"Wherever You Go" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 singer Clint Black

Clint Black

Clint Patrick Black is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and occasional actor. Signed to RCA Records in 1989, Black made his debut with his Killin' Time album, which produced four straight Number One singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country...

. It was released in January 1995 as the second single from the album One Emotion

One Emotion

One Emotion is a 1994 album by country singer-songwriter Clint Black.All five singles from the album reached the heights of the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: "Untanglin' My Mind" at #4, "Wherever You Go" at #3, "Summer's Comin' " at #1, "One Emotion" at #2, and "Life Gets Away" at #4.Among...

. It peaked at number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and reached number 4 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

Critical reception

Mike Joyce of The Washington Post

The Washington Post

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gave the song a positive review, saying that Black was "resourceful" for "convert[ing] the existential catch phrase 'wherever you go, you're there' into another fool-on-the-bar-stool blues."

Chart positions

"Wherever You Go" debuted at number 69 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of December 31, 1994.

Chart (1995)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	3
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	4