"Living Hope" | ||||
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Single by Phil Wickham | ||||
from the album Living Hope | ||||
Released | March 30, 2018 | |||
Recorded | 2018 | |||
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Length | 5:27 [1] | |||
Label | Fair Trade Services | |||
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Phil Wickham singles chronology | ||||
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"Living Hope" on YouTube | ||||
"Living Hope" (House Sessions) on YouTube |
"Living Hope" is a song by American contemporary Christian musician Phil Wickham. The song was released as the lead single from the album of the same name on March 30,2018. [2] [3] It impacted Christian radio on May 11,2018. [4] The song peaked at No. 10 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart,becoming his third Top 10 single. [5] Wickham co-wrote the song with Brian Johnson, [6] and collaborated with Ed Cash,and Jonathan Smith in the production of the song. [7] The song is played in an E-flat major key,and 143 beats per minute. [8]
"Living Hope" was released as the lead single from his seventh studio album of the same name on March 30,2018. [9] Wickham announced the single's release coinciding with Good Friday and Easter holidays. [3] Wickham wrote “Living Hope”with Bethel Music's Brian Johnson through text. Johnson sent him a voice memo for the melody,with the two sending their ideas back and forth until it was finished. Wickham describes what the track means to him in a video,"God has rescued us from a place that we could never have rescued ourselves. Our future was death,but Jesus came in and brought life –a living hope –into our souls and into our lives. I love singing the truth of 'Living Hope,' and this song has already become an anthem at both of the churches where we lead. I hope anybody who gets to hear it not only sings along,but their hearts’cling to it as well." [10]
"Living Hope" is originally in the key of E-flat major,with a tempo of 143 beats per minute. [8] Written in common time,Wickham's vocal range spans from E4 to A5 during the song. [11]
It debuted at No. 35 on the Hot Christian Songs chart. [12] The song left the chart before re-entering on the issue week of January 5,2019. [13] The song reached the Top 10 after thirty-six weeks,at its peak of No. 10. [14] The track became his third Top 10 on the chart,since "This Is Amazing Grace" in 2014. It debuted at No. 24 on the Billboard Christian Airplay chart on the issue week of June 30,2018. [15] After a long,twenty-four week climb,it finally reached the Top 10,peaking at No. 9. [16] It lasted 38 weeks on the overall chart,becoming his second longest charting song. [17]
Year | Organization | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | GMA Dove Awards | Song of the Year | Nominated | [18] [19] |
Worship Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
Worship Recorded Song of the Year | Won |
The music video for the single "Living Hope" was released on March 29,2018. [23] The video features Wickham and his band performing the track in dimly lit room. [24]
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [36] | Gold | 500,000 |
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
The song appears on the 2019 album, Bethel Music en Español .
"This Is Amazing Grace" is the lead single on Phil Wickham's fifth studio album The Ascension. It was released on August 6,2013 by Fair Trade Services,and it was written by Wickham,Josh Farro and Jeremy Riddle,and produced by Pete Kipley. Billboard named it No. 1 on the Christian Airplay Songs chart for 2014. This song was released originally by Jeremy Riddle on the album For the Sake of the World with Bethel Music.
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