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).
[1] Sparks received better feedback and Simon Cowell stated that she "wiped the floor" with Lewis' rendition.
"This Is My Now" is the first of nine American Idol coronation songs not to reach the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 chart; the others are Kris Allen's "No Boundaries" (No.
93), Caleb Johnson's "As Long as You Love Me", Nick Fradiani's "Beautiful Life" (No.