"Relate" peaked at No. 1 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart,[2] and No. 6 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. The song was ranked by Billboard as the eleventh biggest Christian song in 2022.[3] "Relate" received two GMA Dove Award nominations for Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year and Short Form Video of the Year (Concept) at the 2022 GMA Dove Awards,[4] ultimately winning the Short Form Video of the Year (Concept) award.[5]
Background
On 2 August 2021,For King &Country announced that they would release "Relate" on 6 August 2021,along with the song's music video premiering on Apple Music.[6] The duo also announced that they were slated to perform the song live on the nationally syndicated morning talk show Fox &Friends.[7]
On 28 January 2022,For King &Country and R3hab released a remix of the song.[8]
Composition
"Relate" is composed in the key of B Flat Major with a tempo of 70 beats per minute and a musical time signature of 4 4.[9]
Reception
Critical response
Jonathan Andre of 365 Days of Inspiring Media gave a positive review of "Relate",saying,"Standing at a bit under 3 minutes,both Joel and Luke deliver another compelling song about unity and seeing things from someone else's perspective."[10] Andre opined that the song is "a firm sequel" to "Bleed the Same" by Mandisa.[10]
"Relate" debuted at No. 46 on the US Christian Airplay chart dated 14 August 2021.[14] "Relate" reached No. 1 on the Christian Airplay chart dated 11 December 2021.[15]
"Relate" debuted at No. 15 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated August 21,2021,[16] concurrently charting at No. 4 on the Christian Digital Song Sales chart.[17] The song reached No. 1 on the Hot Christian Songs chart dated February 12,2022,following a surge in streams and digital downloads and thus becoming the duo's first No. 1 hit single on the chart.[18]
Music videos
The music video of "Relate" premiered on Apple Music on 6 August 2021,and was later published on For King &Country's YouTube channel on 7 August 2021.[19] The live performance video of "Relate" was released via YouTube on 6 August 2021.[20] The official lyric video of the song was uploaded on YouTube on 10 August 2021.[21]
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