who sings when i get where I'm going

The song “When I Get Where I’m Going” is sung by Brad Paisley , with Dolly Parton featured as a duet partner.

Quick facts

• Lead artist: Brad Paisley
• Featured vocalist: Dolly Parton
• Release date: October 10, 2005 (single)
• Album: Time Well Wasted
• Songwriters: George Teren and Rivers Rutherford
• Genre: Country / contemporary Christian
• Chart success:
  • #1 on US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)
  • #39 on US Billboard Hot 100
  • #2 on Canada Country charts

Who’s actually singing?

Brad Paisley is the primary vocalist and the named artist on the track. Dolly Parton contributes harmony and duet vocals, making it a male–female vocal duet even though only Paisley appears on camera in the official video.

In the music video:

• Brad Paisley is shown performing in a forest and interacting with home-movie clips of his grandfather.
• Dolly Parton sings but does not appear on camera; instead, she is shown briefly holding a photo of her late grandfather.

Why the song is well-known

• It became Dolly Parton’s 25th Billboard No.1 and her first since 1991.

• It earned awards including:
  • Academy of Country Music Awards for Video of the Year and Vocal Event of the Year
  • Country Music Association Award for Vocal Event of the Year

• The song has been covered by several Christian artists, including Geoff Moore and 33Miles, and has sold over 1 million digital copies in the US.

If you’re hearing a version with a female harmony that sounds like classic country Gospel, it’s almost certainly the Brad Paisley & Dolly Parton original. Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.