"Somewhere with You" is a song written by

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and J. T. Harding and recorded by American

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singer

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. It was released in November 2010 as the second single from Chesney's 2010 album ''

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''. The song reached number one on the U.S. ''

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chart in January–February 2011, where it stayed for 3 weeks.

Background and content

In an interview with

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, Chesney said, "It's so different but I still felt that it was really me. I felt melodically it was completely different and sexy". In an interview with ''

'', 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."

Critical reception

Whitney Pastorek of ''

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'' said that the song "has a compellingly dark vibe Chesney should try out more often." Jon Caramanica of ''

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'' believed that the chorus "recalls nothing so much as

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." Rick Moore of ''

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'' called the song one of the album's "high points".

Chart performance

"Somewhere with You" debuted at number 35 on the U.S. ''

chart dated for the week ending November 6, 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

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charts at number 26 for the week of March 19, 2011. As of June 2011, the song has sold over 1,000,000 copies in the United States. The single was certified platinum by the

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(RIAA) in July 2011.

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

Certifications

References

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