Place in This World

"Place in This World"
Single by Michael W. Smith
from the album Go West Young Man
ReleasedMarch 1991 (1991)
Recorded1990
StudioBMG Studio, New York City[1]
GenreCCM, adult contemporary
Length4:01
LabelReunion
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Wayne Kirkpatrick
  • Bryan Lenox
  • Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith singles chronology
"Go West Young Man"
(1990)
"Place in This World"
(1991)
"How Long Will Be Too Long"
(1991)
Music video
"Place in this World" on YouTube

"Place in This World" is a song by American musician Michael W. Smith, released in 1991 as the second single from his 1990 album Go West Young Man.[2] The song became his biggest success in mainstream music when it hit No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. It lasted 21 weeks on the overall chart.[3] The song is played in B major, mod. to C at 72 beats per minute.[4]

  1. ^ Place in this World – Michael W. Smith| AllMusic
  2. ^ "Go West Young Man by Michael W. Smith". October 1, 1990. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  3. ^ "Michael W. Smith Place In This World Chart History". Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  4. ^ "Sheet music for Place In This World by Michael W. Smith". Musinotes. October 1, 1990. Retrieved February 15, 2020.