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Love of God (song)

"Love of God" is a song by Brandon Lake and Phil Wickham. It was released as a standalone single on June 28, 2024.[1] Lake and Wickham co-wrote the song with Benjamin Hastings, and Cody Carnes.[2] Jonathan Smith handled the production of the single.

"Love of God"
Single by Brandon Lake and Phil Wickham
ReleasedJune 28, 2024 (2024-06-28)
GenreContemporary worship music
Length
  • 5:24
  • 7:48 (live)
LabelProvident Label Group
Songwriter(s)
  • Brandon Lake
  • Benjamin William Hastings
  • Cody Carnes
  • Phil Wickham
Producer(s)Jonathan Smith
Brandon Lake singles chronology
"Miracle Child"
(2024) 		"Love of God"
(2024) 		"Hands Up to Heaven"
(2024)
Phil Wickham singles chronology
"Just Too Good"
(2023) 		"Love of God"
(2024)
Music videos
"Love of God" on YouTube
"Love of God" (Live) on YouTube
"Love of God" (Lyrics) on YouTube
"Love of God" (Song Sessions) on YouTube

The song peaked at number 20 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart published by Billboard.[3]

Composition

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"Love of God" is composed in the key of G♭ with a tempo of 74 beats per minute and a musical time signature of 4
4.[4]

Commercial performance

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"Love of God" debuted at number 20 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated July 13, 2024,[5] concurrently charting at number two on the Christian Digital Song Sales chart.[6]

Music videos

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Brandon Lake premiered the official lyric video for the song via YouTube on June 28, 2024.[7] Lake released the official music video for "Love of God" via YouTube on July 1, 2024.[8][9]

Essential Worship issued the official Song Sessions video for the song featuring Lake and Wickham via YouTube on July 8, 2024.[10] On October 25, 2024, Brandon Lake published the live performance video of "Love of God" on YouTube.[11]

Track listing

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"Love of God" — EP
No.TitleLength
1."Love of God"5:24
2."Love of God" (Song Session; with Essential Worship)5:20
3."Love of God" (Instrumental Version)5:24
4."Love of God" (Acapella Version)5:11
Total length:21:19
"Love of God" (Live)
No.TitleLength
1."Love of God" (Live)7:48
2."Intro + Love of God" (Live)10:08
Total length:17:56

Charts

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Chart performance for "Love of God"
Chart (2024) Peak
position
US Christian Songs (Billboard)[3] 20

Personnel

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Adapted from AllMusic.[12]

  • Brandon Lake — primary artist
  • Court Clement — acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Courtlan Clement — acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • David Ramirez — keyboards
  • Devonne Fowlkes — background vocals
  • Jacob Arnold — drums
  • Jacob Lowery — bass guitar
  • Jason Eskridge — arranger, background vocals, editing, engineer
  • John Denosky — editing
  • Jonathan Smith — piano, producer, programmer
  • Joshua Frerichs — programmer
  • Kristen Rogers — background vocals
  • Luke Skaggs — acoustic guitar
  • Mark Suhoen — programmer
  • Matt Huber — mixing engineer
  • Moiba Mustapha — background vocals
  • Phil Wickham — primary artist
  • Sam Moses — Mastering Engineer
  • Taylor Johnson — electric guitar
  • Whitney Coleman — background vocals

Release history

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Release history for "Love of God"
Region Version Date Format Label Ref.
Various EP June 28, 2024
Provident Label Group [13]
Live August 26, 2024 [14]

References

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  1. ^ Clarks, Jessie (June 28, 2024). "Brandon Lake & Phil Wickham Collaborate On "Love Of God" - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "Love Of God | Official Song Resources on SongSelect®". SongSelect. CCLI. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Brandon Lake Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  4. ^ "Love of God by Brandon Lake, Phil Wickham | MultiTracks.com". MultiTracks. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  5. ^ "Hot Christian Songs Chart - Billboard". Billboard. July 9, 2024. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  6. ^ "Christian Digital Song Sales Chart | Billboard". Billboard. July 9, 2024. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  7. ^ "Brandon Lake & Phil Wickham - Love Of God (Official Lyric Video) - YouTube". YouTube. June 28, 2024. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  8. ^ "Brandon Lake, Phil Wickham - Love of God (Music Video) - YouTube". YouTube. July 1, 2024. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  9. ^ Longs, Herb (July 1, 2024). "Brandon Lake & Phil Wickham "Love Of God" Music Video - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  10. ^ "BRANDON LAKE & PHIL WICKHAM - Love Of God: Song Session - YouTube". YouTube. July 8, 2024. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  11. ^ "Brandon Lake, Phil Wickham - Love Of God (Live) (Music Video) - YouTube". YouTube. October 25, 2024. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  12. ^ "Love of God - Brandon Lake | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  13. ^ "‎Love of God - EP - Album by Brandon Lake & Phil Wickham - Apple Music". June 28, 2024. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Apple Music.
  14. ^ "‎Love of God (Live) - EP - Album by Brandon Lake & Phil Wickham - Apple Music". October 25, 2024. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Apple Music.
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