Darius Rucker celebrated his ninth trip to the top of the country charts with “For the First Time,” which he co-wrote with Derek George and Scooter Carusoe. The three were honored at a party at the performance rights organization, ASCAP, in Nashville on Wednesday (October 17th).

“It’s a song that, at especially this point in my career, I just thought it was a really cool song to write because getting to have as much fun as I’ve had, and now I’m thinking about all of the stuff I said I was going to do when I was a kid if I ever made it,” says Darius. “Now I want to do all those things again. All that really came from my song; that bucket list thing and everything I’m doing all came from writing that song.”

Darius, who just wrapped up his coheadlining Summer Plays on Tour with pals Lady Antebellum, will headline the 15th Anniversary Drive for Show, Rock Fore! Dough concert taking place at The First Tee of Augusta’s Driving Range April 9th.