Mission accomplished, Blake Shelton.
Country music’s most powerful social media influencer implored his 20.6 million Twitter followers to help Craig Morgan’s touching new song, “The Father, My Son & the Holy Ghost” reach No. 1 on the iTunes Country chart. And it worked.
From Sept. 9—the date of Blake’s first tweet referencing the tune—to Sept. 12, the song moved from No. 75 on the iTunes Country Songs chart to No. 1.
The tune also reached No. 1 on the all-genre iTunes Top Songs chart.
Blake mentioned Craig’s song in more than 20 tweets. He also got some of his famous friends involved via Twitter, including Ellen DeGeneres, Carson Daly, Meghan Trainor and more.
The new tune, which Craig penned and produced, honors his late son, Jerry Greer, who passed away after a boating accident in July 2016 at the age of 19.
“Come on everybody this song deserves to be number 1 at least on iTunes,” said Blake via Twitter on Sept. 9. “Tweet your friends, tag the song. All people need to do is hear it once. They will want to own it. This song deserves to be recognized.@cmorganmusic“
“Ahhhhh!!!!!!! Y’all did it!!!!! Y’all did!!!” said Blake via Twitter on Sept. 12. “You gave @cmorganmusic and this song the shot it deserves! It’s a #1 Country song on @AppleMusic!!!”
Come on everybody this song deserves to be number 1 atleast on iTunes. Tweet your friends, tag the song. All people need to do is hear it once. They will want to own it. This song deserves to be recognized. @cmorganmusic https://t.co/QXJ2wjgF4g
— Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton) September 10, 2019
Lets go everyone.. Tweet your favorite artist to retweet.. 74 spots to go.. We can do this. This is what country music is all about!!! https://t.co/7Xkfmkz3wy
— Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton) September 10, 2019
Holy moly we’re really doing it!!!! 45 more spots to go!!!! Let’s do this y’all!! “The Father, My Son and The Holy Ghost”! @cmorganmusic pic.twitter.com/AkLcA1WbRZ
— Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton) September 10, 2019
This is really happening y’all!!! 30 more to go!!!!!! “The Father, My Son and The Holy Ghost” deserves to be heard! pic.twitter.com/duyfZIEMcn
— Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton) September 10, 2019
Are y’all kidding me?!!! “The Father, My Son and Holy Ghost” is up to 18?!!!!! We’re getting close!!!! Lets keep sharing the song everybody!! @cmorganmusic pic.twitter.com/UniM7CUxea
— Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton) September 10, 2019
Ladies and gentlemen this is getting exciting…. It’s up to 15!!!! “The Father, My Son and The Holy Ghost” is only 14 spots away!!!!! Keep tagging people! Beg your favorite artists to tweet about it! @cmorganmusic https://t.co/QXJ2wjgF4g pic.twitter.com/sXizrHK2kS
— Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton) September 10, 2019
People!!!! We are knocking on top 10!!!!! Lets get around that “God’s Country” song and get this thing up there!!!! We are almost there!!! This is a great moment for country music fans. The power is in yalls hands! @cmorganmusic pic.twitter.com/LutrwZpWZi
— Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton) September 11, 2019
#9! #9! #9! This is not just exciting it’s beautiful. 8 spots to go everyone. Keep spreading the word.. “The Father, My Son and The Holy Ghost”. @cmorganmusic pic.twitter.com/rDWQrLOtos
— Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton) September 11, 2019
Getting around this morning and just saw this.. #5!!! We got 4 spots to go everybody. This can actually happen!! We can do this so keep talking about it! Keep tweeting and in words of @GitRDoneLarry Git-R-Done!!! pic.twitter.com/qE3mKuDoGJ
— Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton) September 11, 2019
Ahhhhh!!!!!!! Y’all did it!!!!! Y’all did!!! You gave @cmorganmusic and this song the shot it deserves! It’s a #1 Country song on @AppleMusic!!! pic.twitter.com/04iuFUVdGY
— Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton) September 12, 2019
photos: Craig Morgan by NCD; Blake Shelton by AFF-USA.com
