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"I'm Already There"
"I'm Already There"
Song by Westlife
from the album Back Home
Released	December 2007
Genre	Pop
Length	4:18
Label	Sony BMG
Songwriter(s)	Gary Baker; Frank J. Myers; Richie McDonald;
Producer(s)	Quiz & Larossi

"I'm Already There"
"I'm Already There"
Single by Lonestar
from the album I'm Already There
B-side	"Tell Her" (US); "Amazed" (Australia)
Released	2001
Genre	Country pop
Length	4:13; 4:09 (2023 version);
Label	BNA 69083
Songwriter(s)	Gary Baker; Frank J. Myers; Richie McDonald;
Producer(s)	Dann Huff
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"I'm Already There" is a song recorded by American country music band Lonestar, written by lead singer Richie McDonald along with Gary Baker and Frank J. Myers. It was released in March 2001 as the lead-off single to their fourth studio album of the same name. It spent six weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was the band's fifth consecutive Number One, and their seventh overall.^[1]

Content

In the song, McDonald narrates about a man who is on the road, and the lyric explains how the man feels and how his family is responding to his absence. This also explains how much the man loves his family, and how much they mean to him. He then says that he will always be there for them in spirit, even though he is separated from them physically. The song became associated with the September 11 attacks (even though it was released before the attacks) along with family members being deployed and returning from deployment, and has been heard many times on Good Morning America.^{[citation needed]} Due to its tone and subject matter, "I’m Already There" is considered one of Lonestar’s darker^{[clarification needed]} songs, alongside "Not a Day Goes By", their 2002 single revolving around breakups.

On their 2003 greatest-hits package From There to Here: Greatest Hits, Lonestar included a "Message from Home" version which included dubbed-in telephone calls placed by family members of soldiers. This version also lacks the line "And I'll gently kiss your lips / Touch you with my fingertips" from the second verse.

Music video

The music video premiered on CMT on June 7, 2001 and it was directed by Michael Salomon. On April 21, 2003, they released another version of the music video to recast the song as a tribute to the military. This version is the one that is most-played on TV. The band's performance was shot at Nashville's Union Station Hotel.

Track listing

US vinyl 7" single

"I'm Already There" – 4:13
"Tell Her" – 3:36

US promo CD single

"I'm Already There" (Rhett Mix RES Short Intro) – 4:06
"I'm Already There" (Rhett Mix RES Vocal Up) – 4:14
"I'm Already There" (Rhett Mix RES Short Intro Vocal Up) – 4:12
"I'm Already There" (Huff's Stuff Guitar Down Mix) – 4:12
"I'm Already There" (Suggested Hook) – 0:10

UK CD single

"I'm Already There" (Huff Mix) – 4:12
"Every Little Thing She Does" – 3:13
"What About Now" (Remix) – 3:27

Australia CD single

"I'm Already There" (Single Version) – 4:11
"I'm Already There" (Album Version) – 4:13
"Amazed" – 4:02

Critical reception

Andrea Dresdale of Rolling Stone cited the song as a standout track on the album, calling it "a finely detailed snapshot of everyday life that'll have anyone in a long distance relationship reaching for the Kleenex."^[2]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[4]	2
US Billboard Hot 100^[5]	24
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)^[6]	29

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "I'm Already There"
Chart (2001)	Position
Canada Radio (Nielsen BDS)^[7]	51
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[8]	5
Chart (2002)	Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[9]	5

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[10]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Westlife version

A cover of the song is the fourth track on the ninth studio album of Westlife, Back Home. It entered the UK download chart at #74 after "The Westlife Show" in December 2007. The song was not released as a single but peaked at #62 on the Official UK Singles Chart.

In 2008 on Series 5 of X Factor in the United Kingdom, JLS performed the Westlife version and it re-entered the UK charts at #106 and peaked at #63. It entered the Official Irish Singles Chart at #47.

The song has been performed on 4 tours: The Back Home Tour (2008), The Where We Are Tour (2010), The Gravity Tour (2011) and The Wild Dreams Tour (2022).

Chart	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	62
UK Download Chart	74
Irish Singles Chart	47

In 2023 singer songwriter Drew Pizzulo's cover version hit #1 on soundclick.com Country and Cover charts. ^[11]

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
^ Dresdale, Andrea (June 25, 2001). "I'm Already There review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 1, 2007. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
^ "Lonestar Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Lonestar Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
^ "Lonestar Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Lonestar Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.
^ "BDS CHART : Top 100 of 2001". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 26, 2002. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
^ "Best of 2001: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2001. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
^ "2002 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 52. December 28, 2002. p. YE-96. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
^ "American single certifications – Lonestar – I'm Already There". Recording Industry Association of America.
^ "I'm Already There by Drew Pizzulo".

[whitburn-1] Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

[2] Dresdale, Andrea (June 25, 2001). "I'm Already There review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 1, 2007. Retrieved June 2, 2009.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Lonestar-3] "Lonestar Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_Lonestar-4] "Lonestar Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Lonestar-5] "Lonestar Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardadultpopsongs_Lonestar-6] "Lonestar Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.

[7] "BDS CHART : Top 100 of 2001". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 26, 2002. Retrieved March 26, 2022.

[8] "Best of 2001: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2001. Retrieved August 14, 2012.

[9] "2002 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 52. December 28, 2002. p. YE-96. Retrieved October 14, 2021.

[United_StatesLonestarI'm_Already_TheresingleCertRef-10] "American single certifications – Lonestar – I'm Already There". Recording Industry Association of America.

[11] "I'm Already There by Drew Pizzulo".

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+'''"I'm Already There"''' is a song recorded by American [[country music]] band [[Lonestar]], written by lead singer [[Richie McDonald]] along with [[Gary Baker (songwriter)|Gary Baker]] and [[Frank J. Myers]]. It was released in March 2001 as the lead-off single to their fourth studio album [[I'm Already There|of the same name]]. It spent six weeks at the top of the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs|Hot Country Singles & Tracks]] chart. The song was the band's fifth consecutive Number One, and their seventh overall.<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|date=2008|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}</ref>
 ==Content==
-In the song, McDonald narrates about a man who is on the road, and the lyric explains how the man feels and how his family is responding to his absence. This also explains how much the man loves his family, and how much they mean to him. He then says that he will always be there for them in spirit, even though he is separated from them physically. The song became associated with the [[September 11 attacks]] along with family members being deployed and returning from deployment, and has been heard many times on ''[[Good Morning America]]''.{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}} Due to its tone and subject matter, "I’m Already There" is considered one of Lonestar’s darker songs, alongside "[[Not a Day Goes By]]", their 2002 single revolving around breakups.
+In the song, McDonald narrates about a man who is on the road, and the lyric explains how the man feels and how his family is responding to his absence. This also explains how much the man loves his family, and how much they mean to him. He then says that he will always be there for them in spirit, even though he is separated from them physically. The song became associated with the [[September 11 attacks]] (even though it was released before the attacks) along with family members being deployed and returning from deployment, and has been heard many times on ''[[Good Morning America]]''.{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}} Due to its tone and subject matter, "I’m Already There" is considered one of Lonestar’s darker{{clarify|date=November 2020}} songs, alongside "[[Not a Day Goes By]]", their 2002 single revolving around breakups.
 On their 2003 greatest-hits package ''[[From There to Here: Greatest Hits]]'', Lonestar included a "Message from Home" version which included dubbed-in telephone calls placed by family members of soldiers. This version also lacks the line "And I'll gently kiss your lips / Touch you with my fingertips" from the second verse.
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 ==Critical reception==
-Andrea Dresdale of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' cited the song as a standout track on the album, calling it "a finely detailed snapshot of everyday life that'll have anyone in a long distance relationship reaching for the Kleenex."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/lonestar/albums/album/206297/review/5945325/im_already_there|title=''I'm Already There'' review|last=Dresdale|first=Andrea|date=2001-06-25|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|accessdate=2009-06-02}}</ref>
+Andrea Dresdale of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' cited the song as a standout track on the album, calling it "a finely detailed snapshot of everyday life that'll have anyone in a long distance relationship reaching for the Kleenex."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/lonestar/albums/album/206297/review/5945325/im_already_there|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071101060415/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/lonestar/albums/album/206297/review/5945325/im_already_there|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 1, 2007|title=''I'm Already There'' review|last=Dresdale|first=Andrea|date=June 25, 2001|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=June 2, 2009}}</ref>
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+| US Hot Country Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2001/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 2001: Country Songs | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |year=2001 | access-date=August 14, 2012}}</ref>
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+{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
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-| writer   = [[Gary Baker (songwriter)|Gary Baker]]<br>[[Frank J. Myers]]<br>[[Richie McDonald]]
+| writer   = {{hlist|[[Gary Baker (songwriter)|Gary Baker]]|[[Frank J. Myers]]|[[Richie McDonald]]}}
-| producer = Quiz, Larossi
+| producer = [[Quiz & Larossi]]
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 A cover of the song is the fourth track on the ninth studio album of [[Westlife]], ''[[Back Home (Westlife album)|Back Home]]''. It entered the UK download chart at #74 after "The Westlife Show" in December 2007. The song was not released as a single but peaked at #62 on the Official UK Singles Chart.
-In 2008 on [[The X Factor (UK series 5)|Series 5 of X Factor]] in the United Kingdom, [[JLS]] performed the Westlife version and it re-entered the UK charts at #106 and peaked at #63. It entered the Official Irish Singles Chart at #47.
+In 2008 on [[The X Factor (British series 5)|Series 5 of X Factor]] in the United Kingdom, [[JLS]] performed the Westlife version and it re-entered the UK charts at #106 and peaked at #63. It entered the Official Irish Singles Chart at #47.
+The song has been performed on 4 tours: The Back Home Tour (2008), The Where We Are Tour (2010), The Gravity Tour (2011) and The Wild Dreams Tour (2022).
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+In 2023 singer songwriter Drew Pizzulo's cover version hit #1 on soundclick.com Country and Cover charts.
+<ref>{{cite web | url=https://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=14607711 | title= I'm Already There by Drew Pizzulo }}</ref>
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v t e Lonestar
Michael Britt Keech Rainwater Dean Sams Drew Womack Cody Collins Richie McDonald John Rich
Studio albums	Lonestar Crazy Nights Lonely Grill I'm Already There Let's Be Us Again Coming Home Mountains Party Heard Around the World Life as We Know It Never Enders
Christmas albums	This Christmas Time
Compilation albums	From There to Here: Greatest Hits
Notable singles	"Tequila Talkin'" "No News" "Runnin' Away with My Heart" "Heartbroke Every Day" "Come Cryin' to Me" "You Walked In" "Say When" "Everything's Changed" "Amazed" "Smile" "What About Now" "Tell Her" "I'm Already There" "With Me" "Not a Day Goes By" "Unusually Unusual" "My Front Porch Looking In" "Walking in Memphis" "Let's Be Us Again" "Mr. Mom" "Class Reunion (That Used to Be Us)" "You're Like Comin' Home" "Mountains"
Associated acts	Canyon
Related articles	Discography I Turn to You "Maybe He'll Notice Her Now" The Frontmen

v t e Westlife songs
Discography Songs recorded
Westlife	"Swear It Again" "If I Let You Go" "Flying Without Wings" "I Have a Dream"/"Seasons in the Sun" "Fool Again" "More Than Words" "Miss You" "Forever"
Coast to Coast	"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" "My Love" "What Makes a Man" "I Lay My Love on You" "Uptown Girl" "When You're Looking Like That" "No Place That Far" "My Girl" "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" "I'll Be There"
World of Our Own	"Queen of My Heart" "World of Our Own" "Bop Bop Baby" "Evergreen" "Angel"
Unbreakable	"Unbreakable" "Tonight "Miss You Nights"
Turnaround	"Hey Whatever" "Mandy" "Obvious" "To Be with You" "Lost in You"
...Allow Us to Be Frank	"Ain't That a Kick in the Head" "Smile" "Fly Me to the Moon" "The Way You Look Tonight" "Let There Be Love" "Come Fly with Me" "Mack the Knife" "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" "Summer Wind" "Clementine" "When I Fall in Love" "Moon River" "That's Life"
Face to Face	"You Raise Me Up" "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" "Amazing" "Desperado" "In This Life"
The Love Album	"The Rose" "Total Eclipse of the Heart" "All Out of Love" "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" "Butterfly Kisses" "Easy" "You Light Up My Life" "You Are So Beautiful" "The Dance" "All or Nothing" "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" "If" "Solitaire"
Back Home	"Home" "Us Against the World" "Something Right" "I'm Already There" "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" "Have You Ever"
Where We Are	"What About Now"
Gravity	"Safe" "The Reason" "Please Stay"
Greatest Hits	"Lighthouse" "Beautiful World"
Spectrum	"Hello My Love" "Better Man" "Dynamite"
Other songs	"Everybody Hurts" "Beautiful in White" "If I Had Words" "Daytime Friends, Nighttime Lovers" "Grease Lightning" "Beyond the Sea" "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" "White Christmas" "Never Can Say Goodbye"
Category