Cole Swindell: "Chillin' It" In Gold And Platinum Style

Cole Swindell Seen gathered a crowd at a nightclub in downtown Nashville earlier this week to tape a couple of songs for the CMT Listen up Performance Series. At least that's all I thought it was going down when he took the stage before the excited audience.

But his label, Warner Music Nashville, had other plans , and the singer was surprised with his team two plates - one that commemorates the gold certification from the RIAA for his single " Chillin 'It" and another that celebrates its status platinum .

Yes , " Chillin 'It" was such a success, the Georgia native did not even have time to celebrate the gold will track 500,000 downloads and streams before learning he had given at the level of 1 million for platinum certification .

“You only get once a first single," Swindell told the crowd. “The fact that it was accepted not only by radio, but more than 1 million fans is beyond what I ever could have dreamed. This is something I will never forget. "

What a way to start the party! The crowd cheered as he moved through a high energy set of songs from their self-titled debut album, including “Chillin 'It" and his latest single, “Hope you get Lonely Tonight”.

Swindell is currently touring with his friend and mentor Luke Bryan. It is one of a handful of newcomers appear at this year's CMT Listen Up series that spotlights new artists through exclusive videos, performances and interviews