"Worlds Apart" is a song co-written and recorded by the American

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artist

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. It was released in July 1996 as the second single from the album ''

High Lonesome Sound ''High Lonesome Sound'' is the seventh studio album from American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in 1996 on MCA Nashville. It features the singles "High Lonesome Sound," "Worlds Apart," "Pretty Little Adrianna, "A Little More Lo ...

''. The song reached number 5 on the ''

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chart and won Gill a

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. It was written by Gill and

Bob DiPiero Robert John DiPiero (born March 3, 1951) is an American country music songwriter. He has written 15 US number one hits and several Top 20 single for Tim McGraw, The Oak Ridge Boys, Reba McEntire, Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Shenandoah, Neal McCoy, ...

Content

The song is a ballad about a strained relationship.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of ''Billboard'' magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling the song "slow, stately, polished, but oozing with raw emotion."''

'', July 20, 1996

Music video

The music video was directed by Jim Shea and was premiered in mid-1996. It is entirely black and white.

Chart performance

"Worlds Apart" entered the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks at number 69 for the week of July 20, 1996.

Year-end charts

References

1996 singles Vince Gill songs Songs written by Vince Gill Songs written by Bob DiPiero Song recordings produced by Tony Brown (record producer) MCA Records singles 1996 songs Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance winners {{1996-country-song-stub