"Hard Fought Hallelujah" | ||||
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Single by Brandon Lake | ||||
from the album King of Hearts | ||||
Released | November 8, 2024 | |||
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Length | 5:16 | |||
Label | Provident Music Group | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Micah Nichols | |||
Brandon Lake singles chronology | ||||
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Remix cover | ||||
![]() Jelly Roll remix cover | ||||
Jelly Roll singles chronology | ||||
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"Hard Fought Hallelujah" is a song by Brandon Lake,an American Christian contemporary singer and musician. The song was released on Provident on November 8,2024. [2] With 7 million US streams and 13,000 US sales,the song debuted at number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Digital Songs chart. It was No. 1 on the Hot Christian Songs chart for 20 weeks, [3] making it one of the top Christian music song debuts of 2024. The song was written by Lake,Steven Furtick,Benjamin Hastings,Rodrick Simmons,Jelly Roll,and Chris Brown. It was produced by Micah Nichols and mixed by Vance Powell. [4]
On December 6,2024,a "heavyweight edition" was released featuring five additional versions of the song. A remix with singer-songwriter Jelly Roll was released on February 7,2025. [5] On April 16,2025,a "gospel remix" of the song was released. [6]
In June 2025,the song was certified platinum by the Record Industry Association of America. [7]
Lake said the song is "about the battles we face,the grit throughout the fight for faith and the praise that comes after". [8]
At the 2025 K-Love Fan Awards,"Hard Fought Hallelujah" was awarded song of the year. [9]
Year | Organization | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2025 | K-Love Fan Awards | Song of the Year | Won | [9] |
2025 | GMA Dove Awards | Song of the Year | Pending | [10] |
Short Form Music Video of the Year | Pending | [11] | ||
Blugrass/Country/Roots Recorded Song of the Year | Pending | [12] |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Hard Fought Hallelujah" |
| Micah Nichols | 5:16 |
Total length: | 5:16 |
All lyrics are written by Brandon Lake, Steven Furtick, Jelly Roll, Benjamin Hastings, Chris Brown, Rodrick Simmons, and produced by Micah Nichols.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Hard Fought Hallelujah" | 5:16 |
2. | "Hard Fought Halleujah" (live) | 5:43 |
3. | "Hard Fought Hallelujah" (acoustic) | 5:10 |
4. | "Hard Fought Hallelujah" (original demo) | 5:11 |
5. | "Hard Fought Hallelujah" (radio) | 4:16 |
6. | "Hard Fought Hallelujah" (instrumental) | 5:16 |
Chart (2024–2025) | Peak position |
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Australia Christian Airplay (TCM) [13] | 1 |
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [14] | 197 |
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [15] | 18 |
UK Cross Rhythms [16] | 1 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [17] | 40 |
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [18] | 37 |
US Christian Airplay ( Billboard ) [19] | 1 |
US Hot Christian Songs ( Billboard ) [20] | 1 |
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [21] | 12 |
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [22] | 8 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [23] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |