CANADA’S BREAKOUT STAR OF 2020 SURPRISES FANS
WITH THE DROP OF DRINKIN’ SONGS: THE COLLECTION
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“THESE DAYS,” PORTER’S CELEBRATED #1 COUNTRY SINGLE — AND FIRST MULTI-FORMAT CROSSOVER TOP 10 HIT — REACHES PLATINUM STATUS
Following an incredible year of record-breaking achievements, Big Loud Records’ MacKenzie Porter has confirmed her status as Canada’s breakout artist of 2020 with today’s surprise release of Drinkin’ Songs: The Collection.
Released as a thank you for fans who have made each of her accomplishments possible this year, Drinkin’ Songs is a 7-song assembly of her hits — including her three #1s and PLATINUM certified crossover hit “These Days” — telling her story from beginning to now. Touting four co-writes on the collection, Porter’s “girl-next-door vocals cut like a blade while the distinct lift of her choruses comes direct from the Taylor Swift school of songwriting” (Billboard).
“The last two years have been a wild ride since I released ‘About You’ to the world,” shares Porter. “I can’t express to you guys how incredibly grateful I am for you sticking by me and helping me celebrate all of the successes (big and small)! So today, I am not only releasing one new song, called ‘The One,’ but, as a thank you — it felt like the right time to bring all my song babies into one home. So today, I’m happy to also release — Drinkin’ Songs – The Collection! It’s a love letter from me to you. Thank you for this amazing chapter, and I can’t wait to see you, play for you (and hug you!) in person soon!! xoxo”
Included in today’s release is also “The One” — a track that Porter admits is her “favourite track she has ever written.” Flipping the script on what it means to be “The One” and written with Tom Douglas, Claire Douglas and Madison Kozak, this bittersweet ballad walks listeners through an ex’s wedding day, where the old flame marries the person that came after the song’s narrator, and painfully depicts what it feels like to be “the one before the one.”
“I can’t wait for the world to hear this song. It’s been in my back pocket for over a year and I think it’s my favourite release yet,” Porter says. “May you never be ‘the one before the ONE’ but for those of us who have been … this one’s for us!”
DRINKIN’ SONGS: THE COLLECTION TRACK LIST
1. “These Days” (MacKenzie Porter, Jordan Sapp, Parker Welling)#
2. “Drinkin’ Songs” (Lucas Nord, Griffen Palmer)^
3. “About You” (Sarah Buxton, Corey Crowder, Michael Hardy, Cameron Montgomery)~
4. “The One” (MacKenzie Porter, Claire Douglas, Tom Douglas, Madison Kozak)*
5. “Drive Thru” (Tommy English, Natalie Hemby, MacKenzie Porter)+
6. “Seeing Other People” (Jason Afable, Emily Falvey, Matt McGinn)*
7. “These Days (Remix)” (MacKenzie Porter, Jordan Sapp, Parker Welling)•
* Produced by Joey Moi
^ Produced by Joey Moi, Jacob Durrett
# Produced by Joey Moi, Dave Cohen
~ Produced by Joey Moi, Dave Cohen, Cameron Montgomery
• Produced by Joey Moi, Dave Cohen, Hauf
+ Produced by Joey Moi, Dave Cohen, Ilya Toshinskiy
This year, Porter shattered record after record, notching three back-to-back #1 singles on Canadian country radio (“About You,” “These Days” and “Seeing Other People”), saw her crossover hit “These Days (Remix)” hit Top 10 at all 3 Canadian pop formats (Summer 2020) and hold at #1 for 4 weeks on the Billboard All-Format Canadian Top 50. Porter is the first Canadian country artist since Shania Twain to land three back-to-back #1s at country radio and earn a crossover Top 10 hit at Pop radio, with the success of her single “These Days (Remix).”
We caught up with Mackenzie yesterday ahead of today’s surprise release, watch the full interview below:
LISTEN TO “THE ONE” AND DRINKIN’ SONGS: THE COLLECTION HERE
You can also find “The One” on our Canadian Country Playlist on Spotify here!
