"Dear God" | ||||
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Single by Cory Asbury | ||||
from the album To Love a Fool | ||||
Released | October 23, 2020 | |||
Recorded | 2019–2020 | |||
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Length | 3:37 | |||
Label | Bethel Music | |||
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Cory Asburysingles chronology | ||||
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Music videos | ||||
"Dear God" (Acoustic) on YouTube | ||||
"Dear God" (Live) on YouTube | ||||
"Dear God" (Lyrics) on YouTube |
"Dear God" is a song performed by American contemporary worship musician Cory Asbury,which was released as the third single to Asbury's third studio album, To Love a Fool ,on October 23,2020. [1] Asbury collaborated with Aodhan King of Hillsong Young &Free in writing the song, [2] and the production of the single was handled by Paul Mabury.
On April 14,2020,Cory Asbury released a teaser clip of the third verse of "Dear God". [3] On May 18,2020,Asbury premiered the raw audio version of the song on YouTube,calling it "one of the most honest and vulnerable songs" he has written to date,describing the recording as "It's laid out as a raw prayer to God. This recording is the unmixed,untouched,raw voice memo audio from the first time I sang it." [4] On October 23,2020,Asbury released the original acoustic version of the song in response to demand from the fans,bundled with a new rendition featuring his wife Anna Asbury,as a single. [5]
On November 6,2020,Asbury released the live version of "Dear God" as part of his album, To Love a Fool –A Rooftop Experience (2020). [6]
"Dear God" is composed in the key of E♭major, [7] with a tempo of 77 beats per minute and a musical time signature of 4
4. [8]
"Dear God" debuted at No. 34 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated November 7,2020. [9]
The raw audio video of "Dear God" performed by Cory Asbury was released on YouTube on May 18,2020. [10] The lyric music video of the song's album version was published by Asbury on YouTube on July 31,2020. [11] Asbury then released an acoustic performance video of the song being performed by himself featuring Anna Asbury via Apple Music on October 23,2020, [12] the video was subsequently uploaded to YouTube a day later. [13] On November 6,2020,Asbury published the live performance video of the song,which was recorded on a rooftop in Kalamazoo,Michigan. [14]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Dear God" (Acoustic) | 3:37 |
2. | "Dear God" (Acoustic; featuring Anna Asbury) | 3:37 |
No. | Title | Length |
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3. | "Dear God" (Acoustic Music Video; featuring Anna Asbury) | 3:36 |
Charts (2020) | Peak position |
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US Christian Songs ( Billboard ) [17] | 34 |
Region | Date | Version | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | October 23, 2020 | Standard | Bethel Music | [15] | |
Apple Music deluxe bundle | [16] |
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