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| Name = Where Would You Be
| name = Where Would You Be
| Cover =
| cover = Martinamcbride451749.jpg
| Cover size =
| alt =
| Caption =
| type = single
| Artist = [[Martina McBride]]
| artist = [[Martina McBride]]
| from Album = [[Greatest Hits (Martina McBride album)|Greatest Hits]]
| album = [[Greatest Hits (Martina McBride album)|Greatest Hits]]
| Cover = Martinamcbride451749.jpg
| B-side = [[Concrete Angel]]
| released = {{Start date|2002|04|22}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2002/RR-2002-04-19.pdf|title=Going for Adds - Country|magazine=[[Radio & Records]]|page=30|date=April 19, 2002|issue=1449}}</ref>
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| Released = May 6, 2002
| Format = [[radio single]]
| recorded =
| Genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| studio =
| Length = 4:04
| venue =
| Label = [[RCA Nashville]]
| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| Writer = [[Rachel Proctor]], Rick Ferrell
| length = 4:04
| Producer = Martina McBride, [[Paul Worley]]
| label = [[RCA Records Nashville|RCA Nashville]]
| writer = {{hlist|Rick Ferrell|[[Rachel Proctor]]}}
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| Last single = "[[Blessed (song)|Blessed]]"<BR>(2001)
| producer = {{hlist|Martina McBride|[[Paul Worley]]}}
| This single = "Where Would You Be"<BR>(2002)
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| prev_title = [[Blessed (Martina McBride song)|Blessed]]
| Next single = "[[Concrete Angel]]"<BR>(2002)
| prev_year = 2001
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| Misc = {{External music video|"[http://www.cmt.com/videos/martina-mcbride/26443/where-would-you-be.jhtml Where Would You Be]" at CMT.com}}
| next_title = [[Practice Life]]
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| next_year = 2002
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"'''Where Would You Be'''" is a song by American [[country music]] artist [[Martina McBride]], recorded for her [[Greatest Hits (Martina McBride album)|''Greatest Hits'']] (2001) compilation album. The song was penned by country musician [[Rachel Proctor]] and Rick Ferrell and was produced by McBride and [[Paul Worley]]. Lyrically, the song speaks of McBride acknowledging her failed relationship and questioning her partner "where he would be" if he wasn't with her. [[RCA Records Nashville]] sent the single to [[country radio]] on April 22, 2002 as the third single from the compilation.


"Where Would You Be" became McBride's 15th top ten hit, peaking at number three on the US [[Hot Country Songs]] chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=219}}</ref>
"'''Where Would You Be'''" is the third single released from country singer [[Martina McBride]]'s ''[[Greatest Hits (Martina McBride album)|Greatest Hits]]'' album. The song was released in 2002 and peaked at #3 on the charts.

==Content==
Producer [[Paul Worley]] thought that the song "challenged Martina more than any song ever has", and McBride said that she enjoyed "the rawness" of it.<ref name="liner">{{cite AV media notes |title=Greatest Hits |others=Martina McBride |year=2001 |type=CD booklet |publisher=RCA Records |id=67012}}</ref>

==Music video==
The music video was directed by Morris Abraham and premiered in May 2002.

== Critical reception ==
Deborah Evans Price from [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] magazine gave the single a positive review. She said, "McBride is belting out those stratosphere notes that have become her stock-in-trade. It's a stunning vocal performance, and the production soars and swells alongside McBride's vocals." She ended her review by saying McBride has "chalked up yet another hit."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Evans Price |first=Deborah |date=May 18, 2002 |title=Reviews & Previews {{!}} Singles |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2002/BB-2002-05-18.pdf |access-date=May 13, 2024 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=22 |volume=114 |issue=20}}</ref>


==Charts==
==Charts==
"Where Would You Be" debuted at #45 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs for the week of May 11, 2002.
"Where Would You Be" debuted at number 45 on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs]] chart for the week of May 11, 2002. It peaked at number three the week of October 19, 2002, becoming McBride's third longest running single on the chart.
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===Year-end charts===
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| US [[Hot Country Songs|Country Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2002/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 2002: Country Songs | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |year=2002 | accessdate=August 13, 2012}}</ref>
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==References==
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[[Category:2002 singles]]
[[Category:2002 singles]]
[[Category:2001 songs]]
[[Category:Martina McBride songs]]
[[Category:Martina McBride songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Rachel Proctor]]
[[Category:Songs written by Rachel Proctor]]
[[Category:Songs produced by Paul Worley]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Paul Worley]]
[[Category:RCA Records Nashville singles]]

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Latest revision as of 18:20, 21 September 2024

"Where Would You Be"
Single by Martina McBride
from the album Greatest Hits
B-side"Concrete Angel"
ReleasedApril 22, 2002 (2002-04-22)[1]
GenreCountry
Length4:04
LabelRCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Martina McBride singles chronology
"Blessed"
(2001) 		"Where Would You Be"
(2002) 		"Practice Life"
(2002)
Music video
"Where Would You Be" at CMT.com

"Where Would You Be" is a song by American country music artist Martina McBride, recorded for her Greatest Hits (2001) compilation album. The song was penned by country musician Rachel Proctor and Rick Ferrell and was produced by McBride and Paul Worley. Lyrically, the song speaks of McBride acknowledging her failed relationship and questioning her partner "where he would be" if he wasn't with her. RCA Records Nashville sent the single to country radio on April 22, 2002 as the third single from the compilation.

"Where Would You Be" became McBride's 15th top ten hit, peaking at number three on the US Hot Country Songs chart.[2]

Content

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Producer Paul Worley thought that the song "challenged Martina more than any song ever has", and McBride said that she enjoyed "the rawness" of it.[3]

Music video

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The music video was directed by Morris Abraham and premiered in May 2002.

Critical reception

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Deborah Evans Price from Billboard magazine gave the single a positive review. She said, "McBride is belting out those stratosphere notes that have become her stock-in-trade. It's a stunning vocal performance, and the production soars and swells alongside McBride's vocals." She ended her review by saying McBride has "chalked up yet another hit."[4]

Charts

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"Where Would You Be" debuted at number 45 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of May 11, 2002. It peaked at number three the week of October 19, 2002, becoming McBride's third longest running single on the chart.

Chart (2002) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 45

Year-end charts

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Chart (2002) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 27

References

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  1. ^ "Going for Adds - Country" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1449. April 19, 2002. p. 30.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 219.
  3. ^ Greatest Hits (CD booklet). Martina McBride. RCA Records. 2001. 67012.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Evans Price, Deborah (May 18, 2002). "Reviews & Previews | Singles" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 20. p. 22. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  5. ^ "Martina McBride Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Martina McBride Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Best of 2002: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2002. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
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