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<!--The period is officially part of the title of this song. Please DO NOT mis-interpret a period that's inside the quotation marks with the song's title as violating WP:LQ.-->
{{short description|2021 single by Virginia to Vegas and MacKenzie Porter}}
{{short description|2021 single by Virginia to Vegas and MacKenzie Porter}}
{{infobox song
{{infobox song
| name = This Sucks.
| name = This Sucks.
| type = single
| type = single
| artist = [[Virginia to Vegas]] and [[MacKenzie Porter]]
| artist = [[Virginia to Vegas]] and [[MacKenzie Porter]]
| album =
| EP = Remember That Time We
| cover =
| cover = This Sucks.jpeg
| alt =
| alt =
| caption =
| caption =
| released = {{start date|2021|09|17}}
| released = {{start date|2021|09|17}}
| recorded =
| recorded = 2020
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| label = Wax Records
| label = {{hlist|Wax|[[Casablanca Records|Casablanca]]|[[Republic Records|Republic]]}}
| length = 3:14
| length = 3:14
| writer =
| writer = * [[Virginia to Vegas|Derik John Baker]]
* [[Virginia to Vegas|Derik John Baker]]
* [[Elizabeth Lowell Boland]]
* [[Elizabeth Lowell Boland]]
* MacKenzie Porter
* MacKenzie Porter
* [[The Midway State|Nathan Ferraro]]
* [[The Midway State|Nathan Ferraro]]
* [[Mike Wise (record producer)|Mike Wise]]
* [[Mike Wise (record producer)|Mike Wise]]
| producer = {{hlist|Mike Wise|Derik John Baker}}
| producer = {{hlist|Mike Wise|Derik John Baker}}
| chronology = [[Virginia to Vegas]] singles
| chronology = [[Virginia to Vegas]] singles
| prev_title = Malibu
| prev_title = Malibu
| prev_year = 2021
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title =
| next_title = No Excuses
| next_year =
| next_year = 2022
| misc =
| misc = {{Extra chronology
{{Extra chronology
| artist = [[MacKenzie Porter]] singles
| artist = [[MacKenzie Porter]] singles
| type = single
| type = single
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| title = This Sucks.
| title = This Sucks.
| year = 2021
| year = 2021
| next_title = Pickup
| next_title = [[Pickup (song)|Pickup]]
| next_year = 2022
| next_year = 2022
}}
}}
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}}


"'''This Sucks.'''" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian [[pop music|pop]] artist [[Virginia to Vegas]] and Canadian [[country pop]] artist [[MacKenzie Porter]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://outnowmagazine.com/virginia-to-vegas-and-mackenzie-porter-this-sucks/|title=Virginia To Vegas and MacKenzie Porter New Single “this sucks”|date=September 23, 2021|work=Out Now Magazine}}</ref> The two wrote the song with [[Lowell (musician)|Lowell]], Nathan Ferraro, and [[Mike Wise (record producer)|Mike Wise]],<ref>{{cite news|title=this sucks. - Single by Virginia to Vegas and MacKenzie Porter|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1BMVR6THKoBsJo205DJn8m?si=EhM51scdSZ6Y2lMI_ti6uw|work=[[Spotify]]|accessdate=February 2, 2022}}</ref> while Wise co-produced the track with Virginia to Vegas.<ref>{{cite web|title=VIRGINIA TO VEGAS TEAMS UP WITH MACKENZIE PORTER TO RELEASE NEW SINGLE “THIS SUCKS”|url=https://mackenzieporter.com/virginia-to-vegas-teams-up-with-mackenzie-porter-to-release-new-single-this-sucks/|date=September 17, 2021|work=MacKenziePorter.com}}</ref>
"'''This Sucks.'''" (stylized as "'''this sucks.'''") is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian [[pop music|pop]] artist [[Virginia to Vegas]] and Canadian [[country pop]] artist [[MacKenzie Porter]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://outnowmagazine.com/virginia-to-vegas-and-mackenzie-porter-this-sucks/|title=Virginia To Vegas and MacKenzie Porter New Single "this sucks"|date=September 23, 2021|work=Out Now Magazine}}</ref> The two wrote the song with [[Lowell (musician)|Lowell]], Nathan Ferraro, and [[Mike Wise (record producer)|Mike Wise]],<ref>{{cite news|title=this sucks. - Single by Virginia to Vegas and MacKenzie Porter|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1BMVR6THKoBsJo205DJn8m?si=EhM51scdSZ6Y2lMI_ti6uw|work=[[Spotify]]|accessdate=February 2, 2022}}</ref> while Wise co-produced the track with Virginia to Vegas.<ref>{{cite web|title=VIRGINIA TO VEGAS TEAMS UP WITH MACKENZIE PORTER TO RELEASE NEW SINGLE "THIS SUCKS"|url=https://mackenzieporter.com/virginia-to-vegas-teams-up-with-mackenzie-porter-to-release-new-single-this-sucks/|date=September 17, 2021|work=MacKenziePorter.com}}</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
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==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
Kerry Doole of ''FYI Music News'' stated that "This Sucks." was written in Virginia to Vegas' "signature [[electro-pop]] style," adding that it "features his plaintive vocals effectively paired with Porter’s clear delivery".<ref name="FYI"/> ''The Reviews Are In'' described the song as a "fantastic and unexpected collaboration on a song that hits your feelings but keeps the same pop-driven, foot-tapping, uptempo groove we’re used to from [Virginia to Vegas]".<ref name="TRAI"/> Michael O'Connor Marotta of ''Vanyaland'' said the track "tackles" the subject of seeing "an ex-lover while out and about" with "electro-pop vigour".<ref>{{cite web|first=Michael|last=O'Connor Marotta|title=Virginia To Vegas and MacKenzie Porter catch an ex hex on ‘this sucks.’|url=https://vanyaland.com/2021/09/22/virginia-to-vegas-and-mackenzie-porter-catch-an-ex-hex-on-this-sucks/|date=September 22, 2021|work=Vanyaland}}</ref> ''Lefuturewave'' noted "an engaging tone," saying the "chorus’ electronic-influenced style will keep listeners spellbound".<ref>{{cite web|title=Introducing: Virginia To Vegas x MacKenzie Porter – this sucks.|url=https://lefuturewave.com/2021/09/25/introducing-virginia-to-vegas-x-mackenzie-porter-this-sucks/|date=September 25, 2021|work=Lefuturewave}}</ref> ''Enigma Online'' said the track was "driven with a quintessential pop beat but feels melancholy at its core," adding it is "the perfect soundtrack to one of the year’s least favorite transitions" as summer transitions to fall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enigmaonline.com/2021/09/17/virginia-to-vegas-teams-up-with-mackenzie-porter-to-release-new-single-this-sucks/|title=Virginia To Vegas Teams Up With Mackenzie Porter To Release New Single “This Sucks”|date=September 17, 2021|work=Enigma Online}}</ref>
Kerry Doole of ''FYI Music News'' stated that "This Sucks." was written in Virginia to Vegas' "signature [[electro-pop]] style," adding that it "features his plaintive vocals effectively paired with Porter’s clear delivery".<ref name="FYI"/> ''The Reviews Are In'' described the song as a "fantastic and unexpected collaboration on a song that hits your feelings but keeps the same pop-driven, foot-tapping, uptempo groove we’re used to from [Virginia to Vegas]".<ref name="TRAI"/> Michael O'Connor Marotta of ''Vanyaland'' said the track "tackles" the subject of seeing "an ex-lover while out and about" with "electro-pop vigour".<ref>{{cite web|first=Michael|last=O'Connor Marotta|title=Virginia To Vegas and MacKenzie Porter catch an ex hex on 'this sucks.'|url=https://vanyaland.com/2021/09/22/virginia-to-vegas-and-mackenzie-porter-catch-an-ex-hex-on-this-sucks/|date=September 22, 2021|work=Vanyaland}}</ref> ''Lefuturewave'' noted "an engaging tone," saying the "chorus’ electronic-influenced style will keep listeners spellbound".<ref>{{cite web|title=Introducing: Virginia To Vegas x MacKenzie Porter – this sucks.|url=https://lefuturewave.com/2021/09/25/introducing-virginia-to-vegas-x-mackenzie-porter-this-sucks/|date=September 25, 2021|work=Lefuturewave}}</ref> ''Enigma Online'' said the track was "driven with a quintessential pop beat but feels melancholy at its core," adding it is "the perfect soundtrack to one of the year’s least favorite transitions" as summer transitions to fall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enigmaonline.com/2021/09/17/virginia-to-vegas-teams-up-with-mackenzie-porter-to-release-new-single-this-sucks/|title=Virginia To Vegas Teams Up With Mackenzie Porter To Release New Single "This Sucks"|date=September 17, 2021|work=Enigma Online}}</ref>


==Charts==
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Chart performance for "This Sucks."
|+ Chart performance for "This Sucks."
! Chart (2022)
! Chart (2022)
! Peak<br />position
! Peak<br />position
|-
|-
| Canada [[CHR/Top 40]] ([[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canada-chr-top-40/2021-12-11 |title=Canada CHR Top 40: December 11, 2021 |website=Billboard |accessdate=December 8, 2021}}{{subscription required}}</ref>
| Canada [[CHR/Top 40]] ([[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]])<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canada-chr-top-40/2021-12-11 |title=Canada CHR Top 40: December 11, 2021 |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=December 8, 2021}}{{subscription required}}</ref>
| align="center"| 26
| style="text-align:center;"| 26
|-
|-
| Canada [[Canada Hot AC|Hot AC]] ([[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canada-hot-ac/2022-02-05 |title=Canada Hot AC: February 5, 2022 |website=Billboard |accessdate=February 2, 2022}}{{subscription required}}</ref>
| Canada [[Canada Hot AC|Hot AC]] ([[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]])<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canada-hot-ac/2022-02-05 |title=Canada Hot AC: February 5, 2022 |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=February 2, 2022}}{{subscription required}}</ref>
| align="center"| 42
| style="text-align:center;"| 42
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[[Category:Virginia to Vegas songs]]
[[Category:MacKenzie Porter songs]]
[[Category:MacKenzie Porter songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Derik John Baker]]
[[Category:Songs written by Virginia to Vegas]]
[[Category:Songs written by MacKenzie Porter]]
[[Category:Songs written by MacKenzie Porter]]
[[Category:Casablanca Records singles]]
[[Category:Republic Records singles]]
[[Category:Male–female vocal duets]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Mike Wise (record producer)]]
[[Category:Songs written by Mike Wise (record producer)]]
[[Category:Songs written by Lowell (musician)]]

Revision as of 04:05, 17 November 2023

"This Sucks."
Single by Virginia to Vegas and MacKenzie Porter
from the EP Remember That Time We
ReleasedSeptember 17, 2021 (2021-09-17)
Recorded2020
GenrePop
Length3:14
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Mike Wise
  • Derik John Baker
Virginia to Vegas singles chronology
"Malibu"
(2021) 		"This Sucks."
(2021) 		"No Excuses"
(2022)
MacKenzie Porter singles chronology
"Thinking 'Bout You"
(2021) 		"This Sucks."
(2021) 		"Pickup"
(2022)
Music video
"This Sucks." on YouTube

"This Sucks." (stylized as "this sucks.") is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian pop artist Virginia to Vegas and Canadian country pop artist MacKenzie Porter.[1] The two wrote the song with Lowell, Nathan Ferraro, and Mike Wise,[2] while Wise co-produced the track with Virginia to Vegas.[3]

Background

Derik John Baker, known professionally as "Virginia to Vegas", stated that "This Sucks." is "about what seeing an ex with someone else does to you. You're happy for them because you once loved them, but the only words you can find to explain how you're feeling are 'Wow, this really sucks right now.'".[4] Baker remarked that he had heard a song from Porter on the radio while driving to the grocery store and believed it would be "perfect" to have her join him on the song.[5][6]

Critical reception

Kerry Doole of FYI Music News stated that "This Sucks." was written in Virginia to Vegas' "signature electro-pop style," adding that it "features his plaintive vocals effectively paired with Porter’s clear delivery".[4] The Reviews Are In described the song as a "fantastic and unexpected collaboration on a song that hits your feelings but keeps the same pop-driven, foot-tapping, uptempo groove we’re used to from [Virginia to Vegas]".[5] Michael O'Connor Marotta of Vanyaland said the track "tackles" the subject of seeing "an ex-lover while out and about" with "electro-pop vigour".[7] Lefuturewave noted "an engaging tone," saying the "chorus’ electronic-influenced style will keep listeners spellbound".[8] Enigma Online said the track was "driven with a quintessential pop beat but feels melancholy at its core," adding it is "the perfect soundtrack to one of the year’s least favorite transitions" as summer transitions to fall.[9]

Charts

Chart performance for "This Sucks."
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[10] 26
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[11] 42

References

  1. ^ "Virginia To Vegas and MacKenzie Porter New Single "this sucks"". Out Now Magazine. September 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "this sucks. - Single by Virginia to Vegas and MacKenzie Porter". Spotify. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "VIRGINIA TO VEGAS TEAMS UP WITH MACKENZIE PORTER TO RELEASE NEW SINGLE "THIS SUCKS"". MacKenziePorter.com. September 17, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Doole, Kerry (September 19, 2021). "Virginia To Vegas ft MacKenzie Porter - this sucks". FYI Music News.
  5. ^ a b Murray, Joshua; Cassling, Trish; Butters, Sydney (September 18, 2021). "Virginia to Vegas Teams Up with MacKenzie Porter for Sad Banger – this sucks". The Reviews Are In.
  6. ^ Gosse, Ryan (September 28, 2021). "Mackenzie Porter Featured On New Track From Pop-Star Virginia To Vegas". 92.3 Country. Rogers Digital Media.
  7. ^ O'Connor Marotta, Michael (September 22, 2021). "Virginia To Vegas and MacKenzie Porter catch an ex hex on 'this sucks.'". Vanyaland.
  8. ^ "Introducing: Virginia To Vegas x MacKenzie Porter – this sucks". Lefuturewave. September 25, 2021.
  9. ^ "Virginia To Vegas Teams Up With Mackenzie Porter To Release New Single "This Sucks"". Enigma Online. September 17, 2021.
  10. ^ "Canada CHR Top 40: December 11, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2021.(subscription required)
  11. ^ "Canada Hot AC: February 5, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2022.(subscription required)


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