Lead Single “Bottle Rockets” Featuring Hootie & The Blowfish Earning More Than 5 Million Global Streams Each Week
Scooter & Friends Also Presents Tracks Featuring Charlie Wilson and Lee Brice - Plus 2 Solo McCreery Songs
“Prime Country with Scotty McCreery” Monthly Show Airing Now on SiriusXM’s Prime Country Channel (Ch.58) and in the SiriusXM App; New Episode Debuts August 2
Chart-topping Country superstar Scotty McCreery has released his first-ever EP, Scooter & Friends, out today. The five-song soundtrack to summer includes tracks with Country hitmaker Lee Brice and R&B legend Charlie Wilson, as well as pop/rock icons Hootie & The Blowfish who join McCreery on the fan favorite track, “Bottle Rockets.”
“Bottle Rockets” is the fastest rising single of the North Carolina native’s career and is currently in the Top 15 on both the Billboard and Mediabase Country Airplay charts after only nine weeks of release. The song is delivering more than 5 million streams globally each week, ranking at No. 21 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and at No. 62 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100.
Scooter & Friends also features two solo McCreery tunes: “Swim Up Bar,” an ode to getting away to Mexico to leave your cares behind, as well as the aptly named “Holding Down the Honky Tonk.” On this project, McCreery explores sounds fans may not typically hear from the multi-Platinum hitmaker. Scooter & Friends was produced by Frank Rogers.
“I had a lot of fun creating this EP and performing some songs that are different from my normal sound, yet are still me,” said McCreery. “Getting to record with Hootie & the Blowfish, Lee Brice, and my hero Charlie Wilson on songs that I co-wrote with some of my favorite songwriters has been a blast.”
Scooter and Friends Track List:“Bottle Rockets” feat. Hootie & The Blowfish
(Scotty McCreery, Brent Anderson, Derek George, Jeremy Bussey, Monty Criswell, Frank Rogers, Bobby Hamrick, Darius Rucker, Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, Jim Sonefeld)
“Swim Up Bar”
(Scotty McCreery, Brent Anderson, Derek George, Monty Criswell, Frank Rogers)
“Once Upon a Bottle of Wine” feat. Charlie Wilson
(Scotty McCreery, Brent Anderson, Derek George, Jeremy Bussey, Frank Rogers)
“Whiskey Said” feat. Lee Brice
(Scotty McCreery, Brent Anderson, Derek George, Jeremy Bussey, Frank Rogers)
“Holding Down the Honky Tonk”
(Scotty McCreery, Brent Anderson, Derek George, Jeremy Bussey, Frank Rogers)
LISTEN: Scooter & Friends EP
Recently, the Grand Ole Opry member kicked off his new monthly series “Prime Country with Scotty McCreery” on SiriusXM’s Prime Country channel (Ch. 58). The show debuted on July 5, will air a total of 10 times on the channel throughout the month, and can also be heard on the SiriusXM app. Visit https://www.siriusxm.com/blog/scotty-mccreery-prime-country for a full schedule of July airdates.
The second episode of “Prime Country with Scotty McCreery” will debut on Saturday, August 2 at 3:00 PM ET and air a total of 10 times that month, as McCreery continues to spotlight his favorite musical era, ‘80s and ‘90s country, by handpicking each song and sharing how that artist influenced him or revealing behind-the-scenes stories. Each episode will also feature a live performance from an artist on the Grand Ole Opry that was recorded on that legendary stage in the ‘80s or ‘90s. New episodes will continue to debut on the first Saturday of every month.
Fans can see McCreery out on the road across the country this summer. He will also headline the Country Night Gstaad Festival in Gstaad, Switzerland on September 12-13, and will be co-headlining the “Two for the Road Tour” with fellow Country star, Dustin Lynch. The “Two for the Road Tour” kicks-off this November and tickets are on-sale now at ScottyMcCreery.com.