Where I'm Headed

"Where I'm Headed" is the eight track on Norwegian singer-songwriter Lene Marlin's debut studio album, Playing My Game (1999). Written by Marlin and produced by Hans G and Jørn Dahl, the song was released as the album's third single in late 1999 following Marlin's international breakthrough hit, "Sitting Down Here".

"Where I'm Headed"
Single by Lene Marlin
from the album Playing My Game
B-side	"The Way We Are" (live) "So I See"
Released	1999 (1999)
Length	4:11
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Lene Marlin
Producer(s)	Hans G Jørn Dahl
Lene Marlin singles chronology
"Sitting Down Here" (1999) "Where I'm Headed" (1999) "You Weren't There" (2003)
Music video
"Where I'm Headed" on YouTube

Despite not charting in Marlin's native Norway, the single became a top-10 success in Finland, France, and Italy, peaking at numbers seven, five, and two, respectively. In France, it became Marlin's highest-charting single, earned a gold sales certification, and was ranked number 38 on the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP) year-end chart for 1999, selling 300,000 copies there by January 2000. When released in the United Kingdom in 2001, it peaked at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart.

Composition

With a duration of four minutes and eleven seconds,^[1] "Where I'm Headed" is composed in the key of D major with a tempo of 120 beats per minute.^[2]

Critical reception

Geir Rakvaag from Norwegian newspaper Dagsavisen called "Where I'm Headed", along with "Unforgivable Sinner" and "Sitting Down Here", one of the "catchiest" songs on the album.^[3]

Track listings

Norwegian maxi-CD single^[4]^[5] "Where I'm Headed" – 4:13 "Where I'm Headed" (instrumental) – 4:13 "The Way We Are" (live at Sound Republic) – 4:49 European CD single^[4]^[6] "Where I'm Headed" – 4:13 "Where I'm Headed" (instrumental) – 4:13

UK CD and cassette single^[1]^[7]^[8] "Where I'm Headed" (Phil Bodger remix edit) – 3:42 "Where I'm Headed" – 4:11 "So I See" – 4:49

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1999–2001) Peak position Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)^[9] 7 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[10] 27 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[11] 25 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[12] 7 France (SNEP)^[4] 5 Italy (FIMI)^[13] 2 Scotland (OCC)^[14] 28 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[15] 35 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[16] 28 UK Singles (OCC)^[17] 31

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position France (SNEP)^[18] 38

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)^[20]	Gold	300,000^[19]

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Norway	1999	Maxi-CD	Virgin	^[5]
France	3 October 1999	CD		^[20]
United Kingdom	1 January 2001	CD cassette		^[21]

References

1. "Lene Marlin – Where I'm Headed". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
2. "Key & BPM for Where I'm Headed by Lene Marlin". Tunebat. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
3. Rakvaag, Geir (20 March 1999). "Pent og pyntelig fra Lene Marlin" [Nice and decorative from Lene Marlin]. Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). Vol. 115, no. 11. p. 15. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
4. "Lene Marlin – Where I'm Headed" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
5. Where I'm Headed (Norwegian maxi-CD single liner notes). Lene Marlin. Virgin Records. 1999. DINSDF 196, 7243 96410 28.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
6. Where I'm Headed (European CD single liner notes). Lene Marlin. Virgin Records. 1999. DINSDE 196, 7243 8 96412 26.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
7. Where I'm Headed (UK CD single liner notes). Lene Marlin. Virgin Records. 2000. DINSD 196, 7243 8 96438 0 0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
8. Where I'm Headed (UK cassette single sleeve). Lene Marlin. Virgin Records. 2000. DINSC 196, 7243 8 96438 48.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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16. "Lene Marlin – Where I'm Headed". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
17. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
18. "Tops de L'année | Top Singles 1999" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
19. Kibar, Osman; Steinkjer, Mode (21 January 2000). "Lene Marlin i ny, sterk ungdomsfilm" [Lene Marlin in a new, strong youth film]. Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). Vol. 116, no. 20. p. 20. Retrieved 6 August 2022. Så langt er «Where I'm Headed» solgt i 300,000 eksemplarer i Frankrike... [So far 'Where I'm Headed' has sold 300,000 copies in France...]
20. "French single certifications – Lene Marlin – Where I?m Headed" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
21. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 23 December 2000. p. 31. Retrieved 9 August 2021.