"These Days" is a song recorded and co-written by Canadian

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artist

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. It was released in March 2019 through

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. The song impacted Canadian country radio on June 25, 2019, and American country radio on April 27, 2020. A remixed version, released on March 13, 2020, was sent to Canadian pop, contemporary, and adult hits radio.

Critical reception

Aynslee Darmon of ''

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'' called the song an "upbeat tune" that “offers nostalgia" while ''Billboard'' noted Porter's "mesmerizing vocals". The song was named ''Top Country'' Pick of the Week on September 27, 2019.

Commercial performance

"These Days" peaked at number 44 on the

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for the week of October 27, 2020, marking her first charting entry on her national chart since " Never Gonna Let You" in 2013. It was a number one hit on the ''

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chart on December 21, 2019, making Porter the first female Canadian country artist to land consecutive number-ones since

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in 1998. The song is Porter's first charting entry on the

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and

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charts in the United States. With the remix, Porter became the first Canadian country artist to chart on the Canadian pop radio chart since Twain, with the highest pop debut for a Canadian country artist since Twain's "

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" in 1999. In 2021, "These Days" hit #1 on ''

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s Country Hot 50 chart in Australia, making her the first Canadian to top that chart since Twain in 2005. The song was certified Platinum by

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on November 3, 2020, with over 80,000 sales. As of November 2020, the song had received over 14.5 million streams through

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Music video

The music video was directed by Justin Clough and premiered on January 31, 2020. The video was shot in

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, and features Porter as well as an actor portraying her ex from the song.

Charts

Certifications

References

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