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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox Single <!--See Wikipedia:WikiProject Songs-->
| Name = On My Way Here
| name = On My Way Here
| Cover =
| cover = ClayAikenOnMyWayHere.jpg
| Artist = [[Clay Aiken]]
| alt =
| Album = [[On My Way Here]]
| type = single
| Released = [[April]] [[2008]]
| artist = [[Clay Aiken]]
| Format = [[CD single|CD]], [[digital download]]
| album = [[On My Way Here]]
| Recorded = 2008<br>Legacy Studios, New York City, New York
| released = April 2008
| recorded = 2008<br>Legacy Studios, New York City, New York
| studio =
| Genre = [[Adult contemporary]]
| Length = 4:28
| venue =
| Label = [[RCA]]
| genre =
| length = 4:28
⚫
| Writer = [[Ryan Tedder]], Hunter Davis, Chris Faulk
| Producer = Kipper
| label = [[RCA]]
⚫
| writer = [[Ryan Tedder]], Hunter Davis, Chris Faulk
| Certification =
| producer = Kipper
| Chronology = [[Clay Aiken]] singles
| chronology = [[Clay Aiken]]
| Last single = "A Thousand Days"<br>(2007)
| prev_title = A Thousand Days
| This single = "'''On My Way Here'''"<br>(2008)
| Next single = "TBA"
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = Bring Back My Love
| next_year = 2011
}}
}}


"On My Way Here" is a song written by Ryan Tedder, Hunter Davis and Chris Faulk and is the title track for [[Clay Aiken]]'s fourth album [[On My Way Here]].
'''"On My Way Here"''' is a song written by [[Ryan Tedder]], Hunter Davis and Chris Faulk and is the title track for [[Clay Aiken]]'s fourth album ''[[On My Way Here]]''.


The song is about how the lessons we learn growing up shape us into the adults we become. This struck a chord with Aiken and the song became the inspiration for the album's theme.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=ind_focus.story&STORY=/www/story/04-04-2008/0004786823&EDATE=FRI+Apr+04+2008,+12:30+PM Clay Aiken to Release Brand-New Album, On My Way Here, on May 6th 2008] RCA Records, 04/04/08, Retrieved 2008-04-04</ref> Aiken said "I thought if we could find songs along those lines, that deal with my life over the past five years and what I've learned from my experiences, it would be a great concept for an album."
The song is about how the lessons we learn growing up shape us into the adults we become. This struck a chord with Aiken and the song became the inspiration for the album's theme.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=ind_focus.story&STORY=/www/story/04-04-2008/0004786823&EDATE=FRI+Apr+04+2008,+12:30+PM Clay Aiken to Release Brand-New Album, On My Way Here, on May 6th 2008] RCA Records, April 4, 2008, Retrieved 2008-04-04</ref> Aiken said "I thought if we could find songs along those lines, that deal with my life over the past five years and what I've learned from my experiences, it would be a great concept for an album."


==Chart positions==
==Chart positions==
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!Peak<br/>position
!Peak<br/>position
|-
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billborad'' [[List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart|Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks]]
|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]]
|align="center"|36
|align="center"|36
|-
|-
|}
|}


==In popular culture==
==Notes==
"On My Way Here" is included on the ''Super Hero'' album commemorating the [[2008 Beijing Olympics]] presented by MBA Sports. <ref>[http://www.yesasia.com/global/super-hero/1011417857-0-0-0-en/info.html YesAsia.com, Super Hero, 2008-08-08] Sony & BMG, SBME Korea, 08/08/08, Retrieved 2008-10-11</ref> The song was played in the background of several MBC-TV promos for Olympic programming in Korea. The ''Super Hero'' story is highlighted on the Korean website Yes24.com with "On My Way Here" playing in the background. <ref>[http://www.yes24.com/event/03_Music/2008/0807MBCSuperHero.aspx?CategoryNumber=003 Yes24.com] MBC ''Super Hero'' 08/08/08, Retrieved 2008-10-11</ref>
"On My Way Here" is included on the ''Super Hero'' album commemorating the [[2008 Beijing Olympics]] presented by MBA Sports. <ref>[http://www.yesasia.com/global/super-hero/1011417857-0-0-0-en/info.html YesAsia.com, Super Hero, 2008-08-08] Sony & BMG, SBME Korea, August 8, 2008, Retrieved 2008-10-11</ref> The song was played in the background of several MBC-TV promos for Olympic programming in Korea. The ''Super Hero'' story is highlighted on the Korean website Yes24.com with "On My Way Here" playing in the background. <ref>[http://www.yes24.com/event/03_Music/2008/0807MBCSuperHero.aspx?CategoryNumber=003 Yes24.com] MBC ''Super Hero'' August 8, 2008, Retrieved 2008-10-11</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
*[[Clay Aiken discography]]
*[[Clay Aiken discography]]


==External links==
*[http://www.clayaiken.com Official Clay Aiken RCA website]
*[http://www.youtube.com/clayaiken Clay Aiken Videos] on [[YouTube]]
*[http://www.myspace.com/clayaiken Clay Aiken Official MySpace]
==References==
==References==

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{{Clay Aiken}}


[[Category:Clay Aiken songs]]
[[Category:Clay Aiken songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Ryan Tedder]]
[[Category:2008 songs]]

Latest revision as of 05:51, 25 June 2022

"On My Way Here"
Single by Clay Aiken
from the album On My Way Here
ReleasedApril 2008
Recorded2008
Legacy Studios, New York City, New York
Length4:28
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Ryan Tedder, Hunter Davis, Chris Faulk
Producer(s)Kipper
Clay Aiken singles chronology
"A Thousand Days"
(2007) 		"On My Way Here"
(2008) 		"Bring Back My Love"
(2011)

"On My Way Here" is a song written by Ryan Tedder, Hunter Davis and Chris Faulk and is the title track for Clay Aiken's fourth album On My Way Here.

The song is about how the lessons we learn growing up shape us into the adults we become. This struck a chord with Aiken and the song became the inspiration for the album's theme.[1] Aiken said "I thought if we could find songs along those lines, that deal with my life over the past five years and what I've learned from my experiences, it would be a great concept for an album."

Chart positions[edit]

Chart (2008) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 36

In popular culture[edit]

"On My Way Here" is included on the Super Hero album commemorating the 2008 Beijing Olympics presented by MBA Sports. [2] The song was played in the background of several MBC-TV promos for Olympic programming in Korea. The Super Hero story is highlighted on the Korean website Yes24.com with "On My Way Here" playing in the background. [3]

Discography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Clay Aiken to Release Brand-New Album, On My Way Here, on May 6th 2008 RCA Records, April 4, 2008, Retrieved 2008-04-04
  2. ^ YesAsia.com, Super Hero, 2008-08-08 Sony & BMG, SBME Korea, August 8, 2008, Retrieved 2008-10-11
  3. ^ Yes24.com MBC Super Hero August 8, 2008, Retrieved 2008-10-11
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