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This Sucks.
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Wikipedia article
{{infobox song
| name = This Sucks.
| type = single
| artist = Virginia to Vegas and MacKenzie Porter
| EP = Remember That Time We
| cover = This Sucks.jpeg
| alt =
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| released =
| recorded =
| genre = Pop
| label =
| length = 3:14
| writer =
* Derik John Baker
* Elizabeth Lowell Boland
* MacKenzie Porter
* Nathan Ferraro
* Mike Wise
| producer =
| chronology = Virginia to Vegas singles
| prev_title = Malibu
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title = No Excuses
| next_year = 2022
| misc =
}}
"'This Sucks.'" (stylized as "'this sucks.'") is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian pop artist Virginia to Vegas and Canadian country pop artist MacKenzie Porter. The two wrote the song with Lowell, Nathan Ferraro, and Mike Wise, while Wise co-produced the track with Virginia to Vegas.
Background
Derik John Baker, known professionally as "Virginia to Vegas", stated that "This Sucks." is "about what seeing an ex with someone else does to you. You're happy for them because you once loved them, but the only words you can find to explain how you're feeling are 'Wow, this really sucks right now.'". Baker remarked that he had heard a song from Porter on the radio while driving to the grocery store and believed it would be "perfect" to have her join him on the song.
Critical reception
Kerry Doole of 'FYI Music News' stated that "This Sucks." was written in Virginia to Vegas' "signature electro-pop style," adding that it "features his plaintive vocals effectively paired with Porters clear delivery". 'The Reviews Are In' described the song as a "fantastic and unexpected collaboration on a song that hits your feelings but keeps the same pop-driven, foot-tapping, uptempo groove were used to from [Virginia to Vegas]". Michael O'Connor Marotta of 'Vanyaland' said the track "tackles" the subject of seeing "an ex-lover while out and about" with "electro-pop vigour". 'Lefuturewave' noted "an engaging tone," saying the "chorus electronic-influenced style will keep listeners spellbound". 'Enigma Online' said the track was "driven with a quintessential pop beat but feels melancholy at its core," adding it is "the perfect soundtrack to one of the years least favorite transitions" as summer transitions to fall.
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References
Category:2021 songs
Category:2021 singles
Category:Virginia to Vegas songs
Category:MacKenzie Porter songs
Category:Songs written by Virginia to Vegas
Category:Songs written by MacKenzie Porter
Category:Casablanca Records singles
Category:Republic Records singles
Category:Malefemale vocal duets
Category:Song recordings produced by Mike Wise (record producer)
Category:Songs written by Mike Wise (record producer)
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