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Single by Dante Bowe | ||||
from the album Circles | ||||
Released | March 12, 2021 | |||
Recorded | 2020 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 2:16 | |||
Label | Bethel Music | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Ben Schofield | |||
Dante Bowe singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"joyful" on YouTube | ||||
"joyful" (Live) on YouTube |
"Joyful" (stylized in lower case) is a song by American Christian and Gospel singer and songwriter Dante Bowe, which was released on March 12, 2021, as the lead single to his second studio album, Circles. [1] Bowe co-wrote the song with Ben Schofield. [2] Ben Schofield handled the production of the single. [3]
"Joyful" peaked at No. 14 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, [4] and at No. 3 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart. [5] "Joyful" won the GMA Dove Award Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year at the 2021 GMA Dove Awards. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance/Song at the 2022 Grammy Awards.
"We felt like for the times that "Joyful" was a message that felt important, you know what I mean? Choosing joy just felt more relevant — no pun intended — than anything right now. I think we wanted to just start the album off with, "You know what, this has been one crazy year, but we're going to be joyful.""
– Dante Bowe, on the decision to release "Joyful" as the lead single from Circles. [6]
On March 12, 2021, Dante Bowe released "Joyful" as the lead single to his second studio album, Circles, along with its accompanying music video. [7] The single followed the announcement made earlier that month, stated that Circles will be slated for release on March 26, 2021. [8]
Dante Bowe spoke of the message behind the song, [9] saying: "Joy is so different than happiness. While happiness is that temporary feeling created by circumstance, joy isn’t based on anything other than truth. You can be in a bad place or sad situation and still have joy: the knowing that greater things are coming and the moment you are in is not the end."
Bowe opined that "Joyful" a "completely different" single, stating that he was pushing boundaries of what he was offering his audience sonically, by giving them "something that they’d have to grow into." [6]
"Joyful" is a
gospel and
R&B song composed in the key of
A♭ with a tempo of 92 beats per minute and a musical time signature of 4
4.
[10]
Year | Organization | Award | Result | Ref |
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2021 | GMA Dove Awards | Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year | Won | [11] |
2022 | Grammy Awards | Best Gospel Performance/Song | Nominated | [12] |
"Joyful" debuted at No. 39 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, [13] and at No. 22 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart. [14] Following the album's release, "Joyful" debuted on Christian Airplay at No. 36. [15] "Joyful" peaked at No. 14 on Hot Christian Songs, [4] No. 3 on Hot Gospel Songs, [5] and No. 12 on the Christian Airplay chart. [16]
"Joyful" debuted at No. 23 on the Gospel Airplay chart dated July 31, 2021, [17] making Bowe the first artist to simultaneously rank on the Christian radio and Gospel radio charts. [18] "Joyful" went on to reach No. 1 on the Gospel Airplay chart dated February 26, 2022, [19] becoming Bowe's first chart-topping song on Gospel radio. [20]
Dante Bowe released the music video of "Joyful" via YouTube on March 12, 2021. [21] Creedlife directed the music video. [22] The video shows Bowe walking about in the neighborhood on a sunny day, interacting with the people in his community. [23]
On June 7, 2021, Bethel Music published the live performance video of "Joyful" by Dante Bowe on YouTube. [24]
On January 14, 2022, Dante Bowe performed on "Joyful" on The Tamron Hall Show following his interview with Tamron Hall. [25]
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | March 12, 2021 | Bethel Music | [3] [32] |
"Joyful" | ||||
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![]() | ||||
Single by Dante Bowe | ||||
from the album Circles | ||||
Released | March 12, 2021 | |||
Recorded | 2020 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 2:16 | |||
Label | Bethel Music | |||
Songwriter(s) |
| |||
Producer(s) | Ben Schofield | |||
Dante Bowe singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
Music video | ||||
"joyful" on YouTube | ||||
"joyful" (Live) on YouTube |
"Joyful" (stylized in lower case) is a song by American Christian and Gospel singer and songwriter Dante Bowe, which was released on March 12, 2021, as the lead single to his second studio album, Circles. [1] Bowe co-wrote the song with Ben Schofield. [2] Ben Schofield handled the production of the single. [3]
"Joyful" peaked at No. 14 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, [4] and at No. 3 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart. [5] "Joyful" won the GMA Dove Award Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year at the 2021 GMA Dove Awards. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance/Song at the 2022 Grammy Awards.
"We felt like for the times that "Joyful" was a message that felt important, you know what I mean? Choosing joy just felt more relevant — no pun intended — than anything right now. I think we wanted to just start the album off with, "You know what, this has been one crazy year, but we're going to be joyful.""
– Dante Bowe, on the decision to release "Joyful" as the lead single from Circles. [6]
On March 12, 2021, Dante Bowe released "Joyful" as the lead single to his second studio album, Circles, along with its accompanying music video. [7] The single followed the announcement made earlier that month, stated that Circles will be slated for release on March 26, 2021. [8]
Dante Bowe spoke of the message behind the song, [9] saying: "Joy is so different than happiness. While happiness is that temporary feeling created by circumstance, joy isn’t based on anything other than truth. You can be in a bad place or sad situation and still have joy: the knowing that greater things are coming and the moment you are in is not the end."
Bowe opined that "Joyful" a "completely different" single, stating that he was pushing boundaries of what he was offering his audience sonically, by giving them "something that they’d have to grow into." [6]
"Joyful" is a
gospel and
R&B song composed in the key of
A♭ with a tempo of 92 beats per minute and a musical time signature of 4
4.
[10]
Year | Organization | Award | Result | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | GMA Dove Awards | Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year | Won | [11] |
2022 | Grammy Awards | Best Gospel Performance/Song | Nominated | [12] |
"Joyful" debuted at No. 39 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, [13] and at No. 22 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart. [14] Following the album's release, "Joyful" debuted on Christian Airplay at No. 36. [15] "Joyful" peaked at No. 14 on Hot Christian Songs, [4] No. 3 on Hot Gospel Songs, [5] and No. 12 on the Christian Airplay chart. [16]
"Joyful" debuted at No. 23 on the Gospel Airplay chart dated July 31, 2021, [17] making Bowe the first artist to simultaneously rank on the Christian radio and Gospel radio charts. [18] "Joyful" went on to reach No. 1 on the Gospel Airplay chart dated February 26, 2022, [19] becoming Bowe's first chart-topping song on Gospel radio. [20]
Dante Bowe released the music video of "Joyful" via YouTube on March 12, 2021. [21] Creedlife directed the music video. [22] The video shows Bowe walking about in the neighborhood on a sunny day, interacting with the people in his community. [23]
On June 7, 2021, Bethel Music published the live performance video of "Joyful" by Dante Bowe on YouTube. [24]
On January 14, 2022, Dante Bowe performed on "Joyful" on The Tamron Hall Show following his interview with Tamron Hall. [25]
Weekly charts
|
Year-end charts
|
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | March 12, 2021 | Bethel Music | [3] [32] |