Scotty McCreery Gets Emotional Over ‘This Is It’ Single

By Lauryn Snapp

January 31, 2019

Scotty McCreery ’s latest single, “This Is It” is quickly making its way up the charts. But, what makes this song special and why is Scotty so emotional when he sings it?

In a recent interview with Cody Alan , the newlywed shares that this is song is a personal one to him and is a direct tale of his love story with his new wife, Gabby .

“I kind of wanted to tell the story. I wrote the song two weeks before we got engaged and I had it all planned out,” the former American Idol winner continues “We would be up in the mountains of North Carolina and be on our little hike that we got on. I just wanted to tell her how I was feeling and hopefully how she was feeling.”

The creation for “This Is It” came from an emotional and honest place for Scotty. It was the same place that Scotty’s less than movie scene proposal came from. “I was pretty awkward,” shared Scotty.

“Do you have any advice for anyone out there looking to pop the question?” asked Cody.

“Advice. Yeah. Try and play it cool. I was pretty awkward. Take Deep breaths and say what you plan,” laughed Scotty.

Scotty used footage from their wedding for the official video for “This Is It.” Grab the tissues and watch their special day in the featured video below.

Photo Credit: Getty Images.

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