Somewhere with You
{{Infobox song
| name = Somewhere with You
| cover = KC_-_Somewhere_with_You_single.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Kenny Chesney
| album = Hemingway's Whiskey
| released = {{Start date|2010|11|08}}
| recorded = 2009
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = *{{Duration|m=4|s=04}} (album version)
- {{Duration|m=3|s=41}} (single edit)
| label = BNA
| writer = Shane McAnally
J. T. Harding
| producer = Buddy Cannon
Kenny Chesney
| prev_title = The Boys of Fall
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Live a Little
| next_year = 2011
}}
"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.
Background and content
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".{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/cmt-blogs/1650414/kenny-chesneys-new-single-feels-different-and-sexy.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101024125058/http://www.cmt.com/news/cmt-blogs/1650414/kenny-chesneys-new-single-feels-different-and-sexy.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 24, 2010|title=Kenny Chesney's New Single Feels "Different and Sexy"|last=Bonaguro|first=Alison|date=20 October 2010|work=CMT|accessdate=15 November 2010}} 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."[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/956761/kenny-chesneys-hemingways-whiskey-track-by-track-preview Kenny Chesney's 'Hemingway's Whiskey': Track-By-Track Preview]
Critical reception
Whitney Pastorek of Entertainment Weekly said that the song "has a compellingly dark vibe Chesney should try out more often."{{cite news |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20428111,00.html?xid=rss-music-Hemingway%27s+Whiskey |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122154300/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20428111,00.html?xid=rss-music-Hemingway's+Whiskey |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 22, 2013 |title=Hemingway's Whiskey |last=Pastorek |first=Whitney |publisher=Entertainment Weekly |accessdate=14 November 2010 |date=22 September 2010}} Jon Caramanica of The New York Times believed that the chorus "recalls nothing so much as the Bee Gees."{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/27/arts/music/27choice.html?_r=2 |title=Critics' Choice - New CDs From Kenny Chesney, Jane Monheit, Jason Adasiewicz - Review - NYTimes.com |last=Caramanica |first=Jon |work=The New York Times |date=26 September 2010 |accessdate=14 November 2010}} Rick Moore of American Songwriter called the song one of the album's "high points".{{citation |url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2010/11/kenny-chesney-hemingways-whiskey/ |title=Kenny Chesney: Hemingway's Whiskey |last=Moore |first=Rick |publisher=American Songwriter |date=5 November 2010 |accessdate=9 November 2010}}
Chart performance
"Somewhere with You" debuted at number 35 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated for the week ending November 6, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1651123/sugarlands-the-incredible-machine-is-weeks-hottest-new-album.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101154817/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1651123/sugarlands-the-incredible-machine-is-weeks-hottest-new-album.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 1, 2010|title=Sugarland's The Incredible Machine Is Week's Hottest New Album|last=Morris|first=Edward|date=30 October 2010|work=CMT|accessdate=15 November 2010}} 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.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-dance-club-play-latin-songs-1005061242.story#/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-dance-club-play-latin-songs-1005061242.story|title=Chart Highlights|date=7 March 2011|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=8 March 2011}}
As of June 2011, the song has sold over 1,000,000 copies in the United States.{{cite web |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74380/week-ending-june-26-2011-songs-a-twist-at-the-voice/ |title=Week Ending June 26, 2011. Songs: A Twist At The Voice - Chart Watch |website=new.music.yahoo.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704053549/http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74380/week-ending-june-26-2011-songs-a-twist-at-the-voice |archive-date=2011-07-04}}
The single was certified 3× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in November 2022.
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable"
!align="left"|Chart (2010–2011) !align="center"|Peak |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcanadianhot100|52|artist=Kenny Chesney|artistid=49903|accessdate=18 November 2010}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcanadacountry|1|artist=Kenny Chesney}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|31|artist=Kenny Chesney|artistid=49903|accessdate=14 November 2010}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardadultcontemporary|15|artist=Kenny Chesney|artistid=49903|accessdate=14 November 2010}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|1|artist=Kenny Chesney|artistid=49903|accessdate=14 November 2010}} |
=Year-end charts=
=Decade-end charts=
| class="wikitable" |
| Chart (2010–2019)
! Position |
|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/hot-country-songs|title=Decade-End Charts: Hot Country Songs|magazine=Billboard|date=31 October 2019|accessdate=February 3, 2020}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 44 |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|title=Somewhere with You|artist=Kenny Chesney|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2010|certyear=2022|access-date=November 18, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true|noshipments=true}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Kenny Chesney 2010-2029 singles}}
Category:Song recordings produced by Buddy Cannon