"Never Alone" (cf. Romans 8:34-39) is a song by Christian rock band BarlowGirl from their self-titled debut album BarlowGirl. The song was released as a radio single in 2004, when it soon became a No. 1 hit. It's included on WOW Hits 2005.
| "Never Alone" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by BarlowGirl | ||||
| from the album BarlowGirl | ||||
| Released | 2004 | |||
| Genre | Christian rock, pop rock | |||
| Length | 4:30 | |||
| Label | Word | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Alyssa, Lauren and Rebecca Barlow | |||
| Producer(s) | Otto Price | |||
| BarlowGirl singles chronology | ||||
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Background and writing
editThe song was written by the three sisters of BarlowGirl over a period of 45 minutes.[1] In their More Than Music book, the band says "One morning, we were in our living room praying and talking through our latest journal entries while Becca strummed idly on her guitar...On an impulse, Alyssa flipped open her journal and found some phrases she'd written over and over and sang them to the melody Becca was playing."[1]
Chart positions
edit"Never Alone" was the longest-running No. 1 song on R&R's Christian Hit Radio and Christian rock charts.[2] It was named the "Song of the Year" for 2004 on both charts.
Music video
editA music video for the song was announced on April 27, 2006,[3] and premiered on June 28, 2006, on Yahoo! Music.[4] The music video portrayed the three sisters on city streets for the beginning of the song. After the first chorus they are shown in an old building and outdoors, playing their instruments. Between these scenes are scenes of a man tied up to four stakes unable to escape. At the end as the music intensifies he is shown to stop fighting to escape and kneeling down, which in turn frees him from his bondage.
The music video was shot to promote the song for mainstream radio, in which the song failed to chart. However, it reached 6 million views in seven years and eight months after being uploaded on YouTube, making it the most-watched BarlowGirl video.[5]
Awards
editOn 2005, the song was nominated for a Dove Award for Rock Recorded Song of the Year at the 36th GMA Dove Awards.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b More Than Music, p. 46
- ^ BarlowGirl Bio Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine on Your Music Zone. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
- ^ "Re-Release of "Another Journal Entry"". BarlowGirl.com. April 27, 2006. Archived from the original on May 6, 2006. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- ^ "Never Alone Video: Yahoo Exclusive". BarlowGirl.com. June 27, 2006. Archived from the original on August 20, 2006. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- ^ BarlowGirlMusic (February 24, 2010). "Never Alone (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- ^ 2005 Dove Awards - 36th Annual Dove Awards on About.com; Jones, Kim
- BarlowGirl; Andrew Barlow (2006), BarlowGirl: More Than Music, Word Books, ISBN 1-933876-01-8