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Rachel Holt's Pro-Life Country Song Tops Itunes Charts

'Oh, but I was gone before I arrived / Sent back to heaven on a starlight flight'

Published: June 24, 2024
  |   By Chris Bertman
Rachel Holt's Pro-Life Country Song Tops Itunes Charts

Eighteen-year-old country artist Rachel Holt's latest pro-life song topped iTunes charts over the weekend.


"I Was Gonna Be," Holt's latest track written by Chris Wallin and produced by Nashville-based Baste Records, reached number five on iTunes' country charts after its Friday release.

The song is sung from the perspective of an unborn child who falls victim to abortion and features and hopeful, albeit melancholic message as the unborn child reminisces on their missed opportunity at life.

"All I wanted was a chance / To learn to love and laugh and dance," Holt sings. "Oh, but I was gone before I arrived / Sent back to heaven on a starlight flight."


The song has been sponsored by conservative wireless provider Patriot Mobile.

Wallin, who serves as head of A&R for Baste Records, said he was "humbled" by the commercial response to "I Was Gonna Be."

“When I first started writing this song I didn’t think anyone would ever actually sing it. I wrote it because I thought something had to be said," Wallin told Breitbart News. “Now with the help of patriot organizations like Breitbart, Timcast IRL, and Patriot Mobile we are currently sitting at #9 on the iTunes Charts."

“Thank you for actually standing behind your values with actions. It’s rare these days," the songwriter added.

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Holt and Wallin performed the song live during a Friday appearance on Timcast IRL.

"I just wanted to give a voice to the voiceless," Wallin told host Tim Pool, who also owns SCNR News.



In April, Baste Records produced Afroman's parody track "Hunter Got High," co-written by Wallin. The track is a reprisal of Afroman's 2000 classic "Because I Got High," which humorously describes a chronic cannabis smoker's inability to carry out mundane tasks because he's constantly high on his drug of choice. Similar to the vein of Afroman's original track, "Hunter Got High" mocks President Joe Biden's son's controversial escapades, including the infamous "laptop from hell" and mysterious cocaine found at the White House last summer.

The song surpassed over 2 million views on YouTube and reached the number #5 spot on iTunes' Hip-Hop chart and #3 on iTunes' top music videos spanning all genres.

Baste Records describes itself as a “platform for conservative musicians and artists to reach a wider audience and share their beliefs and values through their music." The record company further describes itself as an alternative to the “mainstream music industry [which] is often dominated by liberal or progressive values.”

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