Filed under: Exclusive, Story Behind the Song
BNA Records
Songwriters J.T. Harding and Shane McAnally had never met before the day they sat down and penned the smash 'Somewhere With You,' which Kenny Chesney has taken to the top of the charts three weeks in a row. Both had experienced their share of trouble and heartache when they collaborated on the song, channeling their frustration and grief into song.
At the time, Shane had experienced a breakup at his then-home in Los Angeles and was moving back to Nashville to give Music City a second try after a failed record deal a decade earlier. J.T. was grieving the death of his father, a bad breakup, a lost publishing deal, and the pending demolition of his apartment complex when he showed up on that fateful day for a writing appointment with a writer he'd never met. The result is 'Somewhere With You,' a song that instantly struck a chord with broken-hearted fans everywhere. It quickly became Kenny's 21st No. 1 single and was recently certified gold for sales exceeding 500,000 units. The Boot sat down with J.T. and Shane to hear the inspiring story behind the lyrics.
Shane: It was literally two guys who had nothing, and I had just come back. I had no one to write with. I had started playing on the Sunset Strip in L.A. Before I left Nashville, I was just writing what was on the radio at the time, because it was all I knew. And going to L.A., not having anything going on, not having anyone to write with because I didn't have a deal, that holds you up. You're gonna find a sound, you're gonna find your true voice.
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