“American Idol” season 10 winner and country superstar Scotty McCreery is celebrating another incredible milestone in his career. McCreery’s summer jam, “Bottle Rockets,” featuring the iconic rock band Hootie & The Blowfish, earned the No. 1 spot on the Billboard and Mediabase Country Airplay charts.
What makes this milestone particularly noteworthy is that it marks McCreery’s sixth No. 1 hit. Additionally, the song, which features a refreshed version of Hootie & The Blowfish’s classic, “Hold My Hand,” becomes the band’s first-ever No. 1, according to Billboard.
Scotty McCreery and Hootie & The Blowfish are having a terrific week after learning that McCreery’s song, “Bottle Rockets,” climbed to the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Country Airplay charts. Celebrating a major career milestone, McCreery shared on Instagram that his song was the fastest to climb the music chart, averaging six million streams per week since its release.
Speaking to his followers on Instagram, McCreery shared how meaningful the song was to him, especially because he got to collaborate with Darius Rucker of Hootie & The Blowfish, helping him make the track such a success.
“We officially have the No. 1 song in the US of A. ‘Bottle Rockets’ is number one and me and Hootie & The Blowfish, this is unreal, y’all,” he began. “I think this No. 1 is extra special just being that it’s with a group that I grew up listening to, been heroes of mine for a long time and now it’s just super cool to be able to call them friends, but just want thank all of y’all for listening to the song, letting it be a part of your summer country radio …”
According to Music Row, the song credits 11 writers, with Jim Sonefeld, the drummer for Hootie & The Blowfish, sharing, “We’re blessed that ‘Hold My Hand’ has lived a rather long life, and Scotty’s ‘Bottle Rockets’ has certainly given it a new one. Thrilled to be part of this special rebirth!”
September had been an incredible month for McCreery as he also announced the birth of his second child, a boy named Oliver Cooke McCreery, with his wife, Gabi Dugal McCreery.
The country singer took to Instagram to share the exciting news that his son, Oliver, was born on Sept. 18. The post included hospital photos as well as sweet snapshots of the couple with their newborn and their eldest son, 2 year old Merrick Avery.
“Can’t imagine life without him, we love him so berry much!!” McCreery’s caption read.
McCreery has been incredibly open about his personal life with his fans, even penning the tune, “It Matters to Her” inspired by his relationship with his wife.
”I wrote this song with Rhett Akins and Lee Thomas Miller because after four years of marriage to Gabi, I’ve learned a few things. This song sums up some of those lessons! Hope you enjoy!“ The singer shared on social media via Country Now.
