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Promotional single by Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music featuring Brandon Lake | |
from the album Old Church Basement | |
Released | April 9, 2021 |
Recorded | 2021 |
Genre | Contemporary worship music |
Length | 8:29 |
Label | Elevation Worship |
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Producer(s) |
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Music video | |
"Talking to Jesus" on YouTube | |
"Talking to Jesus" (Lyrics) on YouTube |
"Talking to Jesus" is a song performed by American contemporary worship bands Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music, which features vocals from Brandon Lake. The song was released on April 9, 2021, as a promotional single from their collaborative live album, Old Church Basement (2021). [1] The song was written by Brandon Lake, Chris Brown, and Steven Furtick. [2]
"Talking to Jesus" debuted at No. 9 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, [3] and at No. 1 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart. [4]
Brandon Lake and Thomas Rhett released a live rendition of "Talking to Jesus" as a standalone single on May 12, 2023. [5] Their rendition peaked at No. 26 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart. [6]
On April 9, 2021, Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music released "Talking to Jesus" featuring Brandon Lake as the second promotional single from their collaborative album, Old Church Basement (2021). [1] "Talking to Jesus" is the follow-up to the first promotional single from the album, " Jireh". The song also marks Brandon Lake's second appearance on an Elevation Worship project, having co-written and featured on the hit single " Graves into Gardens". [1]
Chris Brown of Elevation Worship shared the story about how the song came about, [7] saying
That morning Brandon and I were hacking away at a really fast song idea on a $200 bass and a Gretsch guitar when pastor [Steven Furtick] walked in on a mission to share the lyric idea that had come to him in the car on the way over.
Brown further added that he had difficulty explaining how they fell into a two chord trance that lasted several hours, with Furtick telling stories on the microphone, but that is how the song came about. [7]
"Talking to Jesus" is composed in the key of
B with a tempo of 59 beats per minute, and a musical time signature of 4
4.
[8]
"Talking to Jesus" debuted at No. 9 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart and at No. 1 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart, both dated April 22, 2021. [9] "Talking to Jesus" attracted 2 million streams and 4,000 downloads in the United States in its first week. [9] "Talking to Jesus" is the second Hot Gospel Songs chart-topper for Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music, while being Brandon Lake's first No. 1 entry on the chart. On Hot Christian Songs, it is the eighth top ten entry for Elevation Worship, and the second for Maverick City Music and Lake. [9]
On April 9, 2021, Elevation Worship released the official music video of "Talking to Jesus" on their YouTube channel. [10] The video shows Brandon Lake leading the song.
On April 30, 2021, Elevation Worship published the lyric video of the song on YouTube. [11]
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | April 24, 2021 |
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Elevation Worship Records | [16] |
"Talking to Jesus" | ||||
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Single by Brandon Lake and Thomas Rhett | ||||
Released | May 12, 2023 | |||
Recorded | April 16, 2023 | |||
Venue | Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | |||
Genre | Contemporary worship music | |||
Length | 7:30 | |||
Label | Provident Label Group | |||
Brandon Lake singles chronology | ||||
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Thomas Rhett singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Talking to Jesus" (Live from The Ryman) on YouTube |
Brandon Lake and Thomas Rhett released a live version of "Talking to Jesus" as a standalone single on May 12, 2023. [17] The track was recorded during the Lake's headlining Miracle Nights Tour on April 16, 2023, at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. [18]
"Talking to Jesus" debuted at No. 26 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated May 27, 2023, [19] concurrently charting at No. 8 on the Christian Digital Song Sales chart. [20]
On May 11, 2023, the audio video of "Too Good to Not Believe" was published on Brandon Lake's YouTube channel, [21] as well as the live performance video of the song alongside Thomas Rhett a day later. [22]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Talking To Jesus" (Live from The Ryman) | 7:30 |
2. | "Intro + Talking To Jesus" (Live from The Ryman) | 9:26 |
Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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US Christian Songs ( Billboard) [6] | 26 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | May 12, 2023 | Provident Label Group |
"Talking to Jesus" | |
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Promotional single by Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music featuring Brandon Lake | |
from the album Old Church Basement | |
Released | April 9, 2021 |
Recorded | 2021 |
Genre | Contemporary worship music |
Length | 8:29 |
Label | Elevation Worship |
Songwriter(s) |
|
Producer(s) |
|
Music video | |
"Talking to Jesus" on YouTube | |
"Talking to Jesus" (Lyrics) on YouTube |
"Talking to Jesus" is a song performed by American contemporary worship bands Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music, which features vocals from Brandon Lake. The song was released on April 9, 2021, as a promotional single from their collaborative live album, Old Church Basement (2021). [1] The song was written by Brandon Lake, Chris Brown, and Steven Furtick. [2]
"Talking to Jesus" debuted at No. 9 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, [3] and at No. 1 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart. [4]
Brandon Lake and Thomas Rhett released a live rendition of "Talking to Jesus" as a standalone single on May 12, 2023. [5] Their rendition peaked at No. 26 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart. [6]
On April 9, 2021, Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music released "Talking to Jesus" featuring Brandon Lake as the second promotional single from their collaborative album, Old Church Basement (2021). [1] "Talking to Jesus" is the follow-up to the first promotional single from the album, " Jireh". The song also marks Brandon Lake's second appearance on an Elevation Worship project, having co-written and featured on the hit single " Graves into Gardens". [1]
Chris Brown of Elevation Worship shared the story about how the song came about, [7] saying
That morning Brandon and I were hacking away at a really fast song idea on a $200 bass and a Gretsch guitar when pastor [Steven Furtick] walked in on a mission to share the lyric idea that had come to him in the car on the way over.
Brown further added that he had difficulty explaining how they fell into a two chord trance that lasted several hours, with Furtick telling stories on the microphone, but that is how the song came about. [7]
"Talking to Jesus" is composed in the key of
B with a tempo of 59 beats per minute, and a musical time signature of 4
4.
[8]
"Talking to Jesus" debuted at No. 9 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart and at No. 1 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart, both dated April 22, 2021. [9] "Talking to Jesus" attracted 2 million streams and 4,000 downloads in the United States in its first week. [9] "Talking to Jesus" is the second Hot Gospel Songs chart-topper for Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music, while being Brandon Lake's first No. 1 entry on the chart. On Hot Christian Songs, it is the eighth top ten entry for Elevation Worship, and the second for Maverick City Music and Lake. [9]
On April 9, 2021, Elevation Worship released the official music video of "Talking to Jesus" on their YouTube channel. [10] The video shows Brandon Lake leading the song.
On April 30, 2021, Elevation Worship published the lyric video of the song on YouTube. [11]
Weekly charts
|
Year-end charts
|
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | April 24, 2021 |
|
Elevation Worship Records | [16] |
"Talking to Jesus" | ||||
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Single by Brandon Lake and Thomas Rhett | ||||
Released | May 12, 2023 | |||
Recorded | April 16, 2023 | |||
Venue | Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | |||
Genre | Contemporary worship music | |||
Length | 7:30 | |||
Label | Provident Label Group | |||
Brandon Lake singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
Thomas Rhett singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
Music video | ||||
"Talking to Jesus" (Live from The Ryman) on YouTube |
Brandon Lake and Thomas Rhett released a live version of "Talking to Jesus" as a standalone single on May 12, 2023. [17] The track was recorded during the Lake's headlining Miracle Nights Tour on April 16, 2023, at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. [18]
"Talking to Jesus" debuted at No. 26 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated May 27, 2023, [19] concurrently charting at No. 8 on the Christian Digital Song Sales chart. [20]
On May 11, 2023, the audio video of "Too Good to Not Believe" was published on Brandon Lake's YouTube channel, [21] as well as the live performance video of the song alongside Thomas Rhett a day later. [22]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Talking To Jesus" (Live from The Ryman) | 7:30 |
2. | "Intro + Talking To Jesus" (Live from The Ryman) | 9:26 |
Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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US Christian Songs ( Billboard) [6] | 26 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | May 12, 2023 | Provident Label Group |