Every Good Thing

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"Every Good Thing"
Single by The Afters
from the album Life Is Beautiful
ReleasedFebruary 19, 2013 (February 19, 2013) [1]
Recorded2012–13
Genre Contemporary Christian music, pop rock
Length3:47
Label Fair Trade
Songwriter(s)
  • Matt Fuqua
  • David Garcia
  • Ben Glover
  • Josh Havens
Producer(s) Dan Muckala
The Afters singles chronology
"Life Is Beautiful"
(2012)		"Every Good Thing"
(2013)		"Broken Hallelujah"
(2014)

"Every Good Thing" is a song by American Christian pop rock band The Afters from their 2013 album Life Is Beautiful . [2] It was released on February 19, 2013, as the second single. The song peaked at No. 2 on the Hot Christian Songs chart, becoming their second highest charting single after Light Up the Sky, which reached No. 1 in 2010. It lasted 40 weeks on the overall chart. [3] The song is played in a D-flat major key, and 123 beats per minute. [4]

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Background

"Every Good Thing" was released on February 19, 2013, as the second from their fourth studio album Life Is Beautiful. [5] A lyric video for the song was released on April 4, 2013. [6] In a behind the song video, published to their YouTube channel, the song is about expressing their gratitude that, "Every good and perfect gift is from above", taken from James 1:17. "The song 'Every Good Thing' is a reminder of all things in life that we have to be thankful for," explained by vocalist Josh Havens. "All the great things God is doing in our life." [7]

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