Wherever You Will Go

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"Wherever You Will Go"
The calling wherever you.png
Single by the Calling
from the album Camino Palmero
B-side "Adrienne"
ReleasedMay 22, 2001 (2001-05-22)
Studio Cherokee (Hollywood, California)
Genre Post-grunge [1] [2]
Length3:29
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Marc Tanner
The Calling singles chronology
"Wherever You Will Go"
(2001)		"Adrienne"
(2002)
Music video
"Wherever You Will Go" on YouTube

"Wherever You Will Go" is a song by American band the Calling. It was released on May 22, 2001, as the first single from their debut studio album, Camino Palmero (2001). It remains their most successful hit, peaking at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topping the Adult Top 40 for 23 weeks, the second-longest-running number one in the chart's history. Outside the United States, the song topped the music charts of Italy, New Zealand, and Poland, reached number three in the United Kingdom, peaked at number five in Australia, and became a top-10 hit in several European countries.

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Background and writing

Songwriter Aaron Kamin talked about the song in a radio interview. He said: "At the time my grandmother's best friend had passed away and she left behind a husband of 50 or more years and I was at the funeral and afterwards I just started thinking of what it would be like to be him and have your whole life change so dramatically and not for the best in a matter of moments. Somebody that you live and grow with and are one with, just to be gone, is crazy and I figured all he ever thinks about probably is finding a way to get back to her or be with her or make sure she's alright or something like that. That was the sentiment behind that." [3]

Music video

Two videos were shot for this song. The first was set in Mexico. The other version, which is more popular, was directed by Gregory Dark, and has the band performing in the concrete channel of the Los Angeles River, while a teenage soap opera plays in the foreground. A teenage girl gets her boyfriend's name tattooed on her shoulder, but when she finds him cheating with another girl, she flies into a rage, destroying most of his belongings. At the end of the video, she is seen with a new boyfriend (male model and then-fledgling actor Drew Fuller) with a flower tattoo covering the name, as her jealous ex watches her from his car. The group's lead singer, Alex Band, can also be seen in some scenes singing in the foreground of some of the storyline, such as when the girl is seen destroying the belongings.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the UK CD single liner notes. [5]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Wherever You Will Go"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [72] Platinum70,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [73] Platinum90,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [74] Gold250,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [75] Platinum50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [76] 2× Platinum60,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [77] Gold30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [78] 2× Platinum1,200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [79] 2× Platinum2,000,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Wherever You Will Go"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesMay 22, 2001 RCA [80]
August 27, 2001 Hot adult contemporary radio [81]
September 25, 2001 Contemporary hit radio [82]
AustraliaMarch 11, 2002CD
 [83]
New ZealandMarch 18, 2002 [84]
EuropeJune 17, 2002 [85]
United KingdomJune 24, 2002
  • CD
  • cassette
 [86]

Charlene Soraia version

"Wherever You Will Go"
Wherever You Will Go.jpg
Single by Charlene Soraia
from the album Moonchild and Love Is the Law
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2011 (2011-09-30)
Length3:17
Label Peacefrog
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Paul Stacey
Charlene Soraia singles chronology
"Wherever You Will Go"
(2011)		"Bipolar"
(2011)

The song was covered by English singer-songwriter Charlene Soraia for use in a Twinings advert in the United Kingdom. It was released in the UK as a digital download on September 30, 2011. On October 9, 2011, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 20 and peaked at number three two weeks later. It served as the lead single from Soraia's debut studio album, Moonchild (2011).

Music video

A music video for the song was uploaded to YouTube on October 3, 2011, at a total length of three minutes and thirty-eight seconds. The video shows Soraia in the studio performing the song. [87]

Track listing

Digital download(released October 3, 2011) [88]

  1. "Wherever You Will Go" – 3:17
  2. "Lightyears" – 3:03

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Wherever You Will Go"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [96] Platinum600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Wherever You Will Go"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United KingdomSeptember 30, 2011 Digital download Peacefrog [97]

The song was featured in the 2000 film Coyote Ugly in the scene where Violet first sees Kevin. The Calling performs the song live. [98]

In 2001, the CBS network used the song and video to promote the debut of The Guardian .

The song was used in a commercial promoting the National Hockey League's 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs. [99]

The song was featured in the 2003 British comedy-drama film Love Actually during a scene in which Colin (Kris Marshall) participates in an orgy with a group of Wisconsinite girls shortly after arriving in the United States.

The song plays during the final scenes of the series finale of Saving Grace , a TNT drama that aired from 2007 to 2010.

The song plays on Smallville during the final scene of the episode "Metamorphosis" (Season 1 episode 2).

The song was parodied on Mad TV by several of the cast playing the Calling, Scott Stapp of Creed, Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, and Ray Charles, making fun of how all the singers' voices sound the same and they accuse each other of getting famous by imitating them.

This song is also featured in the popular South Korean drama I'm Sorry, I Love You , starring So Ji-sub and Im Soo-jung, and its soundtrack as well.

A cover of this song is also featured in the movie Unravel: A Swiss Side Love Story.

In JK Rowling's Cormoran Strike series, the song is used for Robin Ellacott's first dance with Matthew Cunliffe at their wedding in Lethal White. In the TV adaptation , the song is also played at their wedding reception. [100]

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