It's Always Been You

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"It's Always Been You"
It's Always Been You - Phil Wickham.jpg
Promotional single by Phil Wickham
from the album Hymn of Heaven
ReleasedApril 23, 2021 (2021-04-23)
Recorded2020
Genre Contemporary worship music
Length4:01
Label Fair Trade Services
Songwriter(s)
  • Phil Wickham
  • Ran Jackson
  • Ricky Jackson
Producer(s)
  • Ran Jackson
  • Ricky Jackson
Music video
"It's Always Been You" on YouTube
"It's Always Been You" (Lyrics) on YouTube

"It's Always Been You" is a song by American contemporary Christian musician Phil Wickham. The song was released on May 14, 2021, by Fair Trade Services as the first promotional single from his eighth studio album, Hymn of Heaven (2021). [1] Wickham co-wrote the song with Ran Jackson and Ricky Jackson. [2] Ran Jackson and Ricky Jackson produced the song.

Contents

"It's Always Been You" peaked at No. 27 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart. [3]

Background

On May 12, 2021, Phil Wickham announced that "It's Always Been You" will be released on May 14, 2021, as the next song to promote his upcoming album Hymn of Heaven slated for June 25. [4]

Composition

"It's Always Been You" is composed in the key of G♭ with a tempo of 73 beats per minute and a musical time signature of 4
4
. [5]

Commercial performance

"It's Always Been You" debuted at No. 27 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated May 29, 2021, [6] concurrently charting at No. 4 on the Christian Digital Song Sales chart. [7]

Music videos

The official music video as well as the lyric video of "It's Always Been You" were both published on Phil Wickham's YouTube channel on May 14, 2021. [8] [9]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "It's Always Been You"
Chart (2021)Peak
position
US Christian Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 27

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousMay 14, 2021
Fair Trade Services [10] [11]

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