Wherever You Will Go

Album

Camino Palmero

Label

RCA Records

Genre

Post-Grunge

Composer(s)

Alex Band;Aaron Kamin

Entered Chart

Nov 10, 2001

Peak Date

Mar 16, 2002

Released

May 22, 2001

Recorded

Studio Cherokee (Hollywood, California)

Catalog #

RCA 60518

B-Side

Adrienne"

The guitarist of The Calling, Aaron Kamin, wrote this song which caught on with the touching message of following someone to the ends of the earth. Aaron explained in a radio interview: "At the time my grandmother's best friend had passed away and she left behind a husband of 50 or more years and I was at the funeral and afterwards I just started thinking of what it would be like to be him and have your whole life change so dramatically and not for the best in a matter of moments. Somebody that you live and grow with and are one with, just to be gone, is crazy and I figured all he ever thinks about probably is finding a way to get back to her or be with her or make sure she's alright or something like that. That was the sentiment behind that." The Calling lead singer Alex Band is also credited as a songwriter on the track. There are two versions of this video. The first was made in Mexico and the other, better known version was made in an LA sewer. Nigel Dick, who directed the LA video, realized they had to make a new one because the first one didn't fit well with the song. The new one did extremely well on MTV's Total Request Live. >> "Wherever You Will Go" was the first single for The Calling, getting them off to a great start. The Camino Palmero album was a surprise hit, selling over 800,000 copies, but it caused a lot of tension in the band. Drummer Nate Wood and bass player Billy Mohler left in 2003 and sued Kamin and lead singer Alex Band, claiming they were not properly paid for their contributions. Kamin and Band released one more album as The Calling - Two in 2004 - then called it quits in 2005. "Wherever You Will Go" first appeared in the 2000 movie Coyote Ugly, where The Calling perform it in a bar. It was great exposure for the band, but the song had yet to be released and wasn't included on the soundtrack. By the time the song became a hit in early 2002, the movie had been out for nearly two years. Marc Tanner, who co-wrote and produced the hit songs for the band Nelson, produced the Camino Palmero album, including this track. London born singer-guitarist Charlene Soraia recorded a cover of this song to soundtrack an advert for Twinings tea. Her version entered the UK singles chart in October 2011 after being made available for download and it eventually spent 24 weeks on the tally, peaking at #3. Soraia attended the Brit School, where other pupils at the time included Adele, Rox and Kate Nash. This song was featured in promos for the TV series Star Trek: Enterprise.

So lately, been wondering
Who will be there to take my place
When I'm gone, you'll need love
To light the shadows on your face

If a great wave shall fall
And fall upon us all
Then between the sand and stone
Could you make it on your own?

If I could, then I would
I'll go wherever you will go
Way up high or down low
I'll go wherever you will go

And maybe, I'll find out
A way to make it back someday
To watch you, to guide you
Through the darkest of your days

If a great wave shall fall
And fall upon us all
Well then I hope there's someone out there
Who can bring me back to you

If I could, then I would
I'll go wherever you will go
Way up high or down low
I'll go wherever you will go

Run away with my heart
Run away with my hope
Run away with my love

I know now, just quite how
My life and love might still go on
In your heart, in your mind
I'll stay with you for all of time

If I could, then I would
I'll go wherever you will go
Way up high or down low
I'll go wherever you will go

If I could turn back time
I'll go wherever you will go
If I could make you mine
I'll go wherever you will go
I'll go wherever you will go