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"'''My Front Porch Looking In'''" is a song written by [[Richie McDonald]], [[Frank J. Myers]] and Don Pfrimmer, and recorded by American [[country music]] group [[Lonestar]]. It was released in March 2003 as the first single from the band's album ''[[From There to Here: Greatest Hits]]''. The song reached the top of the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs]] chart and peaked at number 23 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|date=2008|isbn=0-89820-177-2}}</ref>
"'''My Front Porch Looking In'''" is a song written by [[Richie McDonald]], [[Frank J. Myers]] and Don Pfrimmer, and recorded by American [[country music]] group [[Lonestar]]. It was released in March 2003 as the first single from the band's compilation album ''[[From There to Here: Greatest Hits]]''. The song reached the top of the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs]] chart and peaked at number 23 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|date=2008|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}</ref>


==Content==
==Content==
The song describes how the sight of his beautiful wife and two adorable children is far better than anything including his "panoramic view" of his estate or "the paintings from the air, brushed by the hand of God." He also describes that after seeing the whole world, he "can't wait to get back home to the one He made for me."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/lyrics/lonestar/my-front-porch-looking-in/13194467/lyrics.jhtml|title="My Front Porch Looking In" lyrics|work=[[Country Music Television|CMT]]|accessdate=2009-09-08}}</ref>
The song describes how the sight of his wife and two children is far better than anything including his "panoramic view" of his estate or "the paintings from the air, brushed by the hand of God." He also describes that after seeing the whole world, he "can't wait to get back home to the one He made for me."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/lyrics/lonestar/my-front-porch-looking-in/13194467/lyrics.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080416212644/http://www.cmt.com/lyrics/lonestar/my-front-porch-looking-in/13194467/lyrics.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 16, 2008|title="My Front Porch Looking In" lyrics|work=[[Country Music Television|CMT]]|accessdate=2009-09-08}}</ref>


==Music video==
==Music video==
The music video was directed by [[Trey Fanjoy]] and it was released in May 2003. It features the band playing on the front porch of a house in the middle of a city.
The music video was directed by [[Trey Fanjoy]], and premiered on CMT on May 25, 2003. It features the band playing on a front porch in the middle of a city.


==Chart positions==
==Chart positions==
"My Front Porch Looking In" debuted at number 48 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 15, 2003.
"My Front Porch Looking In" debuted at number 48 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 15, 2003.

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===Year-end charts===
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| US [[Hot Country Songs|Country Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 2003: Country Songs | work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | date=2003| accessdate=July 13, 2012}}</ref>
!scope="row"|[[Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2003|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name=US100Year-End>{{cite magazine|title=2003 Year End Charts – The Billboard Hot 100 Singles & Tracks|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2003/hsititl.jsp|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 3, 2012}}</ref>
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==Certifications==
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 05:20, 8 July 2024

"My Front Porch Looking In"
Single by Lonestar
from the album From There to Here: Greatest Hits
ReleasedMarch 10, 2003
RecordedJanuary 2003
GenreCountry
Length3:44
LabelBNA
Songwriter(s)Richie McDonald
Frank J. Myers
Don Pfrimmer
Producer(s)Dann Huff
Lonestar singles chronology
"Unusually Unusual"
(2002) 		"My Front Porch Looking In"
(2003) 		"Walking in Memphis"
(2003)

"My Front Porch Looking In" is a song written by Richie McDonald, Frank J. Myers and Don Pfrimmer, and recorded by American country music group Lonestar. It was released in March 2003 as the first single from the band's compilation album From There to Here: Greatest Hits. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]

Content

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The song describes how the sight of his wife and two children is far better than anything including his "panoramic view" of his estate or "the paintings from the air, brushed by the hand of God." He also describes that after seeing the whole world, he "can't wait to get back home to the one He made for me."[2]

Music video

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The music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy, and premiered on CMT on May 25, 2003. It features the band playing on a front porch in the middle of a city.

Chart positions

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"My Front Porch Looking In" debuted at number 48 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 15, 2003.

Weekly charts

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Chart (2003) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 23

Year-end charts

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Chart (2003) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 68
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 1

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ ""My Front Porch Looking In" lyrics". CMT. Archived from the original on April 16, 2008. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
  3. ^ "Lonestar Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Lonestar Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "2003 Year End Charts – The Billboard Hot 100 Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  6. ^ "Best of 2003: Country Songs". Billboard. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
  7. ^ "American single certifications – Lonestar – My Front Porch Looking In". Recording Industry Association of America.


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