"History in the Making" is a song co-written and recorded by American
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
artist
Darius Rucker
Darius Carlos Rucker (born May 13, 1966) is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He first gained fame as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of rock band Hootie & the Blowfish, which he founded in 1986 at the University of South Ca ...
. Written along with
Clay Mills
Clayton Bernard "Clay" Mills is an American songwriter. His credits include the #1 hits " Beautiful Mess" by Diamond Rio and "Don't Think I Don't Think About It" by Darius Rucker, which won Mills an award from ASCAP. Other country music artists wh ...
and
Frank Rogers, it was released in September 2009 as the fourth single from Rucker's album ''
Learn to Live''.
Content
"History in the Making" is a song in which the male narrator addresses his new love, telling her that the beginning of their relationship could be a momentous occasion in their lives.
Critical reception
Brittney McKenna of Engine 145 gave the song a thumbs-down review, calling the song "a formulaic but catchy little number about a relationship of 'historic' proportions." but describing Rucker's voice favorably.
Matt Bjorke of ''Roughstock'' gave a more positive review, saying "The song really feels like it will become part of many wedding playlists" and referring to Rucker's vocal as "flawless
ndpassionate."
Music video
The music video was directed by
Shane Drake
Shane C. Drake is an American music video director and producer originally from Redding, California. He has directed videos for many artists, including Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Avril Lavigne, Trivium, Paramore, Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the ...
and premiered in late 2009.
Chart performance
"History in the Making" debuted at number 51 on the
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States.
This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sal ...
chart dated September 19, 2009. It also debuted at number 99 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 on the week ending November 7, 2009. It fell off the following week but re-entered at number 90 on the week ending November 21, 2009 and has since reached number 61. "History in the Making" peaked at number three on the country chart in February 2010, becoming Rucker's first single to miss number one.
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2009 singles
Darius Rucker songs
Songs written by Darius Rucker
Songs written by Frank Rogers (record producer)
Songs written by Clay Mills
Song recordings produced by Frank Rogers (record producer)
Music videos directed by Shane Drake
Capitol Records Nashville singles
2008 songs