Wherever You Go Explained

Wherever You Go
Type:single
Artist:Clint Black
Album:One Emotion
B-Side:"You Walked By"
Genre:Country
Label:RCA Nashville
Producer:Clint Black
James Stroud
Prev Title:Untanglin' My Mind
Prev Year:1994
Next Title:Summer's Comin'
Next Year:1995

"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.

Critical reception

Mike 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

"Wherever You Go" debuted at number 69 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of December 31, 1994.

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 71
US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 52

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 2008. 50–51. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. News: Wry Country Misery Of Honky-Tonk Laments These Three Acts Sing. https://web.archive.org/web/20121103163649/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/72289777.html?dids=72289777:72289777&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+16,+1994&author=Mike+Joyce&pub=The+Washington+Post+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=POP+RECORDINGS%3B+Wry+Country+Misery+Of+Honky-Tonk+Laments+These+Three+Acts+Sing&pqatl=google . dead . November 3, 2012 . Joyce . Mike . 16 October 1994 . The Washington Post . 27 August 2010.
  3. Web site: RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995. RPM. December 18, 1995. July 21, 2013.
  4. Best of 1995: Country Songs . . . 1995. July 21, 2013.