Stronger (Mandisa song)

"Stronger"
Single by Mandisa
from the album What If We Were Real
Released	January 7, 2011 [1]
Recorded	July 2010 – January 2011 [2] [3]
Genre	CCM R&B Pop
Length	3:33
Label	Sparrow
Songwriter(s)	David Garcia Ben Glover Christopher Stevens
Mandisa singles chronology
"Not Guilty" (2009) "Stronger" (2011) "Waiting for Tomorrow" (2011)
Music video
"Stronger" on YouTube

"Stronger" is the lead single by singer-songwriter Mandisa from her third album What If We Were Real .

Composition

"Stronger" is originally in the key of A♭ Major, with a tempo of 174 beats per minute. ^[4] Written in common time, Mandisa's vocal range spans from Eb₃ to Eb₅ during the song. ^[5]

Live performances

Mandisa performed the song on Good Morning America.

Commercial performance

"Stronger" peaked at number one on the Hot Christian Songs chart, becoming her first song to do so. As of August 31, 2011 the song has sold 194,000 copies.

Music video

A lyric video for the single "Stronger" was released on February 24, 2015. ^[6]

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Stronger" Chart (2011) Peak position US Bubbling Under Hot 100 ( Billboard ) [7] 25 US Hot Christian Songs ( Billboard ) [8] 1 US Christian Airplay ( Billboard ) [9] 1 US Christian AC ( Billboard ) [10] 1

Year-end charts 2011 year-end chart performance for "Stronger" Chart (2011) Position US Christian Songs (Billboard) [11] 3 US Christian AC (Billboard) [12] 3 2012 year-end chart performance for "Stronger" Chart (2012) Position US Christian Digital Song Sales (Billboard) [13] 41

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [14]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "GRAMMY Nominee and American Idol Alum Mandisa to Release Empowering Third Studio Album What If We Were Real on April 5". Jesusfreakhideout.com. January 19, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
2. "Mandisa". Mandisa.sparrowrecords.com. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
3. "Twitter / Mandisa: Last studio day! I told pr". Twitter.com. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
4. "Stronger By Mandisa". TuneBat. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
5. "Stronger By Mandisa". www.musicnotes.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
6. "Mandisa - Stronger (Official Lyric Video)". YouTube. February 24, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
7. "Mandisa Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
8. "Mandisa Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
9. "Mandisa Chart History (Christian Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
10. "Mandisa Chart History (Christian AC)". Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
11. "Hot Christian Songs – Year-End 2011". Billboard . Retrieved April 3, 2021.
12. "Christian AC – Year-End 2011". Billboard . Retrieved April 3, 2021.
13. "Christian Digital Song Sales - Year-End 2012". Billboard . Retrieved April 3, 2021.
14. "American single certifications – Mandisa – Stronger". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved March 26, 2017.