"Next to You, Next to Me" is a song written by Robert Ellis Orrall and Curtis Wright, and recorded by American country music group Shenandoah. It was released in June 1990 as the lead-off single from their album Extra Mile. It was a Number One hit in both the United States[1] and Canada. It is also the band's longest-lasting number 1, at three weeks.[2] As of 2006, no other single from Columbia had spent three weeks atop the country charts.[3]
| "Next to You, Next to Me" | ||||
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| Single by Shenandoah | ||||
| from the album Extra Mile | ||||
| B-side | "Daddy's Little Man" | |||
| Released | June 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:38 | |||
| Label | Columbia Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Robert Ellis Orrall Curtis Wright | |||
| Producer(s) | Robert Byrne Rick Hall | |||
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The song is an up-tempo, in which the narrator exclaims that he would rather be sitting next to his lover than be anywhere else.
It was covered by Rascal Flatts as a bonus track on the deluxe version of their 2012 album Changed.
The music video was directed by Larry Boothby. It depicts the band singing the song in a basement, and various characters posing in front of a red pickup.
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 1 |
| Chart (1990) | Position |
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| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 23 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 22 |
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