Live Like That (song)

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"Live Like That"
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Single by Sidewalk Prophets
from the album Live Like That
ReleasedJanuary 24, 2012 [1]
RecordedDark Horse Recording Studio
Franklin, Tennessee
Genre Contemporary Christian music
Length3:57
Label Fervent/Word-Curb Records
Songwriter(s) David Frey
Ben Glover
Ben McDonald
Producer(s) Ian Eskelin
Sidewalk Prophets singles chronology
"You Love Me Anyway"
(2011)		"Live Like That"
(2012)		"Help Me Find It"
(2013)

"Live Like That" is a song by Contemporary Christian band Sidewalk Prophets from their second album, Live Like That . It was released on January 24, 2012, as the first single from the album. [1]

Contents

Background

The song was produced by Ian Eskelin, and the song was co-written by David Frey, Ben Glover and Ben McDonald. This song was recorded at Dark Horse Recording Studio in Franklin, Tennessee.

The song is meant to teach believers to live according to how Jesus Christ lived, which means a true reliance on God, and that needs to come from a contrite individual. [2] This song is meant as the primary theme the album is based upon. [2] The band utilized two verses of scripture as inspiration for the album, and those come from Hebrews 12:1-2 and 1 Thessalonians 1:2-6. [2]

Composition

It has been called a Brit-rock type song that has many questions to be asked of the believers. This is in order for us to live our lives that others see Jesus Christ through them, and choose to follow our Savior.

Release

"Live Like That" was digitally released as the lead single from Live Like That on January 24, 2012. [1]

Critical reception

Christian Music Zine's Joshua Andre wrote that the song meant "As Christians, living our lives for Jesus and being the light and salt of the world is what ultimately will draw people into the love of God. If we are not living out our faith, how can we expect non-Christians to respect Christianity and Jesus enough to become Christians themselves?" [3] Jesus Freak Hideout's Roger Gelwicks said the song "asks hard questions about the nature of grace to change one's life and pleads for a living testimony for Jesus". [4] New Release Tuesday's Kevin Davis wrote the song "sums up the theme of this great band’s mission which is to reflect Christ in their songs and actions and is a wonderful worship anthem with some Brit-rock guitar work layered throughout. [5]

Videos

Music

The band has made a music video of the song that in portions contains lyrics. [6]

Individual stories

Dave Frey, Ben McDonald, Cal Joslin, Justin Nace and Shaun Tomczak shared each one of their respective stories about the song.

Weekly Charts

Charts (2011-2012)Peak
position
Billboard Christian AC Indicator1 [7]
Billboard Christian CHR 6 [8]
Billboard Hot Christian AC 7 [9]
Billboard Hot Christian Songs 5 [10]
Billboard Soft AC/Inspirational12 [11]


Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [12] Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Sidewalk Prophets (January 24, 2012). "Live Like That single" . Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 Davis, Kevin (March 27, 2012). "#306 - "Live Like That" by Sidewalk Prophets". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  3. ↑ Andre, Joshua (March 26, 2012). "Live Like That review". Christian Music Zine. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ↑ Gelwicks, Roger (March 25, 2012). "Live Like That review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
  5. ↑ Davis, Kevin (March 16, 2012). "Live Like That review". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
  6. ↑ Sidewalk Prophets (January 31, 2012). "Sidewalk Prophets - "Live Like That"". YouTube . Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  7. ↑ Billboard Christian AC Indicator. April 14, 2012.
  8. ↑ Nielsen BDS (June 2, 2012). "Christian CHR: Nielsen BDSradio chart; June 2, 2012". Nielsen BDS. Archived from the original on September 22, 2010. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  9. ↑ Billboard (May 19, 2012). "Christian AC[TM]". Academic OneFile. 124 (17): 64.
  10. ↑ Billboard (June 2, 2012). "Christian Songs chart: June 2, 2012". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  11. ↑ Nielsen BDS (June 2, 2012). "Soft AC/Inspirational: Nielsen BDSradio chart; June 2, 2012". Nielsen BDS. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  12. ↑ "American single certifications – Sidewalk Prophets – Live Like That". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved August 18, 2022.
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