . January 22, 2013 . Pastorek . Whitney . . 14 November 2010 . 22 September 2010.
  4. News: Critics' Choice - New CDs From Kenny Chesney, Jane Monheit, Jason Adasiewicz - Review - NYTimes.com . Caramanica . Jon . . 26 September 2010 . 14 November 2010.
  5. Web site: Sugarland's The Incredible Machine Is Week's Hottest New Album. https://web.archive.org/web/20101101154817/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1651123/sugarlands-the-incredible-machine-is-weeks-hottest-new-album.jhtml. dead. November 1, 2010. Morris. Edward. 30 October 2010. CMT. 15 November 2010.
  6. Chart Highlights. 7 March 2011. Billboard. 8 March 2011.
  7. Web site: Week Ending June 26, 2011. Songs: A Twist At The Voice - Chart Watch . new.music.yahoo.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110704053549/http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74380/week-ending-june-26-2011-songs-a-twist-at-the-voice . 2011-07-04.
  8. Best of 2011: Adult Contemporary Songs . . . 2011 . January 17, 2013.
  9. Best of 2011: Country Songs . . . 2011 . December 10, 2011.
  10. Decade-End Charts: Hot Country Songs. Billboard. 31 October 2019. February 3, 2020.