"By Your Side" | ||||
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Single by Tenth Avenue North | ||||
from the album Over and Underneath | ||||
Released | August 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2007–08 | |||
Genre | Contemporary Christian music | |||
Length | 4:01 | |||
Label | Reunion | |||
Songwriter(s) | Mike Donehey, Jason Ingram, Phillip LaRue [1] | |||
Tenth Avenue North singles chronology | ||||
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"By Your Side" is a song by contemporary Christian band Tenth Avenue North from their debut album Over and Underneath. It was released as the album's lead single in August 2008, and reached number 1 on R&R's Christian contemporary hit radio chart in January 2009. [2] [3] In 2010, "By Your Side" won the 41st Annual GMA Dove Award for Song of the Year. [4] In addition, the song also appeared on compilation albums WOW Hits 2010 and WOW #1s.
The song peaked at No. 2 on the Hot Christian Songs chart. It lasted 58 weeks on the overall chart, their longest charting single. [5] The song is played in a G major key at 130 beats per minute. [6]
The song is written from the perspective of Jesus Christ. [7] Tenth Avenue North lead singer Mike Donehey's vocals have been compared to Jon Foreman. [7] The lyrics talk of how Jesus promises to be with us through all the circumstances that we face in life. [8] This song musically consists of a 3-note repetitive guitar pattern, simple piano, and gentle drums.
In 2010, the song won a Dove Award for Song of the Year at the 41st GMA Dove Awards. [9]
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States ( RIAA) [18] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
"By Your Side" | ||||
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Single by Tenth Avenue North | ||||
from the album Over and Underneath | ||||
Released | August 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2007–08 | |||
Genre | Contemporary Christian music | |||
Length | 4:01 | |||
Label | Reunion | |||
Songwriter(s) | Mike Donehey, Jason Ingram, Phillip LaRue [1] | |||
Tenth Avenue North singles chronology | ||||
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"By Your Side" is a song by contemporary Christian band Tenth Avenue North from their debut album Over and Underneath. It was released as the album's lead single in August 2008, and reached number 1 on R&R's Christian contemporary hit radio chart in January 2009. [2] [3] In 2010, "By Your Side" won the 41st Annual GMA Dove Award for Song of the Year. [4] In addition, the song also appeared on compilation albums WOW Hits 2010 and WOW #1s.
The song peaked at No. 2 on the Hot Christian Songs chart. It lasted 58 weeks on the overall chart, their longest charting single. [5] The song is played in a G major key at 130 beats per minute. [6]
The song is written from the perspective of Jesus Christ. [7] Tenth Avenue North lead singer Mike Donehey's vocals have been compared to Jon Foreman. [7] The lyrics talk of how Jesus promises to be with us through all the circumstances that we face in life. [8] This song musically consists of a 3-note repetitive guitar pattern, simple piano, and gentle drums.
In 2010, the song won a Dove Award for Song of the Year at the 41st GMA Dove Awards. [9]
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States ( RIAA) [18] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |