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These Days (MacKenzie Porter song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = These Days
| cover = These_Days_Porter.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = MacKenzie Porter
| EP = Drinkin' Songs: The Collection
| released =
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country pop
| length = 2:52
* 3:16
| label = Big Loud
| writer = * MacKenzie Porter
* Jordan Sapp
* Parker Welling
| producer =
| chronology = MacKenzie Porter singles
| prev_title = About You
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Seeing Other People
| next_year = 2020
| misc =
}}
"'These Days'" is a song recorded and co-written by Canadian country music artist MacKenzie Porter. It was released in March 2019 through Big Loud Records. The song impacted Canadian country radio on June 25, 2019, and American country radio on April 27, 2020. A remixed version, released on March 13, 2020, was sent to Canadian pop, contemporary, and adult hits radio.
Critical reception
Aynslee Darmon of 'ET Canada' called the song an "upbeat tune" that offers nostalgia" while 'Billboard' noted Porter's "mesmerizing vocals". The song was named 'Top Country' Pick of the Week on September 27, 2019.
Commercial performance
"These Days" peaked at number 44 on the Canadian Hot 100 for the week of October 27, 2020, marking her first charting entry on her national chart since "Never Gonna Let You" in 2013.Canadian Hot 100 Chart positions through February 2020:
* "These Days": It was a number one hit on the 'Billboard' Canada Country chart on December 21, 2019, making Porter the first female Canadian country artist to land consecutive number-ones since Shania Twain in 1998. The song is Porter's first charting entry on the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts in the United States. With the remix, Porter became the first Canadian country artist to chart on the Canadian pop radio chart since Twain, with the highest pop debut for a Canadian country artist since Twain's "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" in 1999. In 2021, "These Days" hit #1 on 'The Music Network's Country Hot 50 chart in Australia, making her the first Canadian to top that chart since Twain in 2005. The song was certified Platinum by Music Canada on November 3, 2020, with over 80,000 sales. As of November 2020, the song had received over 14.5 million streams through Spotify.
Music video
The music video was directed by Justin Clough and premiered on January 31, 2020. The video was shot in Watertown, Tennessee, and features Porter as well as an actor portraying her ex from the song.
Charts
Certifications
References
Category:2019 songs
Category:2019 singles
Category:2020 singles
Category:Big Loud singles
Category:MacKenzie Porter songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Joey Moi
Category:Songs written by MacKenzie Porter
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