"History in the Making" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Darius Rucker

Darius Rucker

Darius Rucker is an American musician. He first gained fame as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Hootie & the Blowfish, which he founded in 1986 at the University of South Carolina along with Mark Bryan, Jim "Soni" Sonefeld and Dean Felber...

. Written along with Clay Mills

Clay Mills

Clayton Bernard "Clay" Mills is an American songwriter. His credits include the #1 hits "Beautiful Mess" by Diamond Rio and "Don't Think I Don't Think About It" by Darius Rucker, which won Mills an award from ASCAP. Other country music artists who have charted with his singles include Andy Griggs...

 and Frank Rogers

Frank Rogers (record producer)

Frank Mandeville Rogers V is an American record producer, songwriter and session musician. In 1990, Rogers made the trek to Nashville, attending Belmont University and graduating with a Music Business degree. While at Belmont, he met friend and future collaborator Brad Paisley...

, it was released in September 2009 as the fourth single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 from Rucker's 2008 album Learn to Live

Learn to Live

Learn to Live is the second solo studio album by American country artist, Darius Rucker. The album was released September 16, 2008 on Capitol Nashville Records and was produced by Frank Rogers...

. The song was released to radio in September 2009.

Content

"History in the Making" is a song in which the male narrator addresses his new love, telling her that the beginning of their relationship could be a momentous occasion in their lives.

Reception

Brittney McKenna of The 9513 gave the song a thumbs-down review, calling the song "a formulaic but catchy little number about a relationship of 'historic' proportions." but describing Rucker's voice favorably. Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave a more positive review, saying "The song really feels like it will become part of many wedding playlists" and referring to Rucker's vocal as "flawless [and] passionate."

Chart performance

"History in the Making" debuted at number 51 on the Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...

 chart dated September 19, 2009. It also debuted at number 99 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

on the week ending November 7, 2009. It fell off the following week but re-entered at number 90 on the week ending November 21, 2009 and has since reached number 61. "History in the Making" peaked at number 3 on the country chart in February 2010, becoming Rucker's first single to miss Number One.

Chart (2009-2010)	Peak position