Here (Rascal Flatts song)

2008 single by Rascal Flatts

"Here"

Single by Rascal Flatts
from the album  Still Feels Good
Released| September 2, 2008 (2008-09-02)
Genre| Country
Length| 3:55
Label| Lyric Street
Songwriter(s)|

* Steve Robson
* Jeffrey Steele

Producer(s)|

* Dann Huff
* Rascal Flatts

Rascal Flatts singles chronology
| "Bob That Head"
(2008)  | "Here"
(2008)  | "Here Comes Goodbye"
(2009)

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"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 and final single from their fifth studio album Still Feels Good.

## Content

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"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.

## Critical reception

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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

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"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 (2008–2009)  | Peak
position

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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1
US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 50
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] | 80

### Year-end charts

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Chart (2009)  | Position

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US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 57

## References

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1. ^ Vercher, Brady (2008-09-17). "Rascal Flatts - "Here"". Engine 145. Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Still Feels Good review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
3. ^ "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
4. ^ "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
5. ^ "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
6. ^ "Best of 2009: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2009. Retrieved December 13, 2009.

## External links

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* Lyrics at CMT.com

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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"

Changed|

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

Rewind|

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

Back to Us|

* "Yours If You Want It"

Life Is a Highway: Refueled Duets|

* "I Dare You"

Other songs|

* "Life Is a Highway"
* "That Should Be Me"
* "Words I Couldn't Say"
* "Back to Life"
* "Let It Go"
* "Until Grace"
* "How They Remember You"
* "Forever Country"

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