My Church - wikipedia My Church `` My Church '' Single by Maren Morris from the album Hero Released January 19, 2016 ( 2016 - 01 - 19 ) Format Digital download Genre Country pop gospel Length 3 : 17 Label Columbia Nashville Songwriter ( s ) Maren Morris busbee Producer ( s ) busbee Maren Morris Maren Morris singles chronology `` My Church '' ( 2016 ) `` 80s Mercedes '' ( 2016 ) `` My Church '' ( 2016 ) `` 80s Mercedes '' ( 2016 ) `` My Church '' is a song by American country music singer Maren Morris. It was released in January 2016 as her debut single and serves as the lead single from her debut studio album, Hero ( 2016 ). Morris co-wrote and co-produced the song with busbee. The song won the award for Best Country Solo Performance and was nominated for Best Country Song at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. Contents 1 Content 2 Reception 2.1 Critical 2.2 Commercial 2.3 Accolades 3 Music video 4 Charts 4.1 Weekly charts 4.2 Year - end charts 5 Certifications 6 References Content The church in the song is used figuratively to describe the sanctuary that she feels is her car when she plays music on the Highway FM radio while driving. The song refers to listening to country icons like Johnny Cash and Hank Williams and is about `` the simple joy that comes with turning up the volume, rolling down the windows and singing along to the radio at 65 miles an hour. '' She compares the experience to a church revival, saying, `` Yeah, I guess that 's my church. '' She co-wrote and co-produced the single with busbee. Reception Critical Billy Dukes of Taste of Country rated the song as a `` Critic 's Pick '', saying that `` She 's a mix of Amy Winehouse, Little Big Town and pulp fiction. Beautiful images and ideas swirl around lo - fi instrumentation... A little sweetness seeps through during this soulful, blues - influenced jam. '' Rolling Stone named `` My Church '' one of the 30 best songs of the first half of 2016 : `` Some keep the Sabbath going to church. Breakout Nashville star Maren Morris keeps it blazing down the freeway listening to classic country radio -- with Hank Williams delivering the sermon and Johnny Cash leading the choir. Honoring tradition, this joyous popwise stomper keeps it moving forward. '' Billboard ranked `` My Church '' at number 15 on their `` 100 Best Pop Songs of 2016 '' list : `` Talk about finding your religion : On this undeniable singalong, country 's hottest newcome ( r ) of 2016 takes us to church via this love letter to driving with the windows down, while country radio preaches to your solo choir. Fittingly, it navigated Billboard 's Country Airplay chart for 22 weeks, even earning Maren Morris a trip to the top 10. Not a bad blessing for your first major - label single. '' In the annual Village Voice 's Pazz & Jop mass critics poll of the year 's best in music in 2016, `` My Church '' was ranked at number 29, tied with Rihanna 's `` Kiss It Better '' and The Weeknd 's `` Starboy ''. Commercial According to Columbia Nashville, the song set a record as the song played by the greatest number of radio stations ever for a debut single in its impact week, with 107 stations playing the song, beating the previous record of 99. It entered the Country Airplay chart at number 59. It first entered the Hot Country Songs chart at number 38 for the week of January 30, 2016, selling 6,000 copies that week. It entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart two weeks later and reached number one on the Country Digital Songs chart in another four weeks. In the US, the song has sold over 974,000 digital copies as of July 2017. Accolades Year Association Result 2016 CMA Awards Best New Artist Won Single of the Year Nominated British Country Music Association Awards International Song of the Year Nominated 2017 Grammy Awards Best Country Solo Performance Won Best Country Song Nominated ACM Awards Single Record of the Year Nominated Music Video The music video debuted in January 2016. It features Morris driving an early 1970s Mercedes Sedan, and picking up various passengers along the way. The guy on the motorcycle is played by actor Oryan West. Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 2016 -- 17 ) Peak position Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 64 Canada Country ( Billboard ) Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) 43 US Billboard Hot 100 50 US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) 9 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) 5 Year - end charts Chart ( 2016 ) Peak position US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) 38 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) 8 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Canada ( Music Canada ) Platinum 10,000 United States ( RIAA ) Platinum 974,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone sales + streaming figures based on certification alone References Jump up ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. `` Hero - Maren Morris Songs, Reviews, Credits ''. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved February 13, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Grammy Awards 2017 : See the Full Winners List ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 12, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Leahey, Andrew ( January 25, 2016 ). `` Watch Maren Morris Praise FM Radio in ' My Church ' Video ''. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 3 February 2016. ^ Jump up to : Roland, Tom ( February 2, 2016 ). `` Maren Morris Mixes Cash, Christ and Marconi In ' My Church ' ''. Billboard. Retrieved 3 February 2016. Jump up ^ Dukes, Billy ( November 21, 2015 ). `` ToC Critic 's Pick : Maren Morris, ' My Church ' ( Listen ) ''. Taste of Country. Retrieved 3 February 2016. Jump up ^ Christopher R. Weingarten ( June 22, 2016 ). `` 30 Best Songs of 2016 So Far ''. Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Billboard 's 100 Best Pop Songs of 2016 : Critics ' Picks ''. Billboard. December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016. Jump up ^ `` PAZZ + JOP 2016 ''. Village Voice. January 25, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2017. Jump up ^ Brian Cantor ( January 20, 2016 ). `` Maren Morris ' Debut Single `` My Church '' Sets Records at Country Radio ``. Headline Planet. Jump up ^ `` Country Airplay : January 30, 2016 ''. Billboard. ( Subscription required ( help ) ). Jump up ^ `` Hot Country Songs : January 30, 2016 ''. Billboard. ( Subscription required ( help ) ). Jump up ^ Bjorke, Matt ( January 19, 2016 ). `` The Top 30 Digital Singles : January 19, 2016 ''. Roughstock. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 : February 13, 2016 ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ Bjorke, Matt ( February 29, 2016 ). `` The Top 30 Digital Singles : February 29, 2016 ''. Roughstock. ^ Jump up to : `` Nielsen SoundScan charts -- Digital Songs -- Week Ending : 7 / 6 / 2017 '' ( PDF ). Nielsen SoundScan. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on August 8, 2017. Jump up ^ Watts, Cindy ( August 31, 2016 ). `` Eric Church, Chris Stapleton, Maren Morris leaders in 2016 CMA Awards nominations ''. The Tennessean. Retrieved August 31, 2016. Jump up ^ `` 2016 British Country Music Awards Winners ''. Country Routes New Blog. November 1, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2017. Jump up ^ Hautman, Nicholas ( April 2, 2017 ). `` ACM Awards 2017 : Complete List of Nominees and Winners ''. Us Weekly. Retrieved April 2, 2017. Jump up ^ McClellan, Laura ( January 26, 2016 ). `` Maren Morris Finds Her Own Religion in ' My Church ' Video ''. Taste of Country. Retrieved 3 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` Maren Morris -- Chart history '' Canadian Hot 100 for Maren Morris. Retrieved February 16, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Maren Morris -- Chart history '' Billboard Canada Country for Maren Morris. Retrieved February 16, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 1, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Maren Morris -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot 100 for Maren Morris. Retrieved February 16, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Maren Morris -- Chart history '' Billboard Country Airplay for Maren Morris. Retrieved February 16, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Maren Morris -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot Country Songs for Maren Morris. Retrieved February 16, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Country Airplay Songs - Year - End 2016 - Billboard ''. Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Hot Country Songs - Year - End 2016 - Billboard ''. Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Canadian single certifications -- Maren Morris -- My Church ''. Music Canada. Retrieved February 16, 2017. Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- Maren Morris -- My Church ''. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 16, 2017. 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Question: who sings country song this is my church
Answer: Maren Morris