"Where I'm Headed" is the eight track on Norwegian singer-songwriter

Lene Marlin Lene Marlin Pedersen (born 17 August 1980) is a Norwegian musician, singer and songwriter. Career ''Playing My Game'' (1998–2002) Marlin made her Norwegian recording debut on 12 October 1998, with the single "Unforgivable Sinner", a number on ...

's debut studio album, ''

Playing My Game ''Playing My Game'' is the debut studio album by Norwegian singer Lene Marlin, released on 22 March 1999 by Virgin Records. Track listing Personnel Credits adapted from CD liner notes. ;Musicians * Lene Marlin – vocals (all tracks), arrange ...

'' (1999). Written by Marlin and produced by Hans G and Jørn Dahl, the song was released as the album's third single in late 1999 following Marlin's international breakthrough hit, " Sitting Down Here". Despite not charting in Marlin's native Norway, the single became a top-10 success in Finland, France, and Italy, peaking at numbers seven, five, and two, respectively. In France, it became Marlin's highest-charting single, earned a

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sales certification, and was ranked number 38 on the

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(SNEP) year-end chart for 1999, selling 300,000 copies there by January 2000. When released in the United Kingdom in 2001, it peaked at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart.

Composition

With a duration of four minutes and eleven seconds, "Where I'm Headed" is composed in the key of

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with a

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of 120 beats per minute.

Critical reception

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'' called "Where I'm Headed", along with "

Unforgivable Sinner "Unforgivable Sinner" is a song written and performed by Norwegian singer-songwriter Lene Marlin, released as her debut single on 12 October 1998 from her first album, '' Playing My Game'' (1999). The song reached number one in Norway and number t ...

" and " Sitting Down Here", one of the "catchiest" songs on the album.

Track listings

Norwegian maxi-CD single # "Where I'm Headed" – 4:13 # "Where I'm Headed" (instrumental) – 4:13 # "The Way We Are" (live at Sound Republic) – 4:49 European CD single # "Where I'm Headed" – 4:13 # "Where I'm Headed" (instrumental) – 4:13 UK CD and cassette single # "Where I'm Headed" (Phil Bodger remix edit) – 3:42 # "Where I'm Headed" – 4:11 # "So I See" – 4:49

Charts

Weekly charts

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Certifications

Release history

References

{{Authority control 1999 singles 1999 songs Lene Marlin songs Virgin Records singles