Mountains (Lonestar song)

"Mountains"
Single by Lonestar
from the album Mountains
Released	June 26, 2006
Format	digital download CD single
Genre	Country
Length	3:56
Label	BNA
Writer(s)	Richie McDonald, Larry Boone, Paul Nelson[1]
Producer	Mark Bright
Lonestar singles chronology
"I'll Die Tryin'" (2006) "Mountains" (2006) "Nothing to Prove" (2007)

"Mountains" is the title of a song recorded by American country music band Lonestar. It was released in June 2006 as the lead-off single to their 2006 album of the same name. The song is the band's final Top Ten hit, reaching a peak of #10 on the U.S. country singles charts in late 2006.^[2]

Content

"Mountains" is a mid-tempo in which the narrator cites two examples of people who overcome difficult situations in their lives. The first is a single mother who has to work two jobs to support her family, and the second is a man with crippled legs who runs a marathon despite the pain he feels. In both situations, the narrator uses mountains as a metaphor for the struggles each person faces.

Music video

The music video was filmed partially west of Denver, Colorado (where the band played), and was directed by Kristin Barlowe.

Chart performance

Chart (2006)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	77
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs	10
U.S. Billboard Pop 100	100

References

1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Mountains review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r860231. Retrieved 2009-06-05. 
2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.