This Is It (Scotty McCreery song)
{{short description|2018 song by Scotty McCreery}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox song
| name = This Is It
| cover = ScottyMcCreeryThisIsIt.jpeg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Scotty McCreery
| album = Seasons Change
| released = {{Start date|2018|3|9}}
| recorded = 2018
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=50}}
| label = Triple Tigers
| writer = {{hlist|Scotty McCreery|Frank Rogers|Aaron Eshuis}}
| producer = {{hlist|Frank Rogers|Aaron Eshuis|Derek Wells}}
| prev_title = Five More Minutes
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = In Between
| next_year = 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).{{cite web|title=Listen to Scotty McCreery's New Engagement-Inspired Single, "This Is It"|url=http://www.nashcountrydaily.com/2018/03/09/listen-to-scotty-mccreerys-new-engagement-inspired-single-this-is-it/|last=Casey|first=Jim|work=Nash Country Daily|date=March 9, 2018|accessdate=November 15, 2018}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/american-idol-winner-scotty-mccreery-mountaintop-wedding-beauty/story?id=57360449|title=Former 'American Idol' winner: Mountaintop wedding was 'like Beauty and the Beast'|last1=Whipp|first1=Emily|last2=Effron|first2=Lauren|date=August 23, 2017|work=ABC News|accessdate=November 15, 2018}}
Music video
The song's music video was directed by Jeff Ray.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JSd4KfG1vo|title= Scotty McCreery - This Is It|date= July 26, 2018|publisher=Vevo|accessdate=November 17, 2018}} The music video features real-life footage from McCreery's wedding.{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/scotty-mccreery-wedding-this-is-it-video/|title=Scotty McCreery's 'This Is It' Video Is An Emotional Look At His Real-life Wedding|work=Taste of Country|last=Reuter|first=Annie|date=July 26, 2018|accessdate=November 17, 2018}}
Commercial performance
The song was certified Platinum by the RIAA for combined streams and sales of 1,000,000 units on July 31, 2019. It has sold 115,000 copies in the United States as of April 2019.{{cite news|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2019/04/43752-top-30-digital-country-tracks|title=Top 30 Digital Country Tracks: April 8, 2019|work=RoughStock|first=Matt |last=Bjorke |date= April 8, 2019 |accessdate=April 9, 2019 }}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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! Chart (2018–2019) ! Peak |
| {{single chart|Canada|87|artist=Scotty McCreery|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 20, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadacountry|2|artist=Scotty McCreery|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 26, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|42|artist=Scotty McCreery|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 11, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcountryairplay|1|artist=Scotty McCreery|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 12, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcountrysongs|3|artist=Scotty McCreery|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 26, 2019}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2018|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/hot-country-songs|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 7, 2018}}
| 87 |
| scope="col"| Chart (2019)
! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Country Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Country Airplay – Year-End 2019|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/country-airplay-songs|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 6, 2019}}
| 9 |
| scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2019|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/hot-country-songs|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 6, 2019}}
| 28 |
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Certifications
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{{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=Scotty McCreery|title=This Is It|award=Platinum|certyear=2019|certmonth=2|relyear=2018|accessdate=July 31, 2019 |refname=RIAA}}
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