Hillsong Young & Free

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Hillsong Young & Free
Also known asHillsong Y&F, Young & Free, Y&F
Origin Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres
Years active2012 (2012)–present
Labels Sparrow, Hillsong, Capitol CMG
Members
  • Tyler Douglass
  • Tom Furby
  • Aaron Hollinger
  • Aodhan King
  • Josh Kpozehouen
  • Alexander Pappas
  • Karina Savage
  • Ben Tan
  • Brendan Tan
  • Jose Isai Valdez
  • Melodie Wagner-Mäkinen
Past members
  • Alexander Epa Iosefa
  • Taya Gaukrodger
  • Joshua Grimmett
  • Jack McGrath
  • Munashe Mutambiranwa
  • Saye Pratt
  • Mi-Kaisha Rose
  • Renee Sieff
  • Laura Toggs
Website hillsong.com/youngandfree

Hillsong Young & Free (also known as Hillsong Y&F or simply Young & Free or Y&F) is an Australian contemporary worship music group from Sydney, Australia, where they started making Christian music in 2012 at Hillsong Church. They have released four live albums: We Are Young & Free (2013), Youth Revival (2016), III Live (2018), and All of My Best Friends (2020); they have also released four studio albums: Youth Revival Acoustic (2017), III (2018), III (Studio Sessions) (2019), and III (Reimagined) (2019). Additionally, the group have released three EPs: This Is Living (2015), We Are Young & Free (The Remixes) - EP (2015), and Out Here on a Friday Where It Began (2021).

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Background

The group formed in 2012 out of Sydney, Australia, where they were located at Hillsong Church. Their members are worship leaders Aodhan King, Alexander Pappas, Tyler Douglass, Renee Sieff, Ben Tan, and Melodie Wagner. Hillsong United (launched in 1998), the original group, began when the members were all relatively young, since it was started as part of the youth ministry at Hillsong Church. As they started to mature, have families of their own, and take on adulthood, many people at the church felt there was a need for a new group that would aim its message at younger people with a stimulating new sound. [1] [2] [3] [4]

History

Hillsong Young & Free released their first live album, We Are Young & Free, on 1 October 2013. [5] [6] [7] The album debuted and peaked at No. 6 on the ARIA Albums Chart in Australia, [8] also charting on several Billboard charts in the United States, peaking at No. 22 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Christian Albums chart. [9] Their subsequent release, an extended play, This Is Living, was released on 11 January 2015. [10] [11] [12] The release charted on the Billboard 200 at No. 38 and No. 1 on the Christian Albums chart. Their second extended play, The Remixes, was released on 4 December 2015. Their second live album, Youth Revival , was released on 26 February 2016. [13] [14] [15] [16] On 6 December 2016, it was announced that Hillsong Young & Free was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Contemporary Christian Music Album category for Youth Revival. [17] [18] Hillsong Young & Free featured on the track "Marching On" from Rend Collective's album Good News , which was released on 19 January 2018. [19] In 2020, Young & Free's album All of My Best Friends was nominated for the 63rd Grammy Award in the Best Contemporary Christian Music Album category. [20]

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[8]
US
[21]
US
Christ.

[22]
We Are Young & Free 6221
Youth Revival
  • Released: 26 February 2016
  • Formats: CD, download, streamed audio
3452
Youth Revival Acoustic
  • Released: 24 February 2017
  • Formats: CD, download, streamed audio
3724
III
  • Released: 29 June 2018 [23]
  • Formats: CD, download, streamed audio
12
[24]
1312
III (Live at Hillsong Conference)
  • Released: 2 November 2018 [25]
  • Formats: CD, download, streamed audio
50
[26]
40
[27]
III (Studio Sessions)
  • Released: 5 April 2019
  • Formats: CD, download, streamed audio
III (Reimagined)
  • Released: 6 September 2019
  • Formats: Download, streamed audio
All of My Best Friends [28]
  • Released: 28 August 2020
  • Formats: CD, Download, streamed audio
14
Todos Mis Mejores Amigos
  • Released: 15 January 2021
  • Formats: CD, Download, streamed audio
All Of My Best Friends (Acoustic)
  • Released: 12 February 2021
  • Formats: CD, Download, streamed audio

EPs

List of EPs, with selected chart positions
TitleEP detailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[29]
US
[21]
US
Christ

[22]
This Is Living
  • Released: 13 January 2015
  • Formats: CD, download, streamed audio
381
We Are Young & Free: The Remixes EP
  • Released: 4 December 2015
  • Formats: CD, download, streamed audio
8331
Todos Mis Mejores Amigos
  • Released: 18 September 2020
  • Formats: CD, download, streamed audio
Wish We Were All Together...but until then [30]
  • Released: 20 November 2020
  • Format: streamed audio
Out Here On a Friday Where It Began
  • Released: 30 July 2021
  • Formats: Download, streamed audio

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
US
Christ.

[31]
US
Christ. Air.

[32]
US Christ. Digital
[33]
NZ
Hot

[34]
Aus
Christ.
Air.
[35]
2013"Alive"19205 We Are Young & Free
"Wake"223026
"Vivo Estás (Alive)"
2014"The Stand"non-album singles
2015"Noel"403223
"This Is Living"
(featuring Lecrae )
162991This Is Living (EP)
"Where You Are"1625171 Youth Revival
2016"Real Love"2735441
"Falling Into You"29231
2017"Love Won't Let Me Down"2230111 III (Three)
2018"P E A C E"20815
"Let Go"2331231
"Just Jesus"37
2019"Heart of God"4639
"Every Little Thing"
(featuring Andy Mineo)
481III (Reimagined)
2020"Best Friends" [36] 265020301All of My Best Friends
"Hay Otra Salida (Best Friends)"Todos Mis Mejores Amigos
"Lord Send Revival"49All of My Best Friends
"Never Have I Ever"36421
"World Outside Your Window"43
"As I Am"
"Uncomplicated"41
"Indescribable"1
2021"Phenomena (DA DA)"461Out Here On a Friday Where It Began (EP)

Other charted songs

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
US
Christ.

[31]
US
Christ. Digital

[33]
2013"Back to Life"38We Are Young & Free
2015"Sinking Deep"2844This Is Living (EP)
"Energy"35
"Pursue"34
2016"To My Knees"37Youth Revival
2018"First Love"48III (Three)

Music videos

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