| "This Is My Now" | ||||
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| Single by Jordin Sparks | ||||
| Released | May 24, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Pop, R&B | |||
| Length | 3:50 | |||
| Label | Jive | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jeff Peabody, Scott Krippayne | |||
| Producer(s) | Stephen Lipson | |||
| Jordin Sparks singles chronology | ||||
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"This Is My Now" is a song written by Jeff Peabody and Scott Krippayne. It is Jordin Sparks's first single. The top two finalists of the season 6 finale of American Idol, (Blake Lewis and Jordin Sparks), sang it during the May 22 and May 23, 2007 finale shows. It was chosen over thousands of other entries in a songwriting contest for fan-written songs to be sung on the show. The song was later included as a bonus track on her debut album, Jordin Sparks (2007).
Lewis sang it first during the May 22 show and received poor reviews from the judges, because the song was not Lewis' style of music. He later revealed in an interview that the producers of the show did not allow him to rearrange the song because "it was the song that won the contest".[1] Sparks received better feedback and Simon Cowell stated that she "wiped the floor" with Lewis' rendition. Sparks sang a reprise of "This Is My Now" after winning the competition on the May 23 show.