Place in This World

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"Place in This World"
Place in This World - Michael W. Smith.jpg
Single by Michael W. Smith
from the album Go West Young Man
ReleasedMarch 1991 (1991)
Recorded1990
Studio BMG Studio, New York City [1]
Genre CCM, adult contemporary
Length4:01
Label Reunion
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Wayne Kirkpatrick
  • Bryan Lenox
  • Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith singles chronology
"Go West Young Man"
(1990)
"Place in This World"
(1991)
"How Long Will Be Too Long"
(1991)
Music video
"Place in this World" on YouTube

"Place in This World" is a song by American musician Michael W. Smith, released in 1991 as the second single from his 1990 album Go West Young Man . [2] The song became his biggest success in mainstream music when it hit No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 . It lasted 21 weeks on the overall chart. [3] The song is played in B major, mod. to C at 72 beats per minute. [4]

Contents

Background

"Place in This World" was released in 1991, as the second single from his sixth studio album Go West Young Man. [5] This record was his first attempt at mainstream success, which successfully crossed over the single. The message of the song has proved to be meaningful to a lot of people. Smith was asked if there are any stories that have stuck with him. He responded, "Well, the one story I remember vividly, I could still go back to reading the letter, was some young girl, I think she was 18 or 19 years old, and had a horrific childhood in terms of abuse and that sort of thing. And she was suicidal. She gave me this whole story in a two page letter. She was driving down the freeway and listening to a pop radio station and heard 'Place in This World' and pulled over and began to weep. And had this encounter with God on the side of the interstate. And her life forever changed. And that's the one that I'll never forget. There's been plenty of people talk about 'A Place in This World' but that's the one letter that I'll never forget." [6]

The song won the GMA Dove Award for Song of the Year in 1992. [7]

Personnel

Charts

Accolades

GMA Dove Awards

YearWinnerCategory
1992"Place In This World" (co-written with Amy Grant & Wayne Kirkpatrick)Song of the Year

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