When I Get Where I 'm Going - wikipedia When I Get Where I 'm Going `` When I Get Where I 'm Going '' Single by Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton from the album Time Well Wasted Released October 10, 2005 Genre Country, contemporary Christian Length 4 : 08 ( Album Version ) 3 : 35 ( Single Version ) Label Arista Nashville Songwriter ( s ) George Teren, Rivers Rutherford Producer ( s ) Frank Rogers Brad Paisley singles chronology `` Alcohol '' ( 2005 ) `` When I Get Where I 'm Going '' ( 2005 ) `` The World '' ( 2006 ) `` Alcohol '' ( 2005 ) `` When I Get Where I 'm Going '' ( 2005 ) `` The World '' ( 2006 ) Dolly Parton singles chronology `` Imagine '' ( 2005 ) Imagine 2005 `` When I Get Where I 'm Going '' ( 2005 ) When I Get Where I 'm Going2005 `` The Twelfth of Never '' ( 2005 ) The Twelfth of Never 2005 `` When I Get Where I 'm Going ' '' is a song written by George Teren and Rivers Rutherford, and recorded by American country music artist Brad Paisley. It was released in October 2005 as second single from his album Time Well Wasted and is his 14th career single ( not counting album cuts ). The song features harmony vocals from Dolly Parton. The song was Parton 's 24th Billboard Number One ( and her first since 1991 's `` Rockin ' Years '' ), and Paisley 's fifth. Contents 1 Music video 2 Reception 3 Awards 4 Cover versions 5 Chart performance 5.1 Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton version 5.1. 1 Year - end charts 5.2 Geoff Moore version 6 Certifications 7 References 8 External links Music video The video of this song was directed by Jim Shea, and features footage of Paisley singing in a forest, as well as home movies of himself with his grandfather, Warren L. Jarvis. He also holds up photos of himself with Jarvis and his aunt Rita Takach. The video was filmed in Northern California. The extended version of the video ends with Jarvis in a home movie saying `` Come on in and rock a while ! '' and Paisley smiling when he looks up from his guitar playing and sees this. It also features many different people holding photographs of loved ones who have presumably died. Two notable people featured in this video are Michael Reagan, who is shown holding a photograph of his father Ronald Reagan, and Teresa Earnhardt, who is shown sitting in front of a painted portrait of her husband, NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt. Although she does vocals on the song, Dolly Parton is not shown singing in the video. However, she is shown holding a picture of her grandfather, Rev. Jake Owens, who 'd died a few years earlier. She kisses her hand then touches the photograph in this scene. Figure Skater Scott Hamilton is shown holding a picture of his mother. John Carter Cash is featured holding a photo of his parents, Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. Also in the video is Pixar director John Lasseter holding up a picture of co-director and fellow CalArts alumnus Joe Ranft who suddenly died in 2005 in a car accident. Various unknown people hold up photos of relatives who have passed on throughout as well. In 2007, after the Virginia Tech massacre, the last slide was dedicated to those lost with the VT emblem shining brightly. On tour in 2008, Paisley also added a picture of late actor Heath Ledger. Reception Kevin John Coyne, reviewing the song for Country Universe, gave it a negative rating. He says that Dolly Parton helped `` get this song across the finish line '' and states that Paisley is `` essentially Bob Saget in a cowboy hat. '' Dan MacIntosh of Country Standard Time was more positive, calling the song a `` certified inspirational winner ''. Awards The song was nominated for a Dove Award for Country Recorded Song of the Year at the 37th GMA Dove Awards. It won 2 Academy of Country Music Awards for Video of the Year, Vocal Event of the Year and was nominated for Song of the Year. The song also won a Country Music Association Award for Vocal Event of the Year and was nominated for Single and Video of the Year. Cover versions This song was covered by contemporary Christian music artist Geoff Moore in 2007 on his album Speak to Me. Moore 's version was a Top 15 hit on the Hot Christian Songs and Hot Christian Adult Contemporary charts. In 2007, Christian contemporary trio 33Miles covered `` When I Get Where I 'm Going '' on their self titled debut album. This song was also covered by Susie McEntire on her latest album Passages in 2010. In 2015, Chris Crump and Krista Hughes make a song choice selected covered the battle song in The Voice ( U.S. season 9 ). Chart performance Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton version The song debuted at number 50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week ending October 8, 2005. It has sold 1,021,000 digital copies in the US as of October 2015. Chart ( 2005 -- 06 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100 39 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) Year - end charts Chart ( 2006 ) Position US Country Songs ( Billboard ) 22 Geoff Moore version Chart ( 2007 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot Christian Songs 14 U.S. Billboard Hot Christian Adult Contemporary 13 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales United States ( RIAA ) Platinum 1,000,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone References Jump up ^ Coyne, Kevin John ( 2005 - 10 - 16 ). `` Brad Paisley & Dolly Parton - `` When I Get Where I 'm Going '' ``. Country Universe. Retrieved 2010 - 06 - 17. Jump up ^ http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/cdreview.asp?xid=276 Jump up ^ 37th Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominations & Winners Archived 2011 - 07 - 07 at the Wayback Machine. on About.com ; Jones, Kim Jump up ^ Matt Bjorke ( October 19, 2015 ). `` Top 30 Digital Singles : October 19, 2015 ''. Jump up ^ `` Brad Paisley Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Brad Paisley Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Best of 2006 : Country Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2006. Retrieved July 10, 2012. Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- Brad Paisley -- When I Get Where I 'm Going ''. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 31, 2016. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH External links `` When I Get Where I 'm Going '' lyrics at Dolly Parton On - Line Reuters Music Article Preceded by `` Jesus, Take the Wheel '' by Carrie Underwood Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one single March 4, 2006 Succeeded by `` Your Man '' by Josh Turner Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Brad Paisley singles Who Needs Pictures `` Who Needs Pictures '' `` He Did n't Have to Be '' `` Me Neither '' `` We Danced '' Part II `` Two People Fell in Love '' `` Wrapped Around '' `` I 'm Gonna Miss Her ( The Fishin ' Song ) '' `` I Wish You 'd Stay '' Mud on the Tires `` Celebrity '' `` Little Moments '' `` Whiskey Lullaby '' ( with Alison Krauss ) `` Mud on the Tires '' Time Well Wasted `` Alcohol '' `` When I Get Where I 'm Going '' ( with Dolly Parton ) `` The World '' `` She 's Everything '' 5th Gear `` Ticks '' `` Online '' `` Letter to Me '' `` I 'm Still a Guy '' `` Waitin ' on a Woman '' Play `` Start a Band '' ( with Keith Urban ) American Saturday Night `` Then '' `` Welcome to the Future '' `` American Saturday Night '' `` Water '' Hits Alive `` Anything Like Me '' This Is Country Music `` This Is Country Music '' `` Old Alabama '' ( with Alabama ) `` Remind Me '' ( with Carrie Underwood ) `` Camouflage '' Wheelhouse `` Southern Comfort Zone '' `` Beat This Summer '' `` I Ca n't Change the World '' `` The Mona Lisa '' Moonshine in the Trunk `` River Bank '' `` Perfect Storm '' `` Crushin ' It '' `` Country Nation '' Love and War `` Today '' `` Last Time for Everything '' `` Heaven South '' Other songs `` Is It Raining at Your House '' `` Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy '' `` Everything and All '' ( with Randy Travis ) `` Accidental Racist '' ( with LL Cool J ) `` Without a Fight '' ( with Demi Lovato ) Dolly Parton Albums Singles Studio albums Hello, I 'm Dolly ( 1967 ) Just Because I 'm a Woman ( 1968 ) In the Good Old Days ( When Times Were Bad ) ( 1969 ) My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy ( 1969 ) The Fairest of Them All ( 1970 ) The Golden Streets of Glory ( 1971 ) Joshua ( 1971 ) Coat of Many Colors ( 1971 ) Touch Your Woman ( 1972 ) My Favorite Songwriter, Porter Wagoner ( 1972 ) My Tennessee Mountain Home ( 1973 ) Bubbling Over ( 1973 ) Jolene ( 1974 ) Love Is Like a Butterfly ( 1974 ) The Bargain Store ( 1975 ) Dolly ( 1975 ) All I Can Do ( 1976 ) New Harvest... First Gathering ( 1977 ) Here You Come Again ( 1977 ) Heartbreaker ( 1978 ) Great Balls of Fire ( 1979 ) Dolly, Dolly, Dolly ( 1980 ) 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs ( 1980 ) Heartbreak Express ( 1982 ) Burlap & Satin ( 1983 ) The Great Pretender ( 1984 ) Real Love ( 1985 ) Rainbow ( 1987 ) White Limozeen ( 1989 ) Eagle When She Flies ( 1991 ) Slow Dancing with the Moon ( 1993 ) Something Special ( 1995 ) Treasures ( 1996 ) Hungry Again ( 1998 ) The Grass Is Blue ( 1999 ) Little Sparrow ( 2001 ) Halos & Horns ( 2002 ) For God and Country ( 2003 ) Those Were The Days ( 2005 ) Backwoods Barbie ( 2008 ) Better Day ( 2011 ) Blue Smoke ( 2014 ) Pure & Simple ( 2016 ) Compilations As Long as I Love ( 1970 ) The Best of Dolly Parton ( 1970 ) Just the Way I Am ( 1972 ) Mine ( 1973 ) Best of Dolly Parton ( 1975 ) Greatest Hits ( 1982 ) Collector 's Series ( 1985 ) Think About Love ( 1986 ) The Best There Is ( 1987 ) Best of Dolly Parton, Vol. 3 ( 1987 ) I Will Always Love You and Other Greatest Hits ( 1996 ) Ultimate Dolly Parton ( 2003 ) The Very Best of Dolly Parton ( 2007 ) Playlist : The Very Best of Dolly Parton ( 2008 ) Exclusives Precious Memories ( 1999 ) Sha - Kon - O - Hey ! Land of Blue Smoke ( 2009 ) Collaborations Just Between You And Me Just the Two of Us Always, Always Porter Wayne and Dolly Rebecca Once More Two of a Kind The Right Combination Burning the Midnight Oil Together Always We Found It Love & Music Porter ' n ' Dolly Say Forever You 'll Be Mine Porter & Dolly The Winning Hand Trio Honky Tonk Angels Trio II Songs `` Dumb Blonde '' `` Mule Skinner Blues '' `` Joshua '' `` Coat of Many Colors '' `` Touch Your Woman '' `` My Tennessee Mountain Home '' `` Jolene '' `` I Will Always Love You '' `` Love is Like a Butterfly `` The Bargain Store '' `` The Seeker '' `` We Used To '' `` All I Can Do '' `` Light of a Clear Blue Morning '' `` Here You Come Again '' `` Two Doors Down '' / `` It 's All Wrong, But It 's All Right '' `` Heartbreaker '' `` Baby I 'm Burning '' `` You 're The Only One '' `` Sweet Summer Lovin ' '' `` Starting Over Again '' `` Old Flames Ca n't Hold a Candle to You '' `` 9 to 5 '' `` But You Know I Love You '' `` The House of the Rising Sun '' `` Single Women '' `` Heartbreak Express '' `` Hard Candy Christmas '' `` Potential New Boyfriend '' `` Save the Last Dance for Me '' `` Tennessee Homesick Blues '' `` Do n't Call It Love '' `` Real Love '' ( w / Kenny Rogers ) `` Think About Love '' `` Tie Our Love ( In a Double Knot ) '' `` We Had It All '' `` The River Unbroken '' `` Why 'd You Come in Here Lookin ' Like That '' `` Yellow Roses '' `` White Limozeen '' `` Rockin ' Years '' `` Silver and Gold '' `` Eagle When She Flies '' `` Romeo '' `` Little Sparrow '' `` Better Get to Livin ' '' `` Together You and I '' Collaboration singles `` The Last Thing on My Mind '' `` Please Do n't Stop Loving Me '' `` Say Forever You 'll Be Mine '' `` To Know Him Is to Love Him '' `` Telling Me Lies '' `` Those Memories of You '' `` Wildflowers '' Guest singles `` Islands in the Stream '' ( w / Kenny Rogers ) `` Love Is Strange '' ( w / Kenny Rogers ) `` When I Get Where I 'm Going '' ( w / Brad Paisley ) Soundtracks The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Rhinestone Straight Talk Live albums A Real Live Dolly Heartsongs : Live from Home Live and Well Live from London An Evening With... Dolly Live ! Christmas albums Once Upon a Christmas ( w / Kenny Rogers ) Home for Christmas Children 's albums I Believe in You Films Hollywood to Dollywood The Book Lady For the Love of Dolly Dolly Parton 's Coat of Many Colors Dolly Parton 's Christmas of Many Colors : Circle of Love Tours Halos & Horns Tour Hello, I 'm Dolly Tour The Vintage Tour An Evening with Dolly Parton Backwoods Barbie Tour Better Day World Tour Blue Smoke World Tour Pure & Simple Tour Theme parks and attractions Dollywood Dollywood 's Splash Country Dolly Parton 's Dixie Stampede Related articles Awards and nominations Stella Parton Rachel Dennison Dollywood Foundation Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton discography Just Because I 'm a Woman : Songs of Dolly Parton Book Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=When_I_Get_Where_I%27m_Going&oldid=821520539 '' Categories : 2005 singles Brad Paisley songs Dolly Parton songs Geoff Moore songs Vocal duets Songs written by George Teren Songs written by Rivers Rutherford Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one singles Song recordings produced by Frank Rogers ( record producer ) Arista Nashville singles 2005 songs Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs Certification Table Entry usages for United States Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 21 January 2018, at 00 : 14. 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Question: who wrote the song when i get where i'm going
Answer: George Teren