Follow Through (song)

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"Follow Through"
Follow Through (Gavin DeGraw single) coverart.jpg
Single by Gavin DeGraw
from the album Chariot
ReleasedNovember 17, 2005
Genre Soft rock
Length3:59
Label J Records
Songwriter(s) Gavin DeGraw
Gavin DeGraw singles chronology
"Chariot"
(2005)
"Follow Through"
(2005)
"Just Friends"
(2006)

"Follow Through" is a single by Gavin DeGraw released in 2005. It is featured on his 2003 album, Chariot . The song has been featured on several television shows, including One Tree Hill and Scrubs and, from 2008 to 2010, played in the UK and Italian advertisements for Carte D'or.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Follow Through" (album version)
  2. "I Don't Want to Be" (live at the Scala)
  3. "Follow Through" (Stripped version)
  4. "Follow Through" (video)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005)Peak
position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [1] 13
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [2] 56
Norway (VG-lista) [3] 12
US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) [4] 22
US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) [5] 33

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [6] 40

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [7] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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