In Another World (song)

"In Another World" is a song written by Tom Shapiro, Wally Wilson and Jimmy Yeary, and recorded by American country music singer Joe Diffie. It was released in July 2001 as the first single and title track from his album In Another World. The song became Diffie's twenty-sixth Top 40 country hit, as well as his seventeenth and last Top Ten hit as of 2016.

"In Another World"
Single by Joe Diffie
from the album In Another World
Released	July 23, 2001
Genre	Country
Length	3:46
Label	Monument Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Tom Shapiro Wally Wilson Jimmy Yeary
Producer(s)	Don Cook Lonnie Wilson
Joe Diffie singles chronology
"It's Always Somethin'" (2000) "In Another World" (2001) "This Pretender" (2002)

Critical reception

William Ruhlmann of Allmusic, in his review of In Another World, said that the song was not one of the better tracks on the album. He called it "a wistful reflection on lost love, but a bit sketchy". Country Weekly critic Mark Marymont gave a more favorable review, saying that it was "a shimmering ballad perfect for his expressive tenor".

Chart performance

"In Another World" debuted at number 60 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 28, 2001. The song charted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for thirty-four weeks, peaking at number 10 on the chart week of February 23, 2002. It also peaked at number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Chart (2001–2002)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	10
US Billboard Hot 100	66

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)	51

Other versions

Chris Young covered the song on Hardy's 2024 mixtape, Hixtape: Vol. 3: Difftape.