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{{About|the song written by Steve Messer|other uses|This is America (disambiguation)}} |
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| Format = Digital download |
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| Recorded = 2015 |
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| Genre = Country |
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| Label = Fools Parade |
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| Writer = Steve Messer |
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"'''This is America'''" is a song performed by American country western singer [[Justin Tranchita]] and written by Steve Messer.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Justin Tranchita Talks Ben Carson Campaign Theme 'This Is America'|url = http://www.billboard.com/articles/chart-beat/real-time-charts/6785611/justin-tranchita-ben-carson-campaign-theme-this-is-america|website = Billboard|accessdate = 2015-12-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Finding ... and reaching the pinnacle within|url = http://www.bcrnews.com/2015/11/18/finding-and-reaching-the-pinnacle-within/a63vj7a/?page=2|website = Bureau County Republican|accessdate = 2015-11-30}}</ref> Written and released in 2015, the single debuted on the ''Billboard'' Twitter Emerging Artists chart on November 21, 2015 at number four,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/twitter-emerging-artists/2015-11-21 |title=Billboard Twitter Emerging Artists |date=2018-05-06 |website=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109031027/https://www.billboard.com/charts/twitter-emerging-artists/2015-11-21 |archive-date=2016-11-09}}</ref> and reached number one on that chart the following week.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/twitter-emerging-artists/2015-11-28 |title=Billboard Twitter Emerging Artist |date=2018-05-06 |website=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123003825/https://www.billboard.com/charts/twitter-emerging-artists/2015-11-28 |archive-date=2016-01-23}}</ref> The song rose to prominence after Presidential hopeful [[Ben Carson]] used it as his campaign song for his 2016 election bid.<ref>{{Cite web|title = This is America|url = https://www.bencarson.com/song|website = www.bencarson.com|accessdate = 2015-12-01}}</ref> [http://digg.com/2015/campaign-songs-president-please-stop Digg.com] called the song one of the worst campaign songs in history.<ref>{{Cite web|title = A Brief History Of Terrible Presidential Campaign Songs|url = http://digg.com/2015/campaign-songs-president-please-stop|website = digg.com|accessdate = 2015-12-01}}</ref> [http://emptylighthouse.com/who-fancy-justin-tranchita-goldlink-m%C3%B8-top-billboards-emerging-artists-chart-105124375 Empty Lighthouse Magazine] and [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/nov/06/is-ben-carson-running-a-presidential-campaign-or-a-budding-record-label The Guardian] were kinder to the song.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Ben Carson rapper Aspiring Mogul explains how candidate inspired him|url = https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/nov/06/is-ben-carson-running-a-presidential-campaign-or-a-budding-record-label|website = the Guardian|accessdate = 2015-12-01|first = Jamiles|last = Lartey}}</ref> "This is America" was released as a single in November, 2015 and will also be included in Tranchita's freshman country album ''American Man'' in 2016.{{cn|date=May 2018}} "This is America" returned to the number one spot again in 2016 after spending ten weeks on the ''Billboard'' Emerging chart.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/twitter-emerging-artists/2016-01-16 |title=Billboard Twitter Emerging Artist |date=2018-05-06 |website=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123122928/http://www.billboard.com/charts/twitter-emerging-artists/2016-01-16 |archive-date=2016-01-16}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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[[Category:2015 singles]] |
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[[Category:2015 songs]] |
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[[Category:Songs about the United States]] |
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