Worlds Apart (Vince Gill song)

"Worlds Apart" is a song co-written and recorded by the American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in July 1996 as the second single from the album High Lonesome Sound. The song reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and won Gill a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance.^[1] It was written by Gill and Bob DiPiero.

Content

The song is a ballad about a strained relationship.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling the song "slow, stately, polished, but oozing with raw emotion."^[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Jim Shea and was premiered in mid-1996.

Chart performance

"Worlds Apart" entered the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks at number 69 for the week of July 20, 1996.

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[3]	6
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[4]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[5]	62
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	57

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 159–160. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
↑ Billboard, July 20, 1996
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9867." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 4, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
↑ "Vince Gill – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Vince Gill.
↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1996". RPM. December 16, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
↑ "Best of 1996: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.

Vince Gill

Studio albums	The Things That Matter The Way Back Home When I Call Your Name Pocket Full of Gold I Still Believe in You When Love Finds You High Lonesome Sound The Key Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye Next Big Thing These Days Guitar Slinger Bakersfield Down to My Last Bad Habit

Compilation albums	The Essential Vince Gill Souvenirs Icon

Christmas albums	Let There Be Peace on Earth Breath of Heaven: A Christmas Collection 'Tis the Season

Extended plays	Turn Me Loose

Notable singles	"True Love" "If It Weren't for Him" (with Rosanne Cash) "Oklahoma Borderline" "Cinderella" "Let's Do Something" "Everybody's Sweetheart" "The Radio" "Never Alone" "Oklahoma Swing" (with Reba McEntire) "When I Call Your Name" "Never Knew Lonely" "Pocket Full of Gold" "Liza Jane" "Look at Us" "Take Your Memory with You" "I Still Believe in You" "Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away" "No Future in the Past" "One More Last Chance" "Tryin' to Get Over You" "Whenever You Come Around" "What the Cowgirls Do" "When Love Finds You" "Which Bridge to Cross (Which Bridge to Burn)" "You Better Think Twice" "Go Rest High on That Mountain" "High Lonesome Sound" "Worlds Apart" "Pretty Little Adriana" "A Little More Love" "You and You Alone" "If You Ever Have Forever in Mind" "Kindly Keep It Country" "Don't Come Cryin' to Me" "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man" (with Patty Loveless) "Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye" "Feels Like Love" "Shoot Straight from Your Heart" "Next Big Thing" "Someday"

Guest singles	"The Heart Won't Lie" (with Reba McEntire) "House of Love" (with Amy Grant) "I Will Always Love You" (with Dolly Parton) "It's Not Over" (with Mark Chesnutt and Alison Krauss "No Place That Far" (with Sara Evans) "Building Bridges" (with Brooks & Dunn and Sheryl Crow) "Don't Rush" (with Kelly Clarkson) "I Just Can't Help Believing" (with B. J. Thomas) "Sober Saturday Night" (with Chris Young)

Other songs	"Here We Are" "I Can't Tell You Why"

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