On My Way to You

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"On My Way to You"
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Single by Cody Johnson
from the album Ain't Nothin' to It
ReleasedAugust 10, 2018 (2018-08-10)
Genre Neotraditional country
Length3:33
Label Warner Music Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Trent Willmon
Cody Johnson singles chronology
"Wild as You"
(2017)
"On My Way to You"
(2018)
"Nothin' on You"
(2019)

"On My Way to You" is a song written by Brett James and Tony Lane, and recorded by American country music singer Cody Johnson. It is the first single from his seventh studio album Ain't Nothin' to It .

Contents

Background

The song was written by Brett James and Tony Lane. It is Johnson's first song released under a major label. [1]

Music video

A video for the song, directed by Sean Hagwell, was released in October 2018. [2]

Commercial performance

The song has sold 107,000 copies in the United States as of April 2019. [3]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [11] Gold40,000
United States (RIAA) [12] 2× Platinum2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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