Write Your Story

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"Write Your Story"
Write Your Story (Official Single Cover) by Francesca Battistelli.png
Single by Francesca Battistelli
from the album If We're Honest
Released
  • January 3, 2014 (2014-01-03) (radio) [1]
  • January 14, 2014 (2014-01-14) (commercial) [2]
Genre CCM
Length3:24
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Francesca Battistelli
  • David Arthur Garcia
  • Ben Glover [3]
Producer(s) Ian Eskelin [1]
Francesca Battistelli singles chronology
"Strangely Dim"
(2013)
"Write Your Story"
(2014)
"He Knows My Name"
(2014)

"Write Your Story" is the lead single on American musician Francesca Battistelli's third studio album If We're Honest . It was released on January 3, 2014 to radio and commercially on January 14, 2014 by Word Entertainment and Fervent Records, and it was co-written by Battistelli, David Arthur Garcia, Ben Glover and produced by Ian Eskelin. [1] [2] [3] In addition, Battistelli performed the song on Good Morning America on February 13, 2014. [1] [4] The song was nominated for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards. [5]

Contents

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
US Christian AC ( Billboard ) [6] 2
US Christian Airplay ( Billboard ) [7] 1
US Christian Digital Songs (Billboard) [8] 3
US Christian Songs ( Billboard ) [9] 4
US Christian AC Indicator ( Billboard ) [10] 1
US Christian Soft AC ( Billboard ) [11] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
US Christian AC ( Billboard ) [12] 7
US Christian CHR ( Billboard ) [13] 16
US Christian Airplay ( Billboard ) [14] 13
US Christian Songs ( Billboard ) [15] 12

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