"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"
Single by Clint Black
from the album One Emotion
B-side"You Walked By"[1]
ReleasedJanuary 2, 1995 (1995-01-02)
GenreCountry
Length4:12
LabelRCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)Clint Black
Hayden Nicholas
Producer(s)Clint Black
James Stroud
Clint Black singles chronology
"Untanglin' My Mind"
(1994)
"Wherever You Go"
(1995)
"Summer's Comin'"
(1995)

Critical reception

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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

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"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
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 4
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 3

Year-end charts

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Chart (1995) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] 71
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 52

References

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  1. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 50–51. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  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.
  3. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9074." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. March 20, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  4. ^ "Clint Black Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995". RPM. December 18, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  6. ^ "Best of 1995: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.