"You're Gonna Miss This" is a song written by

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and

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and recorded by American

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artist

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. It was released in January 2008 as the second and final single from Adkins' compilation album '' American Man: Greatest Hits Volume II''. Adkins's fastest-climbing single to date, it is his third number one hit on the US ''

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charts. It also peaked at number 12 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and at number 19 on the

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charts.

Content

"You're Gonna Miss This" is a ballad composed of three verses and a bridge, each section portraying an event in the life of an unnamed female character: being driven to school by her mother in the first verse, being visited at her apartment by her father in the second verse, and conversing with a

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while her children are misbehaving and making noise in the third verse. In all three of the situations, the song's other characters (the parents and the plumber) assure the central character that even though she may not immediately realize it, she will miss the important moments of her life. Ashley Gorley, one of the song's writers, came up with the central idea for "You're Gonna Miss This" one day while a repairman was working on his house. His two children (ages two and four at the time; he has since had a third) were running around the house and stealing the repairman's tools; after Gorley apologized, the repairman replied, "Don't worry about it — I've got two babies, too." Gorley, after determining that the incident with the repairman might work as a song idea, recalled it to Lee Thomas Miller, who then suggested the title "You're Gonna Miss This." The two then worked backward from the bridge, changing the song's scenario several times until they finally settled on having the song focus on a female central character. Adkins then decided to record it after hearing it. Being the father of five daughters, its message resonated with him. Upon hearing Adkins's recording of the song, Gorley felt that Adkins had "made it something more than it was".

Music video

The song's music video was filmed in Adkins's hometown of

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with additional scenes are from Plain Dealing, Louisiana. It contains a variety of

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scenes framed around the singer traveling about in a pickup truck. The video was directed by

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Chart performance

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Trace Adkins 2008 singles 2007 songs Country ballads 2000s ballads Trace Adkins songs Songs written by Ashley Gorley Songs written by Lee Thomas Miller Song recordings produced by Frank Rogers (record producer) Music videos directed by Peter Zavadil Capitol Records Nashville singles