You Are (Colton Dixon song)

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"You Are"
You Are, Colton Dixon.jpg
Single by Colton Dixon
from the album A Messenger
ReleasedOctober 26, 2012
Genre Christian rock
Length3:22
Label Sparrow
Songwriter(s) Colton Dixon, busbee, Rhyan Shirley, Jared Martin
Colton Dixon singles chronology
"Never Gone"
(2012)
"You Are"
(2012)
"Love Has Come for Me"
(2013)

"You Are" is the debut single by American Christian rock recording artist Colton Dixon. It was written by Dixon and busbee while the song's production was handled by Sparrow Records and appears on Dixon's debut album as well as his third album in acoustic form.

Contents

Live performance

Dixon has performed the song as a special guest on Third Day's 'Miracle Tour' from February 21, 2013, until May 19, 2013. [1]

Music video

An official lyric video was released by Colton's VEVO channel on November 28, 2012. [2]

Charts

Chart performance for "You Are"
Chart (2012–13)Peak
position
US Christian Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 10
US Christian Airplay ( Billboard ) [4] 10
US Christian AC ( Billboard ) [5] 12

Release history

RegionDateFormat
United StatesOctober 26, 2012 Digital download

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References

  1. "THIRD DAY The Miracle Tour w/ Colton Dixon and Josh Wilson". www.verizonarena.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
  2. "Colton Dixon Debuts Lyric Video for New Single "You Are"".
  3. "Colton Dixon Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  4. "Colton Dixon Chart History (Christian Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  5. "Colton Dixon - Christian AC History". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2021.