<!--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}} {{infobox song | name = This Sucks. | type = single | artist = Virginia to Vegas and MacKenzie Porter | EP = Remember That Time We | cover = This Sucks.jpeg | alt = | caption = | released = {{start date|2021|09|17}} | recorded = 2020 | genre = Pop | label = {{hlist|Wax|Casablanca|Republic}} | length = 3:14 | writer = * Derik John Baker * Elizabeth Lowell Boland * MacKenzie Porter * Nathan Ferraro * Mike Wise | producer = {{hlist|Mike Wise|Derik John Baker|MxntyICE}} | chronology = Virginia to Vegas singles | prev_title = Malibu | prev_year = 2021 | next_title = No Excuses | next_year = 2022 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = MacKenzie Porter singles | type = single | prev_title = Thinking 'Bout You | prev_year = 2021 | title = This Sucks. | year = 2021 | next_title = Pickup | next_year = 2022 }} {{External music video|{{YouTube|LAQPoyoIlZk|"This Sucks."}}}} }}
"'''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.<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, Nathan Ferraro, and 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 and a Polish-Canadian YouTuber MxntyICE.<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== 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.'".<ref name="FYI">{{cite web|url= https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2021/09/19/virginia-vegas-ft-mackenzie-porter-sucks|title=Virginia To Vegas ft MacKenzie Porter - this sucks|date=September 19, 2021|work=FYI Music News|first=Kerry|last=Doole}}</ref> 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.<ref name="TRAI">{{cite web|first1=Joshua|last1=Murray|first2=Trish|last2=Cassling|first3=Sydney|last3=Butters|work=The Reviews Are In|title=Virginia to Vegas Teams Up with MacKenzie Porter for Sad Banger – this sucks|url=https://thereviewsarein.com/2021/09/18/virginia-to-vegas-teams-up-with-mackenzie-porter-for-sad-banger-this-sucks/|date=September 18, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.923country.com/2021/09/28/mackenzie-porter-featured-on-new-track-from-pop-star-virginia-to-vegas/|title=Mackenzie Porter Featured On New Track From Pop-Star Virginia To Vegas|date=September 28, 2021|work=92.3 Country|publisher=Rogers Digital Media|first=Ryan|last=Gosse}}</ref>
==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>-
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Chart performance for "This Sucks." ! Chart (2022) ! Peak<br />position |- | Canada CHR/Top 40 (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> | style="text-align:center;"| 26 |- | Canada Hot AC (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> | style="text-align:center;"| 42 |- |Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)<ref>{{Cite web |title=OLiS - oficjalna lista airplay |url=https://www.olis.pl/charts/oficjalna-lista-airplay |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=www.olis.pl |language=pl}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"| 56 |}
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