Somewhere with You
"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.
| "Somewhere with You" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Kenny Chesney | ||||
| from the album Hemingway's Whiskey | ||||
| Released | November 8, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:04 | |||
| Label | BNA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Shane McAnally J. T. Harding | |||
| Producer(s) | Buddy Cannon Kenny Chesney | |||
| Kenny Chesney singles chronology | ||||
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Background and content edit
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 edit
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".[5]
Chart performance edit
"Somewhere with You" debuted at number 35 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated for the week ending November 6, 2010.[6] 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.[7]
As of June 2011, the song has sold over 1,000,000 copies in the United States.[8]
The single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in July 2011.
Weekly charts edit
| Chart (2010–2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] | 52 |
| Canada Country (Billboard)[10] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[11] | 31 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[12] | 15 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[13] | 1 |
Year-end charts edit
| Chart (2011) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[14] | 39 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[15] | 31 |
Decade-end charts edit
| Chart (2010–2019) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[16] | 44 |
Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[17] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000‡ |
| ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References edit
- ^ Bonaguro, Alison (20 October 2010). "Kenny Chesney's New Single Feels "Different and Sexy"". CMT. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ Kenny Chesney's 'Hemingway's Whiskey': Track-By-Track Preview
- ^ Pastorek, Whitney (22 September 2010). "Hemingway's Whiskey". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ^ Caramanica, Jon (26 September 2010). "Critics' Choice - New CDs From Kenny Chesney, Jane Monheit, Jason Adasiewicz - Review - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ^ Moore, Rick (5 November 2010), Kenny Chesney: Hemingway's Whiskey, American Songwriter, retrieved 9 November 2010
- ^ Morris, Edward (30 October 2010). "Sugarland's The Incredible Machine Is Week's Hottest New Album". CMT. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ "Chart Highlights". Billboard. 7 March 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ . new.music.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-04.
- ^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
- ^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
- ^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ^ "Best of 2011: Adult Contemporary Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 2011: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
- ^ "Decade-End Charts: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. 31 October 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
- ^ "American single certifications – Kenny Chesney – Somewhere with You". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 18, 2022.