Old Church Choir

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"Old Church Choir"
Single by Zach Williams
from the album Chain Breaker
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2016 (2016-09-23)
Genre Christian rock, Southern rock, Southern gospel
Length2:56
Label Essential
Songwriter(s)
  • Zach Williams
  • Ethan Hulse
  • Colby Wedgeworth
Producer(s) Jonathan Smith
Zach Williams singles chronology
"Chain Breaker"
(2016)		"Old Church Choir"
(2016)		"Fear Is a Liar"
(2018)
Music video
"Chain Breaker" on YouTube

"Old Church Choir" is the second single from Christian rock artist Zach Williams from his debut studio album Chain Breaker. The song peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Christian Songs for one week. The song is his second Christian Airplay No. 1. [1] The song clocked its nineteenth week on the Christian Airplay chart, tying Brandon Heath's "Give Me Your Eyes" from 2008. [2] The song failed to break the record, being dethroned the following week by Tenth Avenue North's "Control (Somehow You Want Me)".

Contents

Music video

The official music video was released on May 1, 2017 on Zach Williams' Vevo channel. [3]

The video for “Old Church Choir” was filmed just outside of Nashville and was filled with extras who came from all across the country to be part of it. [4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Old Church Choir"Zachary Stephen Williams, Ethan Hulse, Colby WedgeworthJonathan Smith2:56

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [18] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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