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"Relate"
"Relate" single cover
Single by For King & Country
from the album What Are We Waiting For?
Released6 August 2021 (2021-08-06)
Length2:53
Label Word Entertainment
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Josh Kerr
  • Tedd T.
  • For King & Country
For King & Country singles chronology
" Amen"
(2021)
"Relate"
(2021)
" For God Is with Us"
(2021)
R3hab remix
R3hab remix cover
Music videos
"Relate" on YouTube
"Relate" (Live) on YouTube
"Relate" (Lyrics) on YouTube

"Relate" (stylised in uppercase) is a song performed by an Australian Christian pop duo For King & Country. The song was released as the lead single from their fifth studio album, What Are We Waiting For? (2022), on 6 August 2021. [1] The song was written by Josh Kerr, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone and Tayla Parx.

"Relate" peaked at No. 1 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, [2] and No. 6 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. The song was ranked by Billboard as the eleventh biggest Christian song in 2022. [3] "Relate" received two GMA Dove Award nominations for Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year and Short Form Video of the Year (Concept) at the 2022 GMA Dove Awards, [4] ultimately winning the Short Form Video of the Year (Concept) award. [5]

Background

On 2 August 2021, For King & Country announced that they would release "Relate" on 6 August 2021, along with the song's music video premiering on Apple Music. [6] The duo also announced that they were slated to perform the song live on the nationally syndicated morning talk show Fox & Friends. [7]

On 28 January 2022, For King & Country and R3hab released a remix of the song. [8]

Composition

"Relate" is composed in the key of B Flat Major with a tempo of 70 beats per minute and a musical time signature of 4
4
. [9]

Reception

Critical response

Jonathan Andre of 365 Days of Inspiring Media gave a positive review of "Relate", saying, "Standing at a bit under 3 minutes, both Joel and Luke deliver another compelling song about unity and seeing things from someone else's perspective." [10] Andre opined that the song is "a firm sequel" to "Bleed the Same" by Mandisa. [10]

Accolades

Awards
Year Organization Award Result Ref
2022 GMA Dove Awards Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year Nominated
Short Form Video of the Year (Concept) Won
Year-end lists
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
365 Days of Inspiring Media Top 50 Songs of 2021 4

Commercial performance

"Relate" debuted at No. 46 on the US Christian Airplay chart dated 14 August 2021. [14] "Relate" reached No. 1 on the Christian Airplay chart dated 11 December 2021. [15]

"Relate" debuted at No. 15 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated August 21, 2021, [16] concurrently charting at No. 4 on the Christian Digital Song Sales chart. [17] The song reached No. 1 on the Hot Christian Songs chart dated February 12, 2022, following a surge in streams and digital downloads and thus becoming the duo's first No. 1 hit single on the chart. [18]

Music videos

The music video of "Relate" premiered on Apple Music on 6 August 2021, and was later published on For King & Country's YouTube channel on 7 August 2021. [19] The live performance video of "Relate" was released via YouTube on 6 August 2021. [20] The official lyric video of the song was uploaded on YouTube on 10 August 2021. [21]

Performances

On 18 March 2022, a video of "Relate" being performed by For King & Country in the Mojave Desert, was aired on The Kelly Clarkson Show. [22]

Track listing

"Relate" [23]
No.TitleLength
1."Relate"2:53
"Relate" — Apple Music bonus content [24]
No.TitleLength
2."Relate" (Music video)3:17
Total length:6:10
"Relate" ( R3hab remix) [25]
No.TitleLength
1."Relate" ( R3hab remix)2:46

Charts

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Relate"
Region Date Version Format Label Ref.
Various 6 August 2021 Album Word Entertainment [23] [24]
United States 3 September 2021 Christian radio [39]
Various 28 January 2022 R3hab remix
  • Digital download
  • streaming
[25]

References

  1. ^ Clarks, Jessie (6 August 2021). "For KING & COUNTRY Premiere New Single "Relate" - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "For King Country Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  3. ^ Asker, Jim (1 December 2022). "Kanye West, Katy Nichole Dominate 2022's Christian Charts – Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  4. ^ Longs, Herb (10 August 2022). "Watch: Nominations For 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards Announced - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  5. ^ Nicholson, Jessica (21 October 2022). "2022 GMA Dove Awards Winners: CeCe Winans & Anne Wilson Lead – Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  6. ^ Chavez, Adriana (2 August 2021). "for KING & COUNTRY Announce New Single 'Relate'". Vacancy Magazine. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  7. ^ Longs, Herb (2 August 2021). "For KING & COUNTRY To Premiere New Single "Relate" On August 6 - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  8. ^ Clarks, Jessie (28 January 2022). "For KING & COUNTRY Drops New Remix Version Of "Relate" - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Relate by for KING & COUNTRY". MultiTracks. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  10. ^ a b Andre, Jonathan (8 August 2021). "For KING & COUNTRY – Relate – Single | 365 Days Of Inspiring Media". 365 Days of Inspiring Media. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  11. ^ "2022 Winners | The 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards". GMA Dove Awards. 10 August 2022. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  12. ^ "2022 Winners | The 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards". GMA Dove Awards. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  13. ^ Andre, Joshua (11 January 2021). "BEST OF 2021- PART 1: TOP 50 SONGS OF 2021 | 365 Days Of Inspiring Media". 365 Days Of Inspiring Media. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Christian Airplay Chart | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  15. ^ Asker, Jim (8 December 2021). "for King & Country Scores Seventh Straight Christian Airplay No. 1 – Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  16. ^ "Hot Christian Songs - Billboard". Billboard. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  17. ^ "Christian Digital Song Sales – Billboard". Billboard. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  18. ^ Asker, Jim (9 February 2022). "For King & Country Nabs Its First No. 1 on Hot Christian Songs – Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  19. ^ "for KING & COUNTRY | RELATE (Official Music Video) - YouTube". YouTube. YouTube, LLC. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  20. ^ "for KING & COUNTRY | Relate - The Official Performance Video (Live from Montana) - YouTube". YouTube. YouTube, LLC. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  21. ^ "for KING & COUNTRY | RELATE (Official Lyric Video) - YouTube". YouTube. YouTube, LLC. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  22. ^ Longs, Herbs (20 March 2022). "For KING & COUNTRY Perform 'Relate' On 'The Kelly Clarkson Show' - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  23. ^ a b "RELATE by for KING & COUNTRY on Amazon Music - Amazon.com". Amazon Music. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  24. ^ a b "RELATE - Single by for KING & COUNTRY on Apple Music". Apple Music. United States. Apple Inc. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  25. ^ a b "RELATE (R3HAB Remix) - Single by for KING & COUNTRY & R3HAB on Apple Music". Apple Music. United States. Apple Inc. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  26. ^ "For King Country Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  27. ^ "For King Country Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  28. ^ "For King Country Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  29. ^ "For King Country Chart History (Christian Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  30. ^ "For King & Country Chart History |". Billboard. Christian AC Airplay Chart. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  31. ^ "For King Country Chart History (Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  32. ^ "Hot Christian Songs – Billboard". Billboard. Year-End Chart. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  33. ^ "Christian Airplay Songs – Billboard". Billboard. Year-End Chart. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  34. ^ "Christian AC Songs – Billboard". Billboard. Year-End Chart. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  35. ^ "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  36. ^ "Hot Christian Songs – Billboard". Billboard. Year-End Chart. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  37. ^ "Christian Airplay Songs – Billboard". Billboard. Year-End Chart. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  38. ^ "Christian AC Airplay Songs – Billboard". Billboard. Year-End Chart. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  39. ^ ""Relate" by for King & Country - 55 Promotion". 55 Promotion. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

External links

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Relate"
"Relate" single cover
Single by For King & Country
from the album What Are We Waiting For?
Released6 August 2021 (2021-08-06)
Length2:53
Label Word Entertainment
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Josh Kerr
  • Tedd T.
  • For King & Country
For King & Country singles chronology
" Amen"
(2021)
"Relate"
(2021)
" For God Is with Us"
(2021)
R3hab remix
R3hab remix cover
Music videos
"Relate" on YouTube
"Relate" (Live) on YouTube
"Relate" (Lyrics) on YouTube

"Relate" (stylised in uppercase) is a song performed by an Australian Christian pop duo For King & Country. The song was released as the lead single from their fifth studio album, What Are We Waiting For? (2022), on 6 August 2021. [1] The song was written by Josh Kerr, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone and Tayla Parx.

"Relate" peaked at No. 1 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, [2] and No. 6 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. The song was ranked by Billboard as the eleventh biggest Christian song in 2022. [3] "Relate" received two GMA Dove Award nominations for Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year and Short Form Video of the Year (Concept) at the 2022 GMA Dove Awards, [4] ultimately winning the Short Form Video of the Year (Concept) award. [5]

Background

On 2 August 2021, For King & Country announced that they would release "Relate" on 6 August 2021, along with the song's music video premiering on Apple Music. [6] The duo also announced that they were slated to perform the song live on the nationally syndicated morning talk show Fox & Friends. [7]

On 28 January 2022, For King & Country and R3hab released a remix of the song. [8]

Composition

"Relate" is composed in the key of B Flat Major with a tempo of 70 beats per minute and a musical time signature of 4
4
. [9]

Reception

Critical response

Jonathan Andre of 365 Days of Inspiring Media gave a positive review of "Relate", saying, "Standing at a bit under 3 minutes, both Joel and Luke deliver another compelling song about unity and seeing things from someone else's perspective." [10] Andre opined that the song is "a firm sequel" to "Bleed the Same" by Mandisa. [10]

Accolades

Awards
Year Organization Award Result Ref
2022 GMA Dove Awards Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year Nominated
Short Form Video of the Year (Concept) Won
Year-end lists
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
365 Days of Inspiring Media Top 50 Songs of 2021 4

Commercial performance

"Relate" debuted at No. 46 on the US Christian Airplay chart dated 14 August 2021. [14] "Relate" reached No. 1 on the Christian Airplay chart dated 11 December 2021. [15]

"Relate" debuted at No. 15 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated August 21, 2021, [16] concurrently charting at No. 4 on the Christian Digital Song Sales chart. [17] The song reached No. 1 on the Hot Christian Songs chart dated February 12, 2022, following a surge in streams and digital downloads and thus becoming the duo's first No. 1 hit single on the chart. [18]

Music videos

The music video of "Relate" premiered on Apple Music on 6 August 2021, and was later published on For King & Country's YouTube channel on 7 August 2021. [19] The live performance video of "Relate" was released via YouTube on 6 August 2021. [20] The official lyric video of the song was uploaded on YouTube on 10 August 2021. [21]

Performances

On 18 March 2022, a video of "Relate" being performed by For King & Country in the Mojave Desert, was aired on The Kelly Clarkson Show. [22]

Track listing

"Relate" [23]
No.TitleLength
1."Relate"2:53
"Relate" — Apple Music bonus content [24]
No.TitleLength
2."Relate" (Music video)3:17
Total length:6:10
"Relate" ( R3hab remix) [25]
No.TitleLength
1."Relate" ( R3hab remix)2:46

Charts

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Relate"
Region Date Version Format Label Ref.
Various 6 August 2021 Album Word Entertainment [23] [24]
United States 3 September 2021 Christian radio [39]
Various 28 January 2022 R3hab remix
  • Digital download
  • streaming
[25]

References

  1. ^ Clarks, Jessie (6 August 2021). "For KING & COUNTRY Premiere New Single "Relate" - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "For King Country Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  3. ^ Asker, Jim (1 December 2022). "Kanye West, Katy Nichole Dominate 2022's Christian Charts – Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  4. ^ Longs, Herb (10 August 2022). "Watch: Nominations For 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards Announced - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  5. ^ Nicholson, Jessica (21 October 2022). "2022 GMA Dove Awards Winners: CeCe Winans & Anne Wilson Lead – Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  6. ^ Chavez, Adriana (2 August 2021). "for KING & COUNTRY Announce New Single 'Relate'". Vacancy Magazine. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  7. ^ Longs, Herb (2 August 2021). "For KING & COUNTRY To Premiere New Single "Relate" On August 6 - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  8. ^ Clarks, Jessie (28 January 2022). "For KING & COUNTRY Drops New Remix Version Of "Relate" - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Relate by for KING & COUNTRY". MultiTracks. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  10. ^ a b Andre, Jonathan (8 August 2021). "For KING & COUNTRY – Relate – Single | 365 Days Of Inspiring Media". 365 Days of Inspiring Media. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  11. ^ "2022 Winners | The 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards". GMA Dove Awards. 10 August 2022. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  12. ^ "2022 Winners | The 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards". GMA Dove Awards. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  13. ^ Andre, Joshua (11 January 2021). "BEST OF 2021- PART 1: TOP 50 SONGS OF 2021 | 365 Days Of Inspiring Media". 365 Days Of Inspiring Media. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Christian Airplay Chart | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  15. ^ Asker, Jim (8 December 2021). "for King & Country Scores Seventh Straight Christian Airplay No. 1 – Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  16. ^ "Hot Christian Songs - Billboard". Billboard. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  17. ^ "Christian Digital Song Sales – Billboard". Billboard. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  18. ^ Asker, Jim (9 February 2022). "For King & Country Nabs Its First No. 1 on Hot Christian Songs – Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  19. ^ "for KING & COUNTRY | RELATE (Official Music Video) - YouTube". YouTube. YouTube, LLC. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  20. ^ "for KING & COUNTRY | Relate - The Official Performance Video (Live from Montana) - YouTube". YouTube. YouTube, LLC. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  21. ^ "for KING & COUNTRY | RELATE (Official Lyric Video) - YouTube". YouTube. YouTube, LLC. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  22. ^ Longs, Herbs (20 March 2022). "For KING & COUNTRY Perform 'Relate' On 'The Kelly Clarkson Show' - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  23. ^ a b "RELATE by for KING & COUNTRY on Amazon Music - Amazon.com". Amazon Music. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  24. ^ a b "RELATE - Single by for KING & COUNTRY on Apple Music". Apple Music. United States. Apple Inc. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  25. ^ a b "RELATE (R3HAB Remix) - Single by for KING & COUNTRY & R3HAB on Apple Music". Apple Music. United States. Apple Inc. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  26. ^ "For King Country Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  27. ^ "For King Country Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  28. ^ "For King Country Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  29. ^ "For King Country Chart History (Christian Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  30. ^ "For King & Country Chart History |". Billboard. Christian AC Airplay Chart. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  31. ^ "For King Country Chart History (Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  32. ^ "Hot Christian Songs – Billboard". Billboard. Year-End Chart. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  33. ^ "Christian Airplay Songs – Billboard". Billboard. Year-End Chart. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  34. ^ "Christian AC Songs – Billboard". Billboard. Year-End Chart. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  35. ^ "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  36. ^ "Hot Christian Songs – Billboard". Billboard. Year-End Chart. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  37. ^ "Christian Airplay Songs – Billboard". Billboard. Year-End Chart. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  38. ^ "Christian AC Airplay Songs – Billboard". Billboard. Year-End Chart. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  39. ^ ""Relate" by for King & Country - 55 Promotion". 55 Promotion. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

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