Cover the Earth

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It's originally a pop song written and performed by our friend who is a part of our church, The Belonging Co. Daniella [Mason] has been performing this song in pop clubs for a few years and she has amazing stories about people unexpectedly encountering the presence of God through it in those venues. Now that we have a version for the church...

Composition

"Cover the Earth" is composed in the key of E with a tempo of 71 beats per minute and a musical time signature of 4
4. [6]

Critical reception

Jonathan Andre of 365 Days of Inspiring Media gave a positive review of the song, saying "As far as the song goes, “Cover the Earth” has some serious Jesus Culture and Bethel Music vibes, as the guitar led inspiring mid-tempo worship anthem features both Kari and Cody ardently asking the Holy Spirit to cover the Earth, essentially praying for revival in our country and in the world." [7] Andre concluded that the song is "simply magical." [7]

Commercial performance

"Cover the Earth" made its debut at number 29 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart dated September 29, 2018. [8] The song spent eight non-consecutive weeks on the chart. [9]

The song debuted at No. 33 on the US Christian Airplay chart dated February 2, 2019. [10] The song peaked at No. 31 and spent five consecutive weeks on the chart. [11]

Music videos

The live music video of "Cover the Earth" performed by Cody Carnes, recorded at Gateway Students Conference, was published on September 13, 2018, on Kari Jobe's YouTube channel. [12] On September 14, 2018, the lyric video of "Cover the Earth" was published on Cody Carnes' YouTube channel. [13] On September 26, 2018, the acoustic performance video of the song was released on Kari Jobe's YouTube channel. [14]

Track listing

"Cover the Earth"
Cover the Earth - Kari Jobe & Cody Carnes.jpg
Single by Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes
ReleasedSeptember 14, 2018 (2018-09-14)
Recorded2018
Genre
Length4:04
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Cody Carnes
  • Daniella Young
Producer(s) Jacob Sooter
Kari Jobe singles chronology
"Til the End of Time"
(2017)		"Cover the Earth"
(2018)		"The Blessing"
(2020)
Cody Carnes singles chronology
"What Freedom Feels Like"
(2017)		"Cover the Earth"
(2018)		"Nothing Else"
(2019)
"Cover the Earth" [15]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer [16] Length
1."Cover the Earth"
  • Cody Carnes
  • Daniella Young
Jacob Sooter4:04
"Cover the Earth" — Re-release [17]
No.TitleProducer [18] Length
1."Cover the Earth"Jacob Sooter4:04
2."Cover the Earth" (Live)Cody Carnes6:10
Total length:10:14

Credits

Credits adapted from Tidal. [18]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Cover the Earth"
Chart (2018–2019)Peak
position
US Christian Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 29
US Christian Airplay ( Billboard ) [19] 31

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousSeptember 14, 2018 Sparrow Records [15]
October 19, 2018
(Re-release)		 [17]

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  2. ↑ "Cover The Earth | Chords, Lyrics and Sheet Music | SongSelect®". SongSelect. CCLI. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Kari Jobe Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
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  5. ↑ Jones, Emily (September 18, 2018). "Once Performed in Clubs: Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes' New Song Now a Worship Anthem in Churches | CBN News". The Christian Beat. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
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