Songfacts®:

• Tracy Ackerman, Paul Wilson and Andy Watkins of the songwriting and production team Absolute wrote this specifically for Hicks, who won the American Idol competition in 2006. Hicks was an unlikely winner: older than most contestants and somewhat spastic on stage, he barely made it into the round of 12. His enthusiasm and spirit won over the judges and viewers, and after winning the competition, this song was crafted to reflect his success story, with lyrics about how gracious he feels in victory. He performed the song on the Idol season finale. >>>

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• The Absolute team works with Simon Fuller, who created American Idol. They have written songs for many artists managed by Fuller, including the Spice Girls and S Club 7.
• Weird Al Yankovic did a parody of this song called "Do I Creep You Out?" It was Yankovic's first parody of a singer from American Idol.
• This debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 then dropped out of the chart completely after eight weeks, the shortest amount of time a chart-topper has stayed on the American singles chart. It was also one of the few singles in the 21st century to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 without any official music video linked to its release.
• This song's #1 debut was a feat of marketing prowess, as the song got very little airplay and few wanted to own it. American Idol releases had reached #1 in every season, and Kelly Clarkson's Season 1 song "A Moment Like This" was the only one not to debut at the top. There's a good chance that buybacks and other trickery was involved in sending Hicks to #1, as someone clearly wanted the streak to continue. The following year, the run ended with Jordin Sparks, whose debut "This is My Now" reached just #15. Sparks was at a disadvantage because her song was released as a digital download only; previous Idol toppers (minus Clarkson) were bolstered by popular cover songs that were included with the physical singles - "Do I Make You Proud?" was backed by "Takin' It To the Streets."