On January 31, 2025, an official music video was released.[10]
Writing and production
"Amen" is written in the key of F, with a speed of 85 beats per minute and a key signature of 4 4. It is 3 minutes and 14 seconds in length.[11] The song was written and composed by Adia Andrews, David Lamar Outing II, Michael McClure Jr, and Terrel Anthony Pettus. Outing produced the song alongside Mr. Wilson On The Beat and Zavier.[12] In an interview with Get Up! Mornings with Erica Campbell, Pastor Mike Jr. said of the song,[13]
So many people are telling you what you can’t do, what you’re not, and what you won’t be able to accomplish. God gave me a song full of positive confessions: This (is) gonna be my year. I’m coming out. I’m blessed. Amen. I was in church, and it just hit me: Amen. I was in the parking lot of West Angeles on tour, humming it, saying, ‘This (is) gonna be the year that I break every cycle.'
Essence reviewed the song saying that it is a "powerful gospel anthem" which "uplifts the spirit".[14] The song's theme is overcoming adversity and recognizing inherent self worth.[15] Its genre is gospel music.[16]
During its first week on the charts, the song debuted at its peak position of No. 4 on the BillboardHot Gospel Songs, No. 1 on the Gospel Digital Song Sales, and No. 18 on the Digital Song Sales.[8][20][21] After a No. 29 debut on the Gospel Airplay, the song later went to No. 1 on the chart.[22][7] "Amen" marked Pastor Mike Jr's seventh consecutive Gospel Airplay No. 1 song becoming the longest running streak of Gospel Airplay No. 1 hits.[23][24][25] The song was also his first song to be No. 1 on the Gospel Digital Song Sales and his first song appearing on an all-genre Billboard chart.[26]
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