Jireh (song)
"Jireh" is a song performed by American contemporary worship bands Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music, which features vocals from Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine. It impacted Christian radio in the United States on April 1, 2022, as the lead single from their collaborative live album, "Old Church Basement" (2021). The song was initially released as a promotional single on March 26, 2021. The song was written by Chandler Moore, Chris Brown, Naomi Raine, and Steven Furtick. "Jireh" peaked at No. 8 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, and at No. 1 on the Hot Gospel Songs  chart. It has been certified gold by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). "Jireh" was nominated for the GMA Dove Award Worship Recorded Song of the Year at the 2021 GMA Dove Awards. It was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song at the 2022 Grammy Awards, and the "Billboard" Music Award for Top Gospel Song at the 2022 "Billboard" Music Awards. Background. On March 26, 2021, Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music announced that they were releasing "Jireh" featuring Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine, along with its accompanying music video, as the first  promotional single from their collaborative live album, "Old Church Basement". The album is slated to be released on April 30, 2021. Writing and development. Chris Brown of Elevation Worship said that "Jireh" was the first song that he, Steven Furtick, Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine had written together and that it's the song that kickstarted the idea for "Old Church Basement". "Jireh" was written in the first songwriting sessions for Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music. Naomi Raine also shared the story about the writing session for the song, saying: Composition. "Jireh" is composed in the key of E ♭ with a tempo of 70 beats per minute, and a musical time signature of . Reception. Critical response. "Jireh" received critical acclaim, being described as "highly anticipated" and a "famous song." A special performance featuring Justin Bieber has been described as having the ability to “take you to church.” Commercial performance. "Jireh" debuted at No. 10 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart and at No. 1 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart, both dated April 10, 2021. "Jireh" attracted 2.1 million streams and 4,000 downloads in the United States in its first week. "Jireh" is the first Hot Gospel  Songs chart-topper for all four acts, while being the first Hot Christian Songs top ten entry for Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore, and Naomi Raine, and the seventh for Elevation Worship. "Jireh" debuted at No. 30 on the US Gospel Airplay chart dated September 11, 2021. The song reached No. 1 on the Gospel Airplay chart dated March 26, 2022, becoming the first Gospel Airplay chart-topping entry for all four acts. Music videos. On March 26, 2021, Elevation Worship released the official music video of "Jireh" on their YouTube channel. The video shows Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine  leading the song. On April 30, 2021, Elevation Worship published the lyric video of the song on YouTube. Performances. Maverick City Music performed "Jireh" at the 2021 GMA Dove Awards held at the Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on October 19, 2021. Maverick City Music also performed "Jireh" at the 64th Grammy Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 3, 2022. Maverick City Music became the first Christian gospel group to perform at the Grammy Awards show in 20 years. Charts. Weekly charts.