Wherever You Are (Kodaline song)

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"Wherever You Are"
Kodaline - Wherever You Are.png
Single by Kodaline
from the album One Day at a Time
Released10 January 2020
Recorded2019
Genre Pop, indie pop
Length3:05
Label B-Unique
Kodaline singles chronology
"Head Held High"
(2018)
"Wherever You Are"
(2020)
"Sometimes"
(2020)

"Wherever You Are" is a song by Dublin-based alternative rock quartet Kodaline. The song was released on 10 January 2020 as the lead single from the band's fourth studio album One Day at a Time . [1] The song peaked at number sixty-six on the Irish Singles Chart.

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Background

When talking about the song, Steve Garrigan said, "Wherever You Are is about loved ones staying in your heart and mind even when they’re not with you. I wrote it specifically for my girlfriend as due to being away on tour all the time, we never really get to see each other." [2]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Wherever You Are" was first released onto YouTube on 15 January 2020. [3]

Charts

Chart (2020)Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA) [4] 66
Scotland (OCC) [5] 76

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom10 January 2020 [1] B-Unique

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