My Front Porch Looking In

"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
Recorded	January 2003
Genre	Country
Length	3:44
Label	BNA
Songwriter(s)	Richie McDonald; Frank J. Myers; Don Pfrimmer
Producer(s)	Dann Huff
Lonestar singles chronology

"My Front Porch Looking In" is 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 compilation 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 premiered on CMT on May 25, 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 number 48 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 15, 2003.

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	1
US Billboard Hot 100^[4]	23

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2003)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	1

References[]

^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
^ ""My Front Porch Looking In" lyrics". CMT. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
^ "Lonestar Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Lonestar Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Best of 2003: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012.

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[whitburn-1] Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

[2] ""My Front Porch Looking In" lyrics". CMT. Retrieved 2009-09-08.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Lonestar-3] "Lonestar Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Lonestar-4] "Lonestar Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[5] "Best of 2003: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012.

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show v t Lonestar
Michael Britt Keech Rainwater Dean Sams Drew Womack Cody Collins Richie McDonald John Rich
Studio albums	Lonestar Crazy Nights Lonely Grill I'm Already There Let's Be Us Again Coming Home Mountains Party Heard Around the World Life as We Know It Never Enders
Christmas albums	This Christmas Time
Compilation albums	From There to Here: Greatest Hits
Notable singles	"Tequila Talkin'" "No News" "Runnin' Away with My Heart" "Heartbroke Every Day" "Come Cryin' to Me" "You Walked In" "Say When" "Everything's Changed" "Amazed" "Smile" "What About Now" "Tell Her" "I'm Already There" "With Me" "Not a Day Goes By" "Unusually Unusual" "My Front Porch Looking In" "Walking in Memphis" "Let's Be Us Again" "Mr. Mom" "Class Reunion (That Used to Be Us)" "You're Like Comin' Home" "Mountains"
Associated acts	Canyon
Related articles	Discography I Turn to You "Maybe He'll Notice Her Now"

show v t Billboard Year-End Hot Country Songs number one single of the year
1980–1989	1980: "My Heart" – Ronnie Milsap 1981: "Fire and Smoke" – Earl Thomas Conley 1982: "Always on My Mind" – Willie Nelson 1983: "José Cuervo" – Shelly West 1984: "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" – Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson 1985: "Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)" – Ronnie Milsap 1986: "Never Be You" – Rosanne Cash 1987: "Give Me Wings" – Michael Johnson 1988: "Don't Close Your Eyes" – Keith Whitley 1989: "A Better Man" – Clint Black
1990–1999	1990: "Nobody's Home" – Clint Black 1991: "Don't Rock the Jukebox" – Alan Jackson 1992: "I Saw the Light" – Wynonna Judd 1993: "Chattahoochee" – Alan Jackson 1994: "I Swear" – John Michael Montgomery 1995: "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" – John Michael Montgomery 1996: "My Maria" – Brooks & Dunn 1997: "It's Your Love" – Tim McGraw and Faith Hill 1998: "Just to See You Smile" – Tim McGraw 1999: "Amazed" – Lonestar
2000–2009	2000: "How Do You Like Me Now?!" – Toby Keith 2001: "Ain't Nothing 'bout You" – Brooks & Dunn 2002: "The Good Stuff" – Kenny Chesney 2003: "My Front Porch Looking In" – Lonestar 2004: "Live Like You Were Dying" – Tim McGraw 2005: "That's What I Love About Sunday" – Craig Morgan 2006: "If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)" – Rodney Atkins 2007: "Watching You" – Rodney Atkins 2008: "Just Got Started Lovin' You" – James Otto 2009: "I Run to You" – Lady Antebellum
2010–2019	2010: "Love Like Crazy" – Lee Brice 2011: "Crazy Girl" – Eli Young Band 2012: "Time Is Love" – Josh Turner 2013: "Cruise" – Florida Georgia Line 2014: "This Is How We Roll" – Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan 2015: "Take Your Time" – Sam Hunt 2016: "H.O.L.Y." – Florida Georgia Line 2017: "Body Like a Back Road" – Sam Hunt 2018: "Meant to Be" – Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line 2019: "Whiskey Glasses" – Morgan Wallen
2020–2029	2020: "I Hope" - Gabby Barrett