"Praise You Anywhere" is a song by Brandon Lake. The song was released on June 9,2023,[1] as the lead single from his fourth studio album,Coat of Many Colors (2023).[2] Lake co-wrote the song with Ben Fielding,Hank Bentley,and Jacob Sooter.[3] Jacob Sooter and Hank Bentley worked on the production of the single.
On June 9,2023,Lake released "Praise You Anywhere" as the lead single to his upcoming studio album slated for release in fall.[5] Lake shared the story behind the song,saying:"This song is about turning to praise in and out of every season. There are times when we're surrounded by storms and times when we're living in immense blessing…We light God's heart up when we simply praise no matter what we're facing. Your situation might not change,but choosing to praise will change your perspective. This will get your eyes off a storm and onto God. I hope as you listen to this song and choose to praise,you're encouraged,and your faith is lifted."[6]
Composition
"Praise You Anywhere" is composed in the key of B with a tempo of 108 beats per minute and a musical time signature of 4 4.[7]
Reception
Critical response
Jasmin Patterson of 89.5 KTSY opined that "Praise You Anywhere" isn't only a fun praise song to sing at the top of your lungs;it has a powerful message too. This song shows us that God isn't only worthy of our praise when things are going well in our lives. God is worthy of our praise anytime,anywhere,in any season. In this song,Brandon Lake sings about praising God in the fire,in the valley,in the lion's den,in the prison. He uses this imagery,pulled from actual biblical stories,to describe praising God in trials and challenging situations."[8]
"Praise You Anywhere" debuted at number 38 on the US Christian Airplay chart dated June 17,2023.[12] "Praise You Anywhere" debuted at number three on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated June 24,2023,[13] concurrently charting at number two on the Christian Digital Song Sales chart.[14]
The song reached number one on the Hot Christian Songs chart dated November 4,2023,with significant gains in airplay and streaming following the release of Coat of Many Colors.[15] "Praise You Anywhere" is Lake's third Hot Christian Songs chart-topping single in his career and he became the only artist to have reach number one on the chart with multiple singles in 2023,as "Gratitude" had reached number one on Hot Christian Songs in February.[15]
Music videos
Brandon Lake released the official music video of "Praise You Anywhere" through their YouTube channel on June 9,2023.[16] Lake also released the lyric video for the song via YouTube on the same day,[17] with Essential Worship also publishing the official acoustic performance video of the song,being performed by Brandon Lake,on YouTube.[18]
Charts
Weekly charts
Weekly chart performance for "Praise You Anywhere"
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