# Rattle!

"Rattle!" (stylized in capital letters) is a song performed by American contemporary worship band Elevation Worship. On April 23, 2021, it was released as the third single from their eighth live album, Graves into Gardens (2020), to Christian radio stations in the United States. The song was written by Brandon Lake, Chris Brown, and Steven Furtick. Chris Brown and Aaron Robertson handled the production of the single.
"Rattle!" peaked at No. 4 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, and No. 25 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. At the 2022 GMA Dove Awards, "Rattle!" was nominated for the GMA Dove Award for Song of the Year.

## Background

"Rattle!" was initially released by Elevation Worship as a lyric video on YouTube on April 15, 2020. The song was officially released as the third promotional single of Graves into Gardens on April 24, after amassing on YouTube over 1.2 million views.
On July 10, 2020, Elevation Worship released a Spanish-language remake of the album Graves into Gardens, titled Tumbas a Jardines, which has a Spanish rendition of "Rattle!" titled "Ruido!". On January 8, 2021, Elevation Worship released the album, Graves into Gardens: Morning & Evening which included a new rendition of the song, "Rattle! (Morning & Evening)". The song impacted Christian radio stations on April 23, 2021.

## Writing and development

In an interview with Billboard, Chris Brown shared the story behind the song, saying:
   It was written during quarantine, primarily over voice memos and Zoom calls back and forth. There just became a significant energy around the song really quickly. It felt like we had all been in quarantine and we're pent-up, on a roller coaster of emotions. It's like, the news is on and we're up and down with good news, bad news, fear and anxiety. So, yes, this song just came out as a release of emotion and a call to arms. I just wanted to say like, 'Hey, it's gonna be okay.' My faith in God says there's a better day ahead. All of us are kind of burying different expectations right now. We're having funerals and…not being able to walk across the graduation stage or not getting to go to prom and then more serious issues that people are dealing with. So "Rattle!" is a giant release and response to everything that we've experienced. We felt like it just had to open the album.

## Composition

"Rattle!" is composed in the key of E♭ with a tempo of 76 beats per minute, and a musical time signature of $^4$ $_4$.

## Accolades

Awards :
| Year | Organization | Award | Result | Ref |
| 2022 | GMA Dove Awards | Song of the Year | Nominated | |

## Commercial performance

"Rattle!" debuted at number seventeen on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated May 9, 2020, concurrently charting at No. 1 on the Christian Digital Song Sales chart. Following the release of Graves into Gardens, the song reached at number sixteen on the Hot Christian Songs May 16-dated chart. The song spent a total of twenty one weeks appearing on the chart.
"Rattle!" returned to Hot Christian Songs chart dated on June 12, 2021, at number sixteen.
"Rattle!" rose to No. 1 on the Christian Airplay chart dated September 18, 2021.

## Music videos

On April 15, 2020, Elevation Worship released the lyric video of "Rattle!" recorded at Elevation Church's Ballantyne campus on their YouTube channel, The acoustic performance video of the song was published on YouTube by Elevation Worship on June 22, 2020. Elevation Worship availed a Spanish rendition of the song, titled "Ruido!" on their YouTube channel on July 10, 2020. Elevation Worship released the music video for "Rattle! (Morning & Evening)" on YouTube on January 8, 2021.

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| United States (RIAA) | Gold | 500,000$^‡$ |
| $^‡$ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |||

## Release history

| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
| Various | April 24, 2020 | Digital download (promotional release)streaming (promotional release) | Elevation Worship Records | |
| United States | April 23, 2021 | Christian radio | Elevation Worship Records | |

## Zach Williams, Essential Worship version

On November 13, 2020, Zach Williams and Essential Worship released a cover of the song featuring the vocals of Steven Furtick, as a standalone single.

### Background

Zach Williams shared the story behind the recording this version of the song, saying:
   'Impossible' and 'disappointment' are two words that have plagued our culture in this season. I want these words to be replaced with 'power' and 'miracles.' As a musician with a platform, I want 'My God is able' to rattle the minds of the listeners. The first time I heard this song, the raw power and emotion of this song impacted me greatly, and I want this song to be a reminder to all that God is able and he is doing great things.

### Composition

Zach Williams' and Essential Worship's version of the song is composed in the key of D♭ with a moderate tempo of 76 beats per minute and a musical time signature of $^4$ $_4$.

### Commercial performance

Zach Williams' and Essential Worship's rendition of the song made its debut at number 50 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart dated January 16, 2021.

### Music video

On November 12, 2020, Essential Worship published the lyric video of the song on YouTube.

### Charts

| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
| US Christian Songs (Billboard) | 46 |

### Release history

| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
| Various | November 13, 2020 | Digital downloadstreaming | Provident Label Group | |

## Other versions

* Brandon Lake released his own rendition of "Rattle!" featuring Tasha Cobbs Leonard on his second studio album, House of Miracles (2020).