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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = Where Would You Be
| name = Where Would You Be
| cover = Martinamcbride451749.jpg
| cover = Martinamcbride451749.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| type = single
| type = single
| artist = [[Martina McBride]]
| artist = [[Martina McBride]]
| album = [[Greatest Hits (Martina McBride album)|Greatest Hits]]
| album = [[Greatest Hits (Martina McBride album)|Greatest Hits]]
| B-side = Concrete Angel
| 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>
| released = May 6, 2002
| recorded =
| recorded =
| studio =
| studio =
| venue =
| venue =
| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| length = 4:04
| length = 4:04
| label = [[RCA Records Nashville|RCA Nashville]]
| label = [[RCA Records Nashville|RCA Nashville]]
| writer = Rick Ferrell<br>[[Rachel Proctor]]
| writer = {{hlist|Rick Ferrell|[[Rachel Proctor]]}}
| producer = Martina McBride<br>[[Paul Worley]]
| producer = {{hlist|Martina McBride|[[Paul Worley]]}}
| prev_title = [[Blessed (Martina McBride song)|Blessed]]
| prev_title = [[Blessed (Martina McBride song)|Blessed]]
| prev_year = 2001
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = [[Practice Life]]
| next_title = [[Practice Life]]
| next_year = 2002
| next_year = 2002
| misc = {{External music video|"[http://www.cmt.com/videos/martina-mcbride/26443/where-would-you-be.jhtml Where Would You Be]" at CMT.com}}
| misc = {{External music video|"[http://www.cmt.com/videos/martina-mcbride/26443/where-would-you-be.jhtml Where Would You Be]" at CMT.com}}
}}
}}
"'''Where Would You Be'''" is a song written by [[Rachel Proctor]] and Rick Ferrell, and recorded by American [[country music]] singer [[Martina McBride]]. It was released in May 2002 as the third single from McBride's ''[[Greatest Hits (Martina McBride album)|Greatest Hits]]'' compilation album. The song peaked at number 3 on the U.S. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now [[Hot Country Songs]] chart) 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 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>


==Content==
==Content==
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==Music video==
==Music video==
The music video was directed by Morris Abraham and premiered in May 2002.
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 news |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 |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=22 |volume=114 |issue=20}}</ref>


==Charts==
==Charts==
"Where Would You Be" debuted at number 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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!align="center"|Chart (2002)
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Revision as of 16:52, 13 May 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

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

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

Critical reception

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

"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

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

References

  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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