These Days (MacKenzie Porter song)


"These Days" is a song recorded 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" was certified Gold by Music Canada on April 27, 2020, with over 40,000 sales. As of July 2020, the song had received over 13.2 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.

Chart performance

"These Days" peaked at number 64 on the Canadian Hot 100 for the week of August 1, 2020. 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 song 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.
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