Wherever I Go (song)

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"Wherever I Go"
File:OneRepublic - Wherever I Go.png
Single by OneRepublic
Released May 13, 2016 (2016-05-13)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2015
Genre Pop rock, soul, indie pop
Length 2:49
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ryan Tedder
  • Brent Kutzle
  • Noel Zancanella
OneRepublic singles chronology
"I Lived"
(2014)
"Wherever I Go"
(2016)
"Stop Us Me"
(2016)
Music video
"Wherever I Go" on YouTube

"Wherever I Go" is a song by American pop rock band OneRepublic from their fourth upcoming studio album. The song was written and produced by lead singer Ryan Tedder, bassist/cellist Brent Kutzle and producer Noel Zancanella. It was released as the album's lead single on May 13, 2016.

The song's accompanying music video, directed by Joseph Kahn, the storyline focuses on a day in the life of a Korean businessman stuck in his routine.

Background and composition

"Wherever I Go" features epic piano lines and a funk-driven rhythm. It sounds like nothing the band has produced before. Explaining why it was important the lead single be different from the rest of the new album, Ryan Tedder said, "It's not indicative of the entire album but it's kind of like if you go have dinner, you don't order steak for an appetizer and steak for dinner. You split it up, and you have different things. So the first single... it's definitely an appetizer, I think it's the best appetizer we could come up with."

Tedder sings here of not being able to find a love to match one that he once had. This previous relationship will always remain a "ghost in the room," whenever he gets together with a new girl. Tedder explained the song is about "obsession, and almost an unnatural, unhealthy level of obsession."

Speaking on BBC Radio 1, Tedder discussed how hard OneRepublic worked to make the song sound fresh and current, but still organic. "It's hard as an actual band to evolve and still keep the humanity in the instruments," he said. "So it's tricky. You wanna hear the bass player, you wanna hear the drummer, but you want it to sound modern at the same time. So it took…ages to crack that code."

At just 2 minutes and 49 seconds the song is the shortest OneRepublic have released to date.

Music video

The music video was released in May 17, 2016 and directed by Joseph Kahn, and produced by Jil Hardin. In video, the businessman, actor Kenneth Choi, wakes up daily at 6am and faces a world of black, white and gray, as everyone dresses the same and the world around him mirrors how he feels inside: dull. But upon entering his office, he flings down his briefcase and begins dancing. His coworkers look at him aghast before giving into his energy and joining in. Still, he can’t woo over the one woman he’d like to. It takes discovering a secret passageway containing the band to help him transform his boring life into something more colorful. When he steps back into the office after watching the band sing, everything becomes a colorful hodgepodge straight out of the 1960's. But, at the end, it's shown that it was all just a daydream, with him still in the lift, staring at the woman he wants....

Track listing

  • Digital download[1]
  1. "Wherever I Go" – 2:49
  • CD Maxi single[2]
  1. "Wherever I Go" - 2:49
  2. "Wherever I Go" (Instrumental) - 2:49

Chart performance

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 55
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[4] 72
Germany (Official German Charts)[5] 94
Hungary (Single Top 40)[6] 34
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 59
Italy (FIMI)[8] 59
New Zealand Heatseekers (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 9
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[10] 44
Portugal (AFP)[11] 61
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 67
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[13] 46
US Billboard Hot 100[14] 67

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide 13 May 2016 Digital download Mosley, Geffen, Interscope
27 May 2016 CD Maxi single[15]

References

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  4. "OneRepublic – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for OneRepublic. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  5. "Officialcharts.de – OneRepublic – Wherever I Go". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  6. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  7. "Chart Track: Week 21, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
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  12. "Swisscharts.com – OneRepublic – Wherever I Go". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  13. "Archive Chart: 2016-05-27" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  14. "OneRepublic – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for OneRepublic. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  15. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wherever-I-Go-2-Track-Onerepublic/dp/B01FGOH2V4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464291750&sr=8-1&keywords=wherever+i+go+one+republic