“Bottle Rockets” marks McCreery’s seventh U.S. No. 1 single
Scotty McCreery has reached the No. 1 spot on the Canadian Mediabase Country Chart for his summertime anthem, “Bottle Rockets,” featuring Hootie & The Blowfish. This marks the first No. 1 single for McCreery in Canada and his seventh in the U.S. The track is the fastest chart-topping song of his career to date, averaging six million streams per week.
“I’m thrilled to see ‘Bottle Rockets’ become my first No. 1 in Canada and happy to share that with one of my favorite bands ever, Hootie & The Blowfish,” McCreery says. “Thank you to the fans, Canadian country radio, Sony Music Canada, and The Orchard for all the support, not only on this song but throughout my career.”
“Bottle Rockets” was written by McCreery, Brent Anderson, Derek George, Jeremy Bussey, Monty Criswell, Frank Rogers, Bobby Hamrick, Darius Rucker, Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, and Jim Sonefeld, and produced by Rogers. Hootie & The Blowfish re-recorded their beloved “Hold My Hand” specifically for “Bottle Rockets.”
The music video for “Bottle Rockets” was released on September 19th, premiering on Paramount/CMT’s New York City Times Square billboard. Filmed outside Charleston, South Carolina, on the Isle of Palms, the laid-back, oceanside video encapsulates the universal feeling of summer and creating lifetimes of memories with friends and family. The video was directed by McCreery’s frequent collaborator, filmmaker Jeff Ray, and produced by Kelsey Pribilski-Ray.
“Bottle Rockets” is featured on McCreery’s recently released EP, Scooter & Friends, as the perfect soundtrack to summer. The five-song collection also includes McCreery’s collaborations with one of his greatest musical heroes, R&B icon Charlie Wilson (“Once Upon a Bottle of Wine”) and with Country music hitmaker Lee Brice (“Whiskey Said”).
Recently, McCreery and his wife Gabi welcomed their second son, Olivier Cooke, on September 18th. Big brother Avery will turn three in October.
Up next, he will be co-headlining the Two for the Road Tour with fellow country star, Dustin Lynch. The run kicks off this November.
It was recently announced that next year, McCreery will be performing at C2C UK in London, Belfast, and Glasgow on March 13-15, 2026. He will also headline C2C Berlin one night between March 6-8.
