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Radio promo CD. Arista Nashville (82876-74465-2) (2005)
Image credit: jamesmckee at discogs.com
"When I Get Where I'm Going" is a single by Brad Paisley featuring Dolly Parton. It was released on September 26, 2005, by Arista Nashville as the second single from Paisley's 2005 album, Time Well Wasted. It was written by George Teren and Rivers Rutherford. The single was produced by Frank Rogers. It peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, becoming Dolly's twenty-fifth song to top the chart. The collaboration won Music Event of the Year at the CMA Awards in 2006.

Track listing

  1. When I Get Where I'm Going (featuring Dolly Parton) (Single Edit) (George Teren, Rivers Rutherford) 3:35
  2. When I Get Where I'm Going (featuring Dolly Parton) (Single Edit) (George Teren, Rivers Rutherford) 3:35
  3. When I Get Where I'm Going (featuring Dolly Parton) (George Teren, Rivers Rutherford) 4:02

Music video

The music video was directed by Jim Shea and features Dolly holding a picture of her grandfather, Rev. Jake Owens, who had passed away in 1992.

Commercial performance

The single debuted at number 81 on the Billboard Hot County Songs chart dated December 3, 2005. It peaked at number one  on the chart dated February 25, 2006, its thirteenth week on the chart. It charted for 20 weeks. It also peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single reached number two in Canada on the Radio & Records Country Singles chart.

Accolades

The song has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for 1,000,000 certified units and has been certified Platinum by Music Canada for 80,000 certified units.

The single won Video of the Year and Vocal Event of the Year at the 2006 Academy of Country Music Awards, while also being nominated for Song of the Year. It won Most Inspiring Video of the Year at the 2006 CMT Awards and was also nominated for Collaborative Video of the Year. At the 2006 Country Music Association Awards the single won Musical Event of the Year. It was also nominated for Music Video of the Year and Single of the Year.

Personnel

Credits are adapted from Apple Music.
Performance
  • Ron Block – banjo
  • Jim "Moose" Brown – piano
  • Randle Currie – steel guitar
  • Eric Darken – percussion
  • Jerry Douglas – dobro
  • Kevin "Swine" Grantt – bass​
  • Wes Hightower – background vocals
  • Brad Paisley – lead vocals, electric guitar
  • Dolly Parton – harmony vocals
  • Ben Sesar – drums
  • Justin Williamson – fiddle
Production
  • ​Brady Barnett – editing engineer
  • Richard Barrow – recording engineer
  • Adam Hatley – editing engineer
  • Justin Niebank – mixing engineer
  • Frank Rogers – producer
  • Hank Williams – mastering engineer
  • Brian David Willis – editing engineer, recording engineer