Good God Almighty (Crowder song)

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"Good God Almighty"
Good God Almighty by Crowder.png
Single by Crowder
from the album Milk & Honey
ReleasedJanuary 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)
Genre
Length
  • 3:11
  • 3:15 (radio version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jeff Sojka
  • Ben Glover
Crowder singles chronology
"Night Like This"
(2020)
"Good God Almighty"
(2021)
"In the House"
(2021)
Music video
"Good God Almighty" on YouTube

"Good God Almighty" is a song performed by American contemporary Christian music singer Crowder, released on January 15, 2021, [1] as the lead single to his fourth studio album, Milk & Honey (2021). Crowder co-wrote the song with Jeff Sojka and Ben Glover. [2]

Contents

"Good God Almighty" peaked at No. 1 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart. [3] The song also went on to peak at No. 17 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. "Good God Almighty" received a nomination for the GMA Dove Award Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year at the 2021 GMA Dove Awards. [4] At the 2022 GMA Dove Awards, the song also received a GMA Dove Award nomination for Song of the Year. [5]

Background

On January 15, 2021, Crowder released "Good God Almighty" as his first single, indicating that he had been making music for the New Year. [6] Crowder shared the story behind the song on social media, [7] saying:

This song is just some good old fashioned group singing! And what I love about that is it is a group of people in harmony together. That's what we need and what I'm praying for, some harmony and togetherness.⁠

Composition

"Good God Almighty" is composed in the key of D with a tempo of 81 beats per minute and a musical time signature of 4
4
. [8]

Reception

Critical response

Joshua Andre of 365 Days of Inspiring Media gave a positive review of "Good God Almighty", describing the song as "a 3 minute fusion between worship, rock and southern gospel- a marriage of genres that wouldn't normally work. But this is Crowder– and he's never been one to shy away from music experimentation. The result is a track that is forever etched into our memories… for the right reasons." [9]

Accolades

Awards
YearOrganizationAwardResultRef
2021 GMA Dove Awards Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the YearNominated [10]
2022 GMA Dove Awards Song of the YearNominated

Commercial performance

"Good God Almighty" debuted on Christian Airplay chart dated January 23, 2021, at number 29. [12] "Good God Almighty" debuted at number 14 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated January 30, 2021, [13] concurrently charting at number one on the Christian Digital Song Sales chart. [14] The song reached No. 1 on the Hot Christian Songs chart dated April 24, 2021, following a surge in streams and downloads after the music video's release. [15] "Good God Almighty" is Crowder's first chart-topping hit on the Hot Christian Songs chart. [15] The song also reached No. 1 on the Christian Airplay chart dated May 15, 2021, becoming Crowder's third Christian Airplay chart-topper. [16]

Music videos

Crowder released audio videos for the original and radio versions of "Good God Almighty" showcasing the single artwork on January 15, 2021. [17] [18] On April 10, 2021, Crowder released the official music video for "Good God Almighty". [19]

Track listing

"Good God Almighty" [20]
No.TitleLength
1."Good God Almighty"3:11
2."Good God Almighty" (radio version)3:15
Total length:6:26

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic. [21]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [29] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Good God Almighty"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousJanuary 15, 2021 [20]

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