"Turning Home" | ||||
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Single by David Nail | ||||
from the album I'm About to Come Alive | ||||
Released | January 25, 2010 | |||
Format | Airplay, music download | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 4:15 (radio edit) 4:59 (album version) |
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Label | MCA Nashville | |||
Writer(s) | Kenny Chesney Scooter Carusoe |
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Producer | Frank Liddell Mike Wrucke |
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David Nail singles chronology | ||||
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"Turning Home" is the title of a song written by country music singer Kenny Chesney and Scooter Carusoe, and recorded by singer David Nail. It is the third single from Nail's 2009 debut album I'm About to Come Alive, as well as his fourth single release overall.
The song was nominated in the Best Male Country Vocal Performance category at the 53rd Grammy Awards, however, it lost to "'Til Summer Comes Around" by Keith Urban.
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The song was written by Kenny Chesney and Scooter Carusoe, who wrote Chesney's singles "Anything but Mine" and "Better as a Memory."[1] Chesney had originally planned to record it himself.[2]
In "Turning Home," the narrator recalls events from his high school days, referring to that time of his life as his "glory days."[1] It includes a prominent piano section, because Nail wanted a strong piano player for the album.[3] Nail told The Tennesseean that he identified with the song's theme: "I just knew that this was that song that I had been searching for[…]Being from a small town in southeast Missouri, all the imagery in the song was something that I could really relate to."[2]
Bobby Peacock of Roughstock gave a mostly favorable review, considering the song "a bit overproduced" but saying that Nail "delivers the song powerfully."[4] Juli Thanki of The 9513 gave the song a thumbs-down, saying that she considered the song's production "overblown" in its latter half. She thought that it was one of the weakest-written tracks on the album, but praised Nail's "strong, pleasant voice."[1]
The video was directed by Stephen Shepherd and was released to CMT.com on March 12, 2010. It was shot in black-and-white. It shows Nail giving an impromptu performance in two costumes. He first sings with a hat, wristwatch, and short-sleeved shirt, making him completely unrecognizable. The second & third verses and chorouses feature him singing in a black shirt, no hat, and bracelet. Scenes also feature him singing on the bleachers of his high school football field. The video was shot in his hometown of Kennett, Missouri. During the performance, his band also appears.
"Turning Home" debuted at number 49 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts dated for the week ending February 13, 2010.[5] The song entered that chart's Top 40 at number 39 on the chart dated for March 6, 2010, becoming Nail's second Top 40 hit on that chart. In August, it peaked at number 20 on the country chart.
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 20 |
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100[7] | 17 |