Here (Rascal Flatts song)

"Here" is a song written by Jeffrey Steele and Steve Robson and recorded by American country music group Rascal Flatts. It was released in September 2008 as the fifth single from their album Still Feels Good.

The song is part of the track list for Now That's What I Call Country Volume 2.

Content

"Here" is a mid-tempo country pop ballad that describes the narrator's attempts to find "a place [he's] been looking for", which ultimately turns out to be his lover ("The place that I was trying to reach / Was you right here in front of me"). In the chorus, the narrator says that he "wouldn't change a thing" about the events that led him to her.

Reception

Brady Vercher of Engine 145 gave the song a "thumbs down" rating. He considered it a "rehash" of the group's late 2004-early 2005 single "Bless the Broken Road" (which also describes the narrator's attempt to find his love). Vercher also stated "the lyrics are really fairly bland [and]…are purposefully generic so that listeners can attach meaning to the song and make it applicable to their own situation."^[1] Stephen Thomas Erlewine, in his review of Still Feels Good for Allmusic, said that it "has a surging chorus ideal for both arenas and offices", and that like most of the other tracks on the album, it "settle[s] into a soft mosaic of smooth pop that is as soothing as a warm bath."^[2]

Chart performance

"Here" debuted on the Hot Country Songs chart at number 49 for the week of September 20, 2008. In its fifth week on the charts, it reached the Top 20 and made its debut on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at number 94. "Here" became Rascal Flatts' ninth number 1 single for the weeks of January 3, 2009-January 10, 2009.

Chart (2008–09)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	1
US Billboard Hot 100^[4]	50
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[5]	80

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	57

Preceded by "Roll with Me" by Montgomery Gentry	Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one single January 3-January 10, 2009	Succeeded by "Already Gone" by Sugarland

References

↑ Vercher, Brady (2008-09-17). "Rascal Flatts - "Here"". Engine 145. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Still Feels Good review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
↑ "Rascal Flatts – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Rascal Flatts.
↑ "Rascal Flatts – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Rascal Flatts.
↑ "Rascal Flatts – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Rascal Flatts.
↑ "Best of 2009: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2009. Retrieved December 13, 2009.

External links

Lyrics at CMT.com
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Rascal Flatts singles

Rascal Flatts	"Prayin' for Daylight" "This Everyday Love" "While You Loved Me" "I'm Movin' On"

Melt	"These Days" "Love You Out Loud" "I Melt" "Mayberry"

Feels Like Today	"Feels Like Today" "Bless the Broken Road" "Fast Cars and Freedom" "Skin (Sarabeth)"

Me and My Gang	"What Hurts the Most" "Me and My Gang" "My Wish" "Stand"

Still Feels Good	"Take Me There" "Winner at a Losing Game" "Every Day" "Bob That Head" "Here"

Unstoppable	"Here Comes Goodbye" "Summer Nights" "Why" "Unstoppable"

Nothing Like This	"Why Wait" "I Won't Let Go" "Easy" (with Natasha Bedingfield)

Changed	"Banjo" "Come Wake Me Up" "Changed"

Rewind	"Rewind" "Payback" "Riot" "I Like the Sound of That"

Other songs	"Life Is a Highway" "That Should Be Me" (with Justin Bieber)

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