Would You Go with Me

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"Would You Go with Me"

Single by Josh Turner
from the album Your Man
Released	2006
Format	digital download
Genre	Country
Label	MCA Nashville
Writer(s)	Shawn Camp, John Scott Sherrill
Chart positions
#43 U.S. Hot 100 #1 U.S. Country #60 U.S. Pop #43 U.S. Digital #74 CAN
Josh Turner singles chronology
"Your Man" (2005)	"Would You Go with Me" (2006)	"Me and God" (2006)

"Would You Go with Me" is the second single released by country artist Josh Turner from his 2006 album, Your Man. It is the first track on Your Man. The song was written by Shawn Camp and John Scott Sherrill.

The song is performed in a bluegrass style that's enhanced by the use of the mandolin, dobro and banjo. The poignant words and catchy melody made the song an easy choice for a single. The high pitch of the mandolin is in stark contrast with Turner's deep voice.

1 Reception
- 1.1 Grammy nominations
2 Music Video
3 Chart performance

[edit] Reception

The song went on to become Turner's biggest hit to date. It was his second #1 country single in a row after "Your Man" peaked at the top on the Billboard Country chart in early 2006. "Would You Go with Me" spent two weeks at the top and garnered heavy recurrent airplay as well. It also received Turner's highest rankings on the Hot Digital Songs and Pop 100 charts peaking at #43 and #60 respectively thanks in large part to being a download hit on online retailers such as iTunes. On the Hot 100, its highest position was #43, a respectable position for a country song as the chart is heavily weighted towards pop and hip hop music.

Shortly after the song had already peaked on the charts, Turner's performance of the song on the CMAs lead to a huge sales spike on online retailers sending the song back up the Hot 100, Hot Digital Songs and Pop 100 charts to new peaks.

By the end of 2006, "Would You Go with Me" had sold 250,000 digital downloads.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Grammy nominations

In late 2006, the nominees for the 2007 Grammy Awards were announced. Turner received a nomination for Male Country Vocal Performance of the Year for "Would You Go with Me." He also earned a nomination for Country Album of the Year for Your Man.

[edit] Music Video

Turner in the music video for "Would You Go with Me"

The music video for "Would You Go with Me" was shot in an abandoned farmhouse in Watertown, Tennessee using green and blue screens. Kristin Barlowe directed the video. [1]

The video follows a boy and a girl who wander into the farmhouse as children. It shows them at different stages in their lives together in different locations all within the house using CGI.

Two characters in the music video for "Would You Go with Me"

The video starts out as two children run into an empty house. Josh begins singing in the dark house while holding a lamp. The children find a jar of sand in the house and dump it out onto the floor, transforming the room into the beach. It then shows them in various outdoor locations at different ages. At the end of the video, the boy, now an old man, returns to the beach with a chest of his wife's ashes. The little girl then returns and the old man transforms into the little boy again and the two run off together. Josh is shown throughout the house and outdoor settings singing. Musicians playing the mandolin, dobro, guitar and banjo are also featured in the video.

[edit] Chart performance

Chart	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	43
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital	43
U.S. Billboard Pop 100	60
Canadian Singles Airplay	74

v • d • e Josh Turner
Discography
Studio albums:
Long Black Train · Your Man · Untitled 2007 album
Singles:
"She'll Go On You" · "Long Black Train" · "What It Ain't" · "Your Man" · "Would You Go With Me" "Me and God"
Related articles
MCA Nashville · Country music · Thankful Hearts