When I Get Where I'm Going - Wikipedia

2005 single by Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton

"When I Get Where I'm Going"
Single by Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton
from the album Time Well Wasted
Released	October 10, 2005
Genre	Country, contemporary Christian
Length	4:08 (Album Version)3:42 (Single Version)
Label	Arista Nashville
Songwriters	George Teren, Rivers Rutherford
Producer	Frank Rogers
Brad Paisley singles chronology
"Alcohol" (2005) "When I Get Where I'm Going" (2005) "The World" (2006)
Dolly Parton singles chronology
"Imagine"(2005) "When I Get Where I'm Going"(2005) "The Twelfth of Never"(2005)

"When I Get Where I'm Going'" is a song written by George Teren and Rivers Rutherford, and recorded by American country music artist Brad Paisley. It was released in October 2005 as second single from his album Time Well Wasted and is his 14th career single (not counting album cuts). The song features harmony vocals from Dolly Parton. The song was Parton's 25th Billboard No. 1 (and her first since 1991's "Rockin' Years"), and Paisley's fifth.

Music video

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The video of this song was directed by Jim Shea, and features footage of Paisley singing in a forest, as well as home movies of himself with his grandfather, Warren L. Jarvis. He also holds up photos of himself with Jarvis and his aunt Rita Takach. The video was filmed in Northern California. The extended version of the video ends with Jarvis in a home movie saying "Come on in and rock a while!" and Paisley smiling when he looks up from his guitar playing and sees this. It also features many different people holding photographs of loved ones who have presumably died. Two notable people featured in this video are Michael Reagan, who is shown holding a photograph of his father Ronald Reagan, and Teresa Earnhardt, who is shown sitting in front of a painted portrait of her husband, NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt. Although she does vocals on the song, Dolly Parton is off camera singing in the video. However, she is shown holding a picture of her grandfather, Rev. Jake Owens, who'd died a few years earlier. She kisses her hand then touches the photograph in this scene. Figure Skater Scott Hamilton is shown holding a picture of his mother. John Carter Cash is featured holding a photo of his parents, Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. Also in the video is Pixar director John Lasseter holding up a picture of co-director and fellow CalArts alumnus Joe Ranft who suddenly died in 2005 in a car accident. Various unknown people hold up photos of relatives who have passed on throughout as well. In 2007, after the Virginia Tech massacre, the last slide was dedicated to those lost with the VT emblem shining brightly. On tour in 2008, Paisley also added a picture of actor Heath Ledger.

Critical reception

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Kevin John Coyne, reviewing the song for Country Universe, gave it a negative rating. He says that Dolly Parton helped "get this song across the finish line" and states that Paisley is "essentially Bob Saget in a cowboy hat."[1] Dan MacIntosh of Country Standard Time was more positive, calling the song a "certified inspirational winner".[2]

Awards

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The song was nominated for a Dove Award for Country Recorded Song of the Year at the 37th GMA Dove Awards.[3]

It won 2 Academy of Country Music Awards for Video of the Year, Vocal Event of the Year and was nominated for Song of the Year.

The song also won a Country Music Association Award for Vocal Event of the Year and was nominated for Single and Video of the Year.

Cover versions

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This song was covered by contemporary Christian music artist Geoff Moore in 2007 on his album Speak to Me. Moore's version was a Top 15 hit on the Hot Christian Songs and Hot Christian Adult Contemporary charts. In 2007, Christian contemporary trio 33Miles covered "When I Get Where I'm Going" on their self titled debut album. This song was also covered by Susie McEntire on her latest album Passages in 2010. In 2015, Chris Crump and Krista Hughes make a song choice selected covered the battle song in The Voice (U.S. season 9).

Chart performance

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Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton version

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The song debuted at number 50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week ending October 8, 2005. It has sold 1,021,000 digital copies in the US as of October 2015.[4]

Chart (2005–2006)	Peakposition
Canada Country (Radio & Records)[5]	2
US Billboard Hot 100[6]	39
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7]	1

Year-end charts

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Chart (2006)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[8]	22

Geoff Moore version

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Chart (2007)	Peakposition
U.S. Billboard Hot Christian Songs	14
U.S. Billboard Hot Christian Adult Contemporary	13

Certifications

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Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[9]	Platinum	80,000‡
United States (RIAA)[10]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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1. ^ Coyne, Kevin John (2005-10-16). "Brad Paisley & Dolly Parton - "When I Get Where I'm Going"". Country Universe. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
2. ^ "Brad Paisley - Time Well Wasted". www.countrystandardtime.com. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
3. ^ 37th Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominations & Winners Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine on About.com; Jones, Kim
4. ^ Matt Bjorke (October 19, 2015). "Top 30 Digital Singles: October 19, 2015".
5. ^ Radio & Records: February 3, 2006, page 47 worldradiohistory.com
6. ^ "Brad Paisley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
7. ^ "Brad Paisley Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
8. ^ "Best of 2006: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2006. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
9. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Brad Paisley – When I Get Where I'm Going". Music Canada. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
10. ^ "American single certifications – Brad Paisley – When I Get Where I'm Going". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 31, 2016.

External links

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• "When I Get Where I'm Going" lyrics at Dolly Parton On-Line
• Reuters Music Article[dead link]

v t e Brad Paisley singles
Who Needs Pictures	"Who Needs Pictures" "He Didn't Have to Be" "Me Neither" "We Danced"
Part II	"Two People Fell in Love" "Wrapped Around" "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)" "I Wish You'd Stay"
Mud on the Tires	"Celebrity" "Little Moments" "Whiskey Lullaby" "Mud on the Tires"
Time Well Wasted	"Alcohol" "When I Get Where I'm Going" "The World" "She's Everything"
5th Gear	"Ticks" "Online" "Letter to Me" "I'm Still a Guy" "Waitin' on a Woman"
Play	"Start a Band"
American Saturday Night	"Then" "Welcome to the Future" "American Saturday Night" "Water"
Hits Alive	"Anything Like Me"
This Is Country Music	"This Is Country Music" "Old Alabama" "Remind Me" "Camouflage"
Wheelhouse	"Southern Comfort Zone" "Beat This Summer" "I Can't Change the World" "The Mona Lisa"
Moonshine in the Trunk	"River Bank" "Perfect Storm" "Crushin' It" "Country Nation"
Love and War	"Today" "Last Time for Everything" "Heaven South"
Non-album singles	"Without a Fight" "Bucked Off" "No I in Beer" "Same Here" "The Medicine Will"
Other songs	"Accidental Racist" "Freedom Was a Highway" "Forever Country" "Is It Raining at Your House" "Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy" "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive"

v t e Dolly Parton songs
Singles Songs
1960s	"Happy, Happy Birthday Baby" "Dumb Blonde" "Something Fishy" "The Last Thing on My Mind" "In the Ghetto"
1970s	"Mule Skinner Blues" "Joshua" "Comin' for to Carry Me Home" "Coat of Many Colors" "Touch Your Woman" "My Tennessee Mountain Home" "Jolene" "I Will Always Love You" "Please Don't Stop Loving Me" "Love is Like a Butterfly" "The Bargain Store" "The Seeker" "Say Forever You'll Be Mine" "We Used To" "All I Can Do" "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" Here You Come Again "Here You Come Again" "Two Doors Down" "It's All Wrong, But It's All Right" Heartbreaker "Heartbreaker" "It's Too Late to Love Me Now" "Baby I'm Burnin'" "I Really Got the Feeling" Great Balls of Fire "You're the Only One" "Great Balls of Fire" "Sweet Summer Lovin'"
1980s	"Starting Over Again" "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" "Hard Candy Christmas" "Potential New Boyfriend" "Tennessee Homesick Blues" "Medley: Winter Wonderland/Sleigh Ride" "We Had It All" "The River Unbroken" 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs "9 to 5" "But You Know I Love You" "The House of the Rising Sun" Heartbreak Express "Single Women" "Heartbreak Express" "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" The Great Pretender "Save the Last Dance for Me" "Downtown" "She Don't Love You (Like I Love You)" Real Love "Don't Call It Love" "Real Love" "Think About Love" "Tie Our Love (In a Double Knot)" Trio "To Know Him Is to Love Him" "Telling Me Lies" "Those Memories of You" "Wildflowers" White Limozeen "Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That" "Yellow Roses" "Time for Me to Fly" "White Limozeen"
1990s	"Light of a Clear Blue Morning" "Romeo" "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" "To Daddy" Eagle When She Flies "Rockin' Years" "Silver and Gold" "Eagle When She Flies" Treasures "Just When I Needed You Most" "Peace Train" "Walking on Sunshine" Trio II "After the Gold Rush" "Feels Like Home" "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind"
2000s	"Travelin' Thru" "Better Get to Livin'" "Drives Me Crazy" Little Sparrow "A Tender Lie" "Seven Bridges Road" "Shine" Those Were the Days "Imagine" "Both Sides, Now" "Twelfth of Never" "Where Do the Children Play"
2010s	"Together You and I" "Calling My Children Home" "The Story" "The Last Word in Lonesome Is Me" "Here I Am" "Girl in the Movies" "God Only Knows" "There Was Jesus" "Faith"
2020s	"When Life Is Good Again" "In the Sweet By and By" "Southern Accents" "If You Hadn't Been There" "Tyrant" A Holly Dolly Christmas "Mary, Did You Know?" "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" "Cuddle Up, Cozy Down Christmas" Rockstar "Magic Man" "We Are the Champions/We Will Rock You" "Step by Step" "Let It Be" "What's Up?" "Wrecking Ball"
Features	"Islands in the Stream" "Love Is Strange" "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" "Sleepless Nights" "Viva Las Vegas" "Baby, It's Cold Outside" "If I Said You Have a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me" "When I Get Where I'm Going" "I Still Miss Someone" "You Can't Make Old Friends" "Forever Country" "Smoky Mountain Rain" "Words" "Eagle When She Flies" "Does He Love You (Revisited)" "Forever Young" "Please Please Please" "Home Sweet Home"

v t e CMA Musical Event of the Year
1988−1990	"Trio" (1988) "There's a Tear in My Beer" (1989) "'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose" (1990)
1991−2000	"Restless" (1991) "This One's Gonna Hurt You (For a Long, Long Time)" (1992) "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair" (1993) "Does He Love You" (1994) "Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart" (1995) "I Will Always Love You" (1996) "It's Your Love" (1997) "You Don't Seem to Miss Me" (1998) "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man" (1999) "Murder on Music Row" (2000)
2001−2010	"Too Country" (2001) "Mendocino County Line" (2002) "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" (2003) "Whiskey Lullaby" (2004) "Good News, Bad News" (2005) "When I Get Where I'm Going" (2006) "Find Out Who Your Friends Are" (2007) "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)" (2008) "Start a Band" (2009) "Hillbilly Bone" (2010)
2011−2020	"Don't You Wanna Stay" (2011) "Feel Like a Rock Star" (2012) "Highway Don't Care" (2013) "We Were Us" (2014) "Raise 'Em Up" (2015) "Different for Girls" (2016) "Funny How Time Slips Away" (2017) "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" (2018) "Old Town Road" (2019) "I Hope You're Happy Now" (2020)
2021−present	"Half of My Hometown" (2021) “Never Wanted to Be That Girl” (2022) "Wait in the Truck" (2023) "You Look Like You Love Me" (2024) "Pour Me a Drink" (2025)