Honestly (Stryper song)

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"Honestly"
Stryper - Honestly.jpg
Single by Stryper
from the album To Hell with the Devil
B-side
  • "Sing-Along Song"
  • "Loving You" (live in Japan)
Released1987
Recorded1986
Genre
Label Enigma
Songwriter Michael Sweet
Stryper singles chronology
"Free/Calling on You"
(1986)
"Honestly"
(1987)
"Always There for You"
(1988)

"Honestly" is a power ballad by the American Christian metal band Stryper. The song was the band's fifth single and their highest charting on the Billboard Hot 100. It became one of the most requested songs on MTV. [1] "Honestly" is one of Stryper's best-known songs, peaking at No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100, [2] and remains as the band's only top 40 hit on that chart.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Honestly"
  2. "Sing-Along Song"
  3. "Loving You" (live in Japan)

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Honestly"
Chart (1985–1988)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [3] 23
US Christian Rock Airplay ( CCM ) [4] 13

References

  1. Erickson, Sturdevant (2006). Stryper: Loud n' Clear (unabridged audio ed.). Maryland: Classic CD Books. ISBN   0-9764805-4-9.
  2. Romanowski, Patricia; George-Warren, Holly, eds. (1995). "Stryper". The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll (Second ed.). New York City: Fireside. pp.  962–963. ISBN   0-684-81044-1.
  3. "Stryper Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  4. "Christian Rock Chart (1983-2002)" (PDF). CCM Charts. CCM Magazine . Retrieved 2025-11-13.