Into the Mystery

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Into the Mystery
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 30, 2021
Genre
Length45:43
Label Elektra
Producer
[1]
Needtobreathe chronology
Live from the Woods Vol. 2
(2021)
Into the Mystery
(2021)
Caves
(2023)
Singles from Into the Mystery
  1. "Into the Mystery"
    Released: May 6, 2021
  2. "I Wanna Remember"
    Released: May 20, 2021
  3. "What I'm Here For"
    Released: June 3, 2021
  4. "Sunshine"
    Released: June 18, 2021
  5. "Chances"
    Released: July 1, 2021
  6. "Carry Me"
    Released: July 15, 2021
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Into the Mystery is the eighth studio album by American rock band Needtobreathe, released on July 30, 2021, through Elektra Records.

Contents

Background

Following the 2020 release of their seventh studio album, Out of Body , and the early-2021 release of live album Live from the Woods Vol. 2, Needtobreathe announced the upcoming release of studio album Into the Mystery on April 26, 2021. [3] After the band's tentative Out of Body Tour was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Needtobreathe spent 21 days living together and recording Into the Mystery in Tennessee. [3] The title track, "Into the Mystery" was released as the first single from the album on May 6, 2021. [4] Subsequent singles released include "I Wanna Remember" (featuring Carrie Underwood), [5] "What I'm Here For", [6] "Sunshine", [7] "Chances", [8] and "Carry Me" (featuring Jon Foreman of Switchfoot). [9] A film chronicling the album recording process was released via Greenwich Entertainment in theaters for a one-night-only event on November 3, 2021, [10] though it was made available on-demand three weeks later on November 23, 2021. [11]

Promotion

Needtobreathe announced the Into the Mystery Tour along with the announcement of the upcoming album on April 26, 2021. [3] The band revealed tour guests to be the New Respects and Switchfoot on April 29 and 30, 2021, respectively. [12] The Into the Mystery Tour began in St. Louis, Missouri on September 7, 2021 and concluded in Atlanta, Georgia on October 30, 2021. [13] Needtobreathe performed "I Wanna Remember" with Carrie Underwood at Bonnaroo Farm during the 2021 CMT Music Awards, which aired on CMT on June 9, 2021. [14] The band later performed "Into the Mystery" on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert . [15]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bear Rinehart, except where noted [1]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."What I'm Here For" 3:47
2."Into the Mystery" 3:54
3."Sunshine" 3:26
4."Carry Me" 3:40
5."I Am Yours" 4:36
6."Chances" 2:58
7."Sittin' in the Backseat" 3:56
8."Give Me a Chance" 3:36
9."Don't Throw All the Good Things Away" (featuring Natalie Hemby)
  • Natalie Hemby
  • Rinehart
4:10
10."Innocence" 3:58
11."I Wanna Remember" (with Carrie Underwood)
  • Jordan Reynolds
  • Rinehart
  • Parker Welling
3:33
12."West Texas Wind" 4:09
Total length:45:43

Personnel

ArtistCredit(s)
Seth BoltBass, Percussion, Vocals
Chris BrownMarketing
Tyler BurkumGuitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Vocals (Background)
Steve BurskyManagement
Laura EplingViolin
Jon Foreman Featured Artist
Randall HarrisBanjo, Drums, Guitar (Acoustic), Percussion, Vocals
Natalie Hemby Featured Artist
Mary HooperCover Design, Creative Director
David LeonardOrgan
Josh Lovelace Guitar (Acoustic), Harmonica, Mandola, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer, Vocals
Jeremy Lutito Drums, Percussion
Chelsea McGoughCello
Sean MoffittMixing
Dustin ReynoldsDirector
William Rinehart Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Mandola, Programming, Synthesizer, Vocals
Konrad SnyderEngineer, Producer
Joe StillwellDrums
Carrie Underwood Featured Artist
Source: [1]

Charts

Chart performance for Into the Mystery
Charts (2021)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [16] 56
US Christian Albums (Billboard) [17] 1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [18] 9
Chart performance for singles from Into the Mystery on Billboard song charts [19]
SongChartPeak positionPeak dateWeeks on chart
"Carry Me" Hot Christian Songs 38July 31, 20212
"I Am Yours" Hot Christian Songs 27August 14, 202122
Christian Airplay 20February 12, 202213
Hot Rock & Alternative Songs 49January 15, 20221
"Into the Mystery" Hot Christian Songs 27May 22, 20219
Christian Digital Song Sales131
"I Wanna Remember"Rock Digital Song Sales6June 19, 20213
Hot Christian Songs 20June 5, 202115
Christian Digital Song Sales26
"Sunshine" Hot Christian Songs 44July 3, 20212
"What I'm Here For"43August 14, 2021

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