| Wherever You Are | |
| Cover: | Jack Ingram - Wherever You Are.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Jack Ingram |
| Released: | November 1, 2005 |
| Recorded: | 2005 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 3:37 |
| Label: | Big Machine |
| Producer: | Jeremy Stover |
| Prev Title: | Keep On Keepin' On |
| Prev Year: | 2003 |
| Next Title: | Love You |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
"Wherever You Are" is a song recorded by American country music artist Jack Ingram. It was Ingram's first Top 40 single on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. It was released in November 2005 as the lead-off single to Ingram's first album for Big Machine Records, .
"Wherever You Are" was originally slated to be recorded by Canadian country music artist Deric Ruttan, as well as the band Rushlow.[1] In 2005, Scott Borchetta, who had just founded the Big Machine label, discovered the song, and recommended it to Ingram, one of the acts signed to his label. Ingram recorded it as one of two studio tracks for his otherwise-live album , from which it was released as a single in late 2005.
The song was Ingram's ninth release and first Top 40 chart entry. It was the first Number One country single for Big Machine Records[2] and co-writer Jeremy Stover, who wrote the song with Steve Bogard.[1] [3]
The music video was directed by David McClister and premiered in January 5, 2006. It features Jack performing in different locations including a desert, a garage, and in a room with purple lights.
| Chart (2005–2006) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 1 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 63 |