On My Way Here (song)

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"On My Way Here"
ClayAikenOnMyWayHere.jpg
Single by Clay Aiken
from the album On My Way Here
Released April 2008
Format CD, digital download
Recorded 2008
Legacy Studios, New York City, New York
Length4:28
Label RCA
Songwriter(s) Ryan Tedder, Hunter Davis, Chris Faulk
Producer(s) Kipper
Clay Aiken singles chronology
"A Thousand Days"
(2007)
"On My Way Here"
(2008)
"Bring Back My Love"
(2011)

"A Thousand Days"
(2007)
"On My Way Here"
(2008)
"Bring Back My Love"
(2011)

"On My Way Here" is a song written by Ryan Tedder, Hunter Davis and Chris Faulk and is the title track for Clay Aiken's fourth album On My Way Here .

Ryan Tedder American singer-songwriter and record producer

Ryan Benjamin Tedder is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. As well as being the lead vocalist of the pop rock band OneRepublic, he has an independent career as a songwriter and producer for various artists, including Adele, Backstreet Boys, Beyoncé, Big Time Rush, Camila Cabello, Charlie Puth, Demi Lovato, Ed Sheeran, Foster the People, Hailee Steinfeld, Hilary Duff, Jennifer Lopez, Jonas Brothers, Kelly Clarkson, Leona Lewis, Logic, Maroon 5, MØ, One Direction, Paul McCartney, Selena Gomez, Shawn Mendes, Taylor Swift, U2, Westlife and Zedd.

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<i>On My Way Here</i> 2008 studio album by Clay Aiken

On My Way Here is the fourth studio album released by Clay Aiken on May 6, 2008. This album of both ballads and pop-rock is an eclectic mix of styles and tempos. Aiken wanted to get away from using multiple producers and chose Grammy Award-winning British producer Mark 'Kipper' Eldridge to produce the album. Jaymes Foster was the executive producer. This was his final studio album for RCA.

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The song is about how the lessons we learn growing up shape us into the adults we become. This struck a chord with Aiken and the song became the inspiration for the album's theme. [1] Aiken said "I thought if we could find songs along those lines, that deal with my life over the past five years and what I've learned from my experiences, it would be a great concept for an album."

Chart positions

Chart (2008)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 36

"On My Way Here" is included on the Super Hero album commemorating the 2008 Beijing Olympics presented by MBA Sports. [2] The song was played in the background of several MBC-TV promos for Olympic programming in Korea. The Super Hero story is highlighted on the Korean website Yes24.com with "On My Way Here" playing in the background. [3]

Discography

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References

  1. Clay Aiken to Release Brand-New Album, On My Way Here, on May 6th 2008 RCA Records, 04/04/08, Retrieved 2008-04-04
  2. YesAsia.com, Super Hero, 2008-08-08 Sony & BMG, SBME Korea, 08/08/08, Retrieved 2008-10-11
  3. Yes24.com MBC Super Hero 08/08/08, Retrieved 2008-10-11