The Heart and Difference Maker

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"The Heart + Difference Maker"
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Single by Needtobreathe
from the album Rivers in the Wasteland
ReleasedJanuary 14, 2014 (2014-01-14) [1] [2]
Length9:25
Label Atlantic, Word, Curb
Songwriter(s) Bear Rinehart, Bo Rinehart
Producer(s)
  • "The Heart": Joe Chiccarelli, Needtobreathe, Jarrod Rettis
  • "Difference Maker: Chiccarelli, Needtobreathe
Needtobreathe singles chronology
"Devil's Been Talkin'"
(2012)
"The Heart + Difference Maker"
(2014)
"State I'm In"
(2014)

"The Heart" and "Difference Maker" (styled "The Heart + Difference Maker") are the two lead singles from Needtobreathe's fifth studio album Rivers in the Wasteland . It was released on January 14, 2014, by Atlantic Records, Word Records and Curb Records, and the songs were written by Bear and Bo Rinehart. The band Needtobreate performed "The Heart" on Conan (February 20, 2014), [3] The Ellen DeGeneres Show (April 18, 2014), [4] Late Show with David Letterman (April 23, 2014), [5] and CBS This Morning: Saturday (May 3, 2014), [6]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bear and Bo Rinehart

No.TitleLength
1."The Heart"3:45
2."Difference Maker"5:40
Total length:9:25

Weekly charts

The Heart

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Christian Songs ( Billboard )13 [7]
Christian Digital Songs ( Billboard )2 [8]
Rock Digital Songs ( Billboard )37 [9]
Triple A ( Billboard )28 [10]

Difference Maker

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Christian Songs ( Billboard )16 [7]
Christian AC/CHR ( Billboard )13 [11]
Christian Airplay ( Billboard )38 [12]
Christian Digital Songs ( Billboard )3 [8]
Rock Digital Songs ( Billboard )46 [9]
Hot Single Sales ( Billboard )14 [13]

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