This Is It (Scotty McCreery song)

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"This Is It"
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Single by Scotty McCreery
from the album Seasons Change
ReleasedMarch 9, 2018 (2018-03-09)
Recorded2018
Genre Country
Length3:50
Label Triple Tigers
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Scotty McCreery singles chronology
"Five More Minutes"
(2017)
"This Is It"
(2018)
"In Between"
(2019)

"This Is It" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Scotty McCreery. It was released to digital retailers on March 9, 2018 and was released to radio on May 7, 2018. The song is the second single released from his fourth studio album Seasons Change (2018). [1]

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History

McCreery wrote the song with Frank Rogers and Aaron Eshuis two weeks before proposing to his longtime girlfriend. He sang the song at his wedding reception. [2]

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Jeff Ray. [3] The music video features real-life footage from McCreery's wedding. [4]

Commercial performance

The song was certified Platinum by the RIAA for combined streams and sales of 1,000,000 units on July 31, 2019. [5] It has sold 115,000 copies in the United States as of April 2019. [6]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [5] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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