Bless Me

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"Bless Me"
Promotional single by Maverick City Music and Kirk Franklin
from the album Kingdom Book One
ReleasedJune 3, 2022 (2022-06-03)
RecordedMarch 2022
Venue Everglades Correctional Institution, Miami-Dade, Florida, US
Genre Contemporary gospel
Length4:32
Label
Songwriter(s) Kirk Franklin
Music video
"Bless Me" on YouTube

"Bless Me" is a song performed by American contemporary worship collective Maverick City Music and American gospel musician Kirk Franklin. The song was released on May 20, 2022, as a promotional single from their collaborative live album, Kingdom Book One (2022). [1] The song was written by Kirk Franklin. [2]

Contents

"Bless Me" debuted at number 19 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, [3] and at number eight on the Hot Gospel Songs chart. [4]

Background

On June 3, 2022, Maverick City Music and Kirk Franklin released "Bless Me" as the second promotional single from Kingdom Book One (2022), accompanied with its music video. [5] The song follows after the release of "Kingdom" as the first promotional single from the album. [6]

Composition

"Bless Me" is composed in the key of B♭ with a tempo of 68 beats per minute and a musical time signature of 4
4
. [7]

Accolades

Awards
YearOrganizationAwardResultRef
2023 GMA Dove Awards Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the YearPending
[8]
Year-end lists
PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
Jesus Freak Hideout2022 Staff Picks: Josh Balogh's Song Picks2
[9]

Commercial performance

"Bless Me" debuted at number 19 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, [10] and number eight on the Hot Gospel Songs chart dated June 18, 2022. [11]

Music video

On June 3, 2022, Kirk Franklin released the official music video of "Bless Me" via YouTube. [12] The video shows Kirk Franklin and Maverick City Music performing the song alongside inmates at the Everglades Correctional Institution in Miami-Dade, Florida.

Charts

Release history

Release history for "Bless Me"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousJune 3, 2022 (promotional release)
[15]

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