"You Time" is a song by American

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singer

Scotty McCreery Scott Cooke McCreery (born October 9, 1993) is an American country singer. He rose to fame after winning the tenth season of ''American Idol'' in May 2011. His debut studio album, '' Clear as Day'', was released in October 2011 and was certifi ...

. It was released on September 23, 2020, as the lead single from his fifth studio album ''

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'' and released to

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on October 12, 2020. The song was written by McCreery, Frank Rogers and

Aaron Eshuis Aaron James Eshuis is an American songwriter and record producer, originally from Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. Eshuis moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and later signed a worldwide publishing deal with SMACKSongs in 2017. Eshuis has worked o ...

, who also produced together with Derek Wells.

Background

McCreery told CMT the inspiration was from his wife, Gabi, because their work lives were too busy, so he preferred to have her all to himself. He shared: "When I wrote this song, I was on the road more than I'd ever been. I'd get home just in time to see Gabi heading off to work so I was really craving 'You Time' with her."

Release history

The song was released as a single digitally on September 23, 2020. It would later be released to country radio on October 12, 2020.

Music video

The music video was released on February 28, 2021, directed by Brianna Fish. It followed a newlywed couple from "Just Married" moment to and every love-filled moment, and inserted clips of McCreery and his band performing the song.

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References

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