"When I Look to the Sky"
Single by Train
from the album My Private Nation
A-side"When I Look to the Sky"
ReleasedOctober 2003
Recorded2003
GenreRock
Length4:04
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Charlie Colin
Patrick Monahan
Jimmy Stafford
Scott Underwood
Train singles chronology
"Calling All Angels"
(2003)
"When I Look to the Sky"
(2003)
"Ordinary"
(2004)
Music video
"When I Look to the Sky" on YouTube

"When I Look to the Sky" is a song by the American rock band Train, for their third studio album My Private Nation. The song was featured in the trailer for the 2004 film Jersey Girl.

Music video

The music video portrays a relationship between the lead singer, Pat Monahan and his lover, Kiana Bessa.

Track listing

  1. "When I Look to the Sky" (Edit)
  2. "When I Look to the Sky" (LP Version)
  3. "When I Look to the Sky" (Acoustic)
  4. "When I Look to the Sky" (Live)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[1] 37
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 74
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[3] 24
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[4] 9

Year-end charts

Chart (2004) Position
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[5] 19


Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6] Gold 500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Train – When I Look to the Sky". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Train Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "Train Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Train Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "2004 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 52. December 25, 2004. p. YE-74. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "American single certifications – Train – When I look to the sky". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 11, 2022.