Scotty McCreery marks his seventh No. 1 single – and his fastest chart-topping track of his career to date – with “Bottle Rockets,” featuring Hootie & The Blowfish.

‘Bottle Rockets’ has taken the top spot on both the Billboard and Mediabase Country Airplay Charts, averaging six million streams per week, and also spent three weeks atop the Music Row Country Radio Breakout Chart. The song also marks the first ever No. 1 single for Hootie & The Blowfish.

McCreery shared: “Any time your song hits No. 1, it feels great. To be able to hit No.1 with a song featuring a band you have loved your whole life is beyond amazing! Thanks to Hootie & The Blowfish for joining me on this song, thanks to Triple Tigers Records and Triple 8 Management for all their hard work, thanks to country radio and the streaming services, and thanks to the fans who have supported me from day one.”

“Bottle Rockets” was written by McCreery, Brent Anderson, Derek George, Jeremy Bussey, Monty Criswell, Frank Rogers, Bobby Hamrick, Darius Rucker, Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, and Jim Sonefeld, and produced by Rogers. Hootie & The Blowfish re-recorded their iconic song “Hold My Hand” specifically for “Bottle Rockets.” The song is featured on McCreery’s recently released five-song EP, Scooter & Friends, which also includes collaborations with R&B icon Charlie Wilson (“Once Upon a Bottle of Wine”) and country star Lee Brice (“Whiskey Said”).

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