To Where You Are

{{Infobox song | name = To Where You Are | cover = Joshgroban332617.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Josh Groban | album = Josh Groban | released = 2002 | format = | recorded = 2001 | studio = | venue = | genre = Adult contemporary | length = 3:53 | label = Warner | writer = *Richard Marx *Linda Thompson | producer = Richard Marx | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = You're Still You | next_year = 2002 }}

"'''To Where You Are'''" is the debut single by American singer Josh Groban, from his 2001 self-titled debut album. It was written by Richard Marx and Linda Thompson and produced by Marx.

==Commercial performance== When released as a single in 2002, the song reached the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 16 in September of that year.<ref>[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=josh groban|chart=Bubbling Under Hot 100}} Hot 100 chart info] Billboard.com. Retrieved June 25, 2009.</ref> It was more successful on the ''Billboard'' Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart, where it entered the chart in April 2002 and eventually spent two weeks at the top of the chart in August.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/charts/2002-08-31/adult-contemporary Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart info] Billboard.com. Retrieved June 25, 2009.</ref> It remained on this chart for 36 weeks. In November 2008, the song spent a week on the UK Singles Chart at No. 94.<ref>[https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Welcome%20To%20The%20World Official Charts Company info] OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved June 25, 2009.</ref>

==Appearances in media== In 2001, Groban guest-starred on two episodes of the Fox television drama ''Ally McBeal''. His latter appearance on the show was in the episode "Nine-One-One", where his character's mother had been killed and his father, a minister, had begun doubting the existence of God. Near the conclusion of the episode, Groban performed "To Where You Are" at a church service.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080430130710/http://www.tv.com/ally-mcbeal/nine-one-one/episode/90703/summary.html ''Ally McBeal'' episode recap] TV.com. (archived April 30, 2008)</ref> Groban had been asked to return to the show after Fox received numerous letters and inquiries about the singer following his appearance in an earlier episode, "The Wedding", during which he had performed the song "You're Still You".<ref>[http://www.joshgroban.com/about "About Josh"] JoshGroban.com. Retrieved June 25, 2009.</ref>

Groban has included "To Where You Are" in many of his concert sets in the years since the song was released, including at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway in late 2002.<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p512890/biography|pure_url=yes}} Josh Groban biography] AllMusic.com. Retrieved June 25, 2009.</ref> The song appears on his first two live albums, ''Josh Groban in Concert'' and ''Live at the Greek'', as well as on his 2008 greatest hits release, ''A Collection''.

==Cover versions== Kristy Starling recorded this song for her debut album. Richard Marx produced this version as well.

Chloë Agnew from Celtic Woman also recorded this song for her album ''Walking in the Air'', alongside Irish composer David Downes.

Other singers have performed "To Where You Are" on various talent-search reality television programs, including ''American Idol'', ''America's Got Talent'', ''Canadian Idol'', ''The X Factor'', ''Showtime'' (Croatia) and ''Pinoy Pop Superstar'' (Philippines). Former British ''The X Factor'' participants who have recorded their own versions of the song include G4, Rhydian, and Daniel Evans. Evans performed an emotional [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOWdH4MuOzg&list=PLE1FDB824CD2A5C5F rendition] in the sing-off stages of ''The X Factor'' in 2008 and it was featured on his debut album ''No Easy Way'' in 2010. The song also featured in the 2011 ''Britain's Got Talent'' final, where it was sung by eventual winner Jai McDowall. The song was also recorded in 2009 by nine-year-old Jackie Evancho, a soon-to-be singing sensation on ''America's Got Talent''. It appears on her first album ''Prelude to a Dream'', which was published privately.

Richard Marx also recorded and released a version for his 2010 acoustic album ''Stories to Tell''.

In 2011, the song was recorded by Joe McElderry for his second studio album, ''Classic''.

Also in 2011, the song was recorded by Mark Evans, a West End star in the musical ''Wicked'', but this time it was covered in Welsh, becoming "Tu hwnt i'r sêr".

In 2014, the song was performed by Hugh Jackman and Richard Marx during Marx's "A Night Out with Friends" live sessions.

==Charts== {{col-start}} {{col-2}}

===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2002) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- !scope="row"|Canada Radio (Nielsen BDS)<ref name="Lwin">{{cite book|last=Lwin|first=Nanda|author-link=Nanda Lwin|date=2003|title=The Essential 2002 Chart Yearbook|publisher=Music Data Canada|pages=12, 57|isbn=1-896594-15-8}}</ref> |32 |- !scope="row"|Canada Adult Contemporary (Nielsen BDS)<ref name="Lwin"/> |4 |- {{single chart|Billboardbubbling100|16|artist=Josh Groban|rowheader=true|access-date=October 14, 2021}} |- {{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|1|artist=Josh Groban|rowheader=true|access-date=October 14, 2021}} |} {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2008) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|UK|94|date=20081102|rowheader=true|access-date=October 14, 2021|refname="uk"}} |} {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2011) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|UK|53|date=20110612|rowheader=true|access-date=October 14, 2021}} |} {{col-2}}

===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2002) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US Adult Contemporary (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RA0EAAAAMBAJ|title=2002 The Year in Music|magazine=Billboard|volume=114|issue=52|page=YE-96|date=December 28, 2002|access-date=October 14, 2021}}</ref> | 8 |} {{col-end}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:2001 songs Category:2002 debut singles Category:2000s ballads Category:Josh Groban songs Category:Songs written by Richard Marx Category:Songs written by Linda Thompson (actress) Category:Song recordings produced by David Foster Category:Pop ballads