"Where I'm Headed" is the eight track on Norwegian singer-songwriter

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's debut studio album, ''

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'' (1999). Written by Marlin and produced by Hans G and Jørn Dahl, the song was released as the album's third single in late 1999 following Marlin's international breakthrough hit, " Sitting Down Here". Despite not charting in Marlin's native Norway, the single became a top-10 success in Finland, France, and Italy, peaking at numbers seven, five, and two, respectively. In France, it became Marlin's highest-charting single, earned a

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sales certification, and was ranked number 38 on the

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(SNEP) year-end chart of 1999, selling 300,000 copies there by January 2000. When released in the United Kingdom in 2001, it peaked at number 31 on the

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Composition

With a duration of four minutes and eleven seconds, "Where I'm Headed" is composed in the

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with a

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of 120 beats per minute.

Critical reception

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'' called "Where I'm Headed", along with "

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" and " Sitting Down Here", one of the "catchiest" songs on the album.

Track listings

Norwegian maxi-CD single # "Where I'm Headed" – 4:13 # "Where I'm Headed" (instrumental) – 4:13 # "The Way We Are" (live at Sound Republic) – 4:49 European CD single # "Where I'm Headed" – 4:13 # "Where I'm Headed" (instrumental) – 4:13 UK CD and cassette single # "Where I'm Headed" (Phil Bodger Remix edit) – 3:42 # "Where I'm Headed" – 4:11 # "So I See" – 4:49

Charts

Weekly charts

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Certifications

Release history

References

{{Authority control 1999 singles 1999 songs Lene Marlin songs Virgin Records singles