My Front Porch Looking In

"My Front Porch Looking In"
Single by Lonestar
from the album From There to Here: Greatest Hits
Released	March 10, 2003
Format	CD single
Recorded	January 2003
Genre	Country
Length	3:44
Label	BNA
Writer(s)	Richie McDonald Frank J. Myers Don Pfrimmer
Producer	Dann Huff
Certification	Gold (U.S.)
Lonestar singles chronology
"Unusually Unusual" (2002) "My Front Porch Looking In" (2003) "Walking in Memphis" (2003)

"My Front Porch Looking In" is the title of a song written by Richie McDonald, Frank J. Myers and Don Pfrimmer, and recorded by American country music group Lonestar. It was released in March 2003 as the first single from the band's album From There to Here: Greatest Hits. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100. ^[1]

Content

The song describes how the sight of his beautiful wife and two adorable children is far better than anything including his "panoramic view" of his estate or "the paintings from the air, brushed by the hand of God." He also describes that after seeing the whole world, he "can't wait to get back home to the one He made for me."^[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy and it was released in May 2003. It features the band playing on a front porch in the middle of a city.

Chart positions

"My Front Porch Looking In" debuted at #48 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 15, 2003.

Chart (2003)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	23

References

1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-177-2. 
2. ^ ""My Front Porch Looking In" lyrics". CMT. http://www.cmt.com/lyrics/lonestar/my-front-porch-looking-in/13194467/lyrics.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-09-08. 

Preceded by "Beer for My Horses" by Toby Keith (with Willie Nelson)	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single July 26, 2003	Succeeded by "Red Dirt Road" by Brooks & Dunn
Preceded by "The Good Stuff" by Kenny Chesney	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single of the year 2003	Succeeded by "Live Like You Were Dying" by Tim McGraw