# Hillsong Young & Free

Hillsong Young & Free (also known as Hillsong Y&F or simply Young & Free or Y&F) is an Australian contemporary worship music and Christian EDM group from Sydney, Australia, where they started making Christian music in 2012 at Hillsong Church. They have released four live albums: We Are Young & Free (2013), Youth Revival (2016), III Live (2018), and All of My Best Friends (2020); they have also released four studio albums: Youth Revival Acoustic (2017), III (2018), III (Studio Sessions) (2019), and III (Reimagined) (2019). Additionally, the group have released three EPs: This Is Living (2015), We Are Young & Free (The Remixes) - EP (2015), and Out Here on a Friday Where It Began (2021).

## Background

The group formed in 2012 out of Sydney, Australia, where they were located at Hillsong Church. Their members are worship leaders Aodhan King, Alexander Pappas, Tyler Douglass, Renee Sieff, Ben Tan, and Melodie Wagner. Hillsong United (launched in 1998), the original group, began when the members were all relatively young, since it was started as part of the youth ministry at Hillsong Church. As they started to mature, have families of their own, and take on adulthood, many people at the church felt there was a need for a new group that would aim its message at younger people with a stimulating new sound.

## History

Hillsong Young & Free released their first live album, We Are Young & Free, on 1 October 2013. The album debuted and peaked at No. 6 on the ARIA Albums Chart in Australia, also charting on several Billboard charts in the United States, peaking at No. 22 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Christian Albums chart. Their subsequent release, an extended play, This Is Living, was released on 11 January 2015. The release charted on the Billboard 200 at No. 38 and No. 1 on the Christian Albums chart. Their second extended play, The Remixes, was released on 4 December 2015. Their second live album, Youth Revival, was released on 26 February 2016. On 6 December 2016, it was announced that Hillsong Young & Free was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Contemporary Christian Music Album category for Youth Revival. Hillsong Young & Free featured on the track "Marching On" from Rend Collective's album Good News, which was released on 19 January 2018. In 2020, Young & Free's album All of My Best Friends was nominated for the 63rd Grammy Award in the Best Contemporary Christian Music Album category.

## Discography
### Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | AUS | US | US Christ. |
| We Are Young & Free | Released: 1 October 2013 Formats: CD, download, streamed audio | 6 | 22 | 1 |
| Youth Revival | Released: 26 February 2016 Formats: CD, download, streamed audio | 3 | 45 | 2 |
| Youth Revival Acoustic | Released: 24 February 2017 Formats: CD, download, streamed audio | 37 | — | 24 |
| III | Released: 29 June 2018 Formats: CD, download, streamed audio | 12 | 131 | 2 |
| III (Live at Hillsong Conference) | Released: 2 November 2018 Formats: CD, download, streamed audio | 50 | — | 40 |
| III (Studio Sessions) | Released: 5 April 2019 Formats: CD, download, streamed audio | — | — | — |
| III (Reimagined) | Released: 6 September 2019 Formats: Download, streamed audio | — | — | — |
| All of My Best Friends | Released: 28 August 2020 Formats: CD, Download, streamed audio | — | — | 14 |
| Todos Mis Mejores Amigos | Released: 15 January 2021 Formats: CD, Download, streamed audio | — | — | — |
| All Of My Best Friends (Acoustic) | Released: 12 February 2021 Formats: CD, Download, streamed audio | — | — | — |

### EPs

List of EPs, with selected chart positions :
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | EP details | AUS | US | US Christ |
| This Is Living | Released: 13 January 2015 Formats: CD, download, streamed audio | — | 38 | 1 |
| We Are Young & Free: The Remixes EP | Released: 4 December 2015 Formats: CD, download, streamed audio | 83 | — | 31 |
| Todos Mis Mejores Amigos | Released: 18 September 2020 Formats: CD, download, streamed audio | — | — | — |
| Wish We Were All Together...but until then | Released: 20 November 2020 Format: streamed audio | — | — | — |
| Out Here On a Friday Where It Began | Released: 30 July 2021 Formats: Download, streamed audio | — | — | — |

### Singles

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Title | US Christ. | US Christ. Air. | US Christ. Digital | NZ Hot | Aus Christ. Air. | Album |
| 2013 | "Alive" | 19 | 20 | 5 | — | — | We Are Young & Free |
| 2013 | "Wake" | 22 | 30 | 2 | — | 6 | We Are Young & Free |
| 2013 | "Vivo Estás (Alive)" | — | — | — | — | — | We Are Young & Free |
| 2014 | "The Stand" | — | — | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| 2015 | "Noel" | 40 | 32 | 23 | — | — | non-album singles |
| 2015 | "This Is Living" (featuring Lecrae) | 16 | 29 | 9 | — | 1 | This Is Living (EP) |
| 2015 | "Where You Are" | 16 | 25 | 17 | — | 1 | Youth Revival |
| 2016 | "Real Love" | 27 | 35 | 44 | — | 1 | Youth Revival |
| 2016 | "Falling Into You" | 29 | 23 | — | — | 1 | Youth Revival |
| 2017 | "Love Won't Let Me Down" | 22 | 30 | 11 | — | 1 | III (Three) |
| 2018 | "P E A C E" | 20 | — | 8 | — | 15 | III (Three) |
| 2018 | "Let Go" | 23 | 31 | 23 | — | 1 | III (Three) |
| 2018 | "Just Jesus" | 37 | — | — | — | — | III (Three) |
| 2019 | "Heart of God" | 46 | 39 | — | — | — | III (Three) |
| 2019 | "Every Little Thing" (featuring Andy Mineo) | — | 48 | — | — | 1 | III (Reimagined) |
| 2020 | "Best Friends" | 26 | 50 | 20 | 30 | 1 | All of My Best Friends |
| 2020 | "Hay Otra Salida (Best Friends)" | — | — | — | — | — | Todos Mis Mejores Amigos |
| 2020 | "Lord Send Revival" | 49 | — | — | — | — | All of My Best Friends |
| 2020 | "Never Have I Ever" | 36 | 42 | — | — | 1 | All of My Best Friends |
| 2020 | "World Outside Your Window" | — | 43 | — | — | — | All of My Best Friends |
| 2020 | "As I Am" | — | — | — | — | — | All of My Best Friends |
| 2020 | "Uncomplicated" | 41 | — | — | — | — | All of My Best Friends |
| 2020 | "Indescribable" | — | — | — | — | 1 | All of My Best Friends |
| 2021 | "Phenomena (DA DA)" | 46 | — | — | — | 1 | Out Here On a Friday Where It Began (EP) |

### Other charted songs

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Title | US Christ. | US Christ. Digital | Album |
| 2013 | "Back to Life" | — | 38 | We Are Young & Free |
| 2015 | "Sinking Deep" | 28 | 44 | This Is Living (EP) |
| 2015 | "Energy" | 35 | — | This Is Living (EP) |
| 2015 | "Pursue" | 34 | — | This Is Living (EP) |
| 2016 | "To My Knees" | 37 | — | Youth Revival |
| 2018 | "First Love" | 48 | — | III (Three) |

### Featured songs

* "Relentless (Young & Free Remix)" (2014) / Hillsong UNITED – The White Album
* "Alive" (2014) / Hillsong Worship – No Other Name (only DVD)
* "Sinking Deep" (2014) / Hillsong Worship – No Other Name (only DVD)
* "This Is Living" (2015) / Hillsong Worship – Open Heaven / River Wild (digital deluxe edition and DVD)
* "Pursue/All I Need Is You" (2015) / Hillsong Worship – Open Heaven / River Wild (digital deluxe edition and DVD)
* "Marching On (featuring Hillsong Young & Free)" (2018) / Rend Collective – Good News

### Music videos

* "Alive" (2013)
* "Wake" (2013)
* "Back to Life" (2013)
* "Gracious Tempest" (special performance) (2014)
* "This Is Living" (2015)
* "Where You Are" (2016)
* "Real Love" (2016)
* "Falling Into You" (2016)
* "Love Won't Let Me Down" (2017)
* "P E A C E" (2018)
* "Let Go" (2018)