"Anywhere but Here" is the title of the fourth single released by American country music

Country music

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 artist Sammy

Sammy Kershaw

Samuel Paul "Sammy" Kershaw is an American country music artist. A third cousin of Cajun fiddler Doug Kershaw and ex-husband of Lorrie Morgan, he has been active in country music since 1991. He has released ten studio albums, with three RIAA platinum certifications and two gold certifications...

. It was co-written by Bob DiPiero

Bob DiPiero

Bob DiPiero is an American country music songwriter. He has written 15. U.S. Number 1 hits and countless top 20 hits for the likes of Tim McGraw, The Oak Ridge Boys, Reba McEntire, Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Shenandoah, Neal McCoy, Highway 101, Restless Heart, Ricochet, John Anderson, Montgomery...

 and John Scott Sherrill

John Scott Sherrill

John Scott Sherrill is an American songwriter whose work is primarily in the field of country music. He has written songs for such artists as John Anderson, Brooks & Dunn, Jimmy Buffett , Johnny Lee, George Strait, Steve Wariner, Patty Loveless, Josh Turner, Waylon Jennings, Alison Krauss, Peter...

 with Buddy Cannon

Buddy Cannon

Buddy Cannon is an American country music songwriter and record producer. Active since the late 1970s, he is known primarily for his work as Kenny Chesney's record producer, for which he won the Academy of Country Music's Producer of the Year award in 2006.Along with Bill Anderson and Jamey...

, who also produced it. It was released in September 1992 as the final single from his debut album, Don't Go Near the Water

Don't Go Near the Water (album)

Don't Go Near the Water is the debut album of American country music artist Sammy Kershaw. Released in 1991 on Mercury Records, the album produced four singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts: "Cadillac Style", the title track, "Yard Sale", and "Anywhere but Here", which...

. It peaked at #10 on the Billboard

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Hot Country Songs

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 chart and #17 on the Canadian RPM

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country singles chart.

Content

The narrator is getting a bus ticket to leave town after he found his lover fooling around. He doesn't care where the bus takes him as long as it's "anywhere but here".

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Kershaw "adds a bit of George Jones

George Jones

George Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette....

flair on this particular number."

Chart performance

"Anywhere but Here" debuted at number 73 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of October 3, 1992.

Chart (1992-1993)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	10
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	17