"Everywhere" is the title of a song written by Mike Reid and Craig Wiseman

Craig Wiseman

Craig Michael Wiseman is an American country music songwriter. Active since the late 1980s as a songwriter, he has had his songs recorded by Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Kenny Chesney, LeAnn Rimes, and several other acts....

, and recorded by American

United States

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 country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 singer Tim McGraw

Tim McGraw

Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the...

. It was released in July 1997 as the second single from his album of the same name. The song reached the top of the Billboard

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Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number 2 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. Despite reaching Number One on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (Now Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

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), the song did not appear on Tim's Greatest Hits

Greatest Hits (Tim McGraw album)

Greatest Hits is the first compilation album of American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released on November 21, 2000, and reached #4 on the Billboard Country charts. All of the songs, with the exception of "Let's Make Love" , were released on various albums by the singer...

album. It did, however, later appear on Tim's second Greatest Hits package, Reflected: Greatest Hits Vol. 2.

Content

The narrator describes an ex-lover and the decision they had to make to breakup. She decided to stay and live in the town they grew up in, while he decided to live a life on the road. The song describes that even though she's gone, he still sees her everywhere on the road in his heart.

Music Video

The music video was directed by Sherman Halsey

Sherman Halsey

Sherman Halsey is an American music video and television director, producer, and artist manager. Sherman Halsey has produced and directed hundreds of television shows and music videos for artists such as Tim McGraw, Brooks and Dunn, Alan Jackson, BB King, Michael Bolton, Dwight Yoakam, and many...

, who has also directed almost all of Tim McGraw's music videos.

Lawsuit

In 2007, songwriter James Martinez filed a $20 million dollar lawsuit against McGraw, Reid and Wiseman. The suit alleges that the singer lifted “Everywhere” from a tape containing Martinez' original track "Anytime, Anywhere Amanda." Martinez provided the tape to the same songwriters who wrote the song "Everywhere" for McGraw's 1997 album of the same name. The suit alleges that McGraw and other defendants internationally released and distributed the “Everywhere” album containing their infringing copies of a song substantially similar to the Martinez's song. McGraw's attorneys stated that they are confident the case will be dismissed altogether, and described the allegations as being "totally without merit." In August 2008, the law suit was transferred from Texas to the federal district court in Nashville, Tennessee. The lawsuit is ongoing.

Chart positions

"Everywhere" debuted at number 72 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 5, 1997.

Chart (1997)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	2