"This Is the Kingdom" is a song performed by American contemporary worship band Elevation Worship featuring Pat Barrett, which was released as a promotional single from their tenth live album, Lion (2022), on February 18, 2022.[1] The song was written by Chris Brown, Jason Ingram, Pat Barrett, and Steven Furtick.[2]
| "This Is the Kingdom" | |
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| Promotional single by Elevation Worship featuring Pat Barrett | |
| from the album Lion | |
| Released | February 4, 2022 |
| Recorded | 2021 |
| Genre | Contemporary worship music |
| Length | 9:57 |
| Label | Elevation Worship |
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| "This Is the Kingdom" on YouTube | |
| "This Is the Kingdom" (Lyrics) on YouTube | |
"This Is the Kingdom" peaked at No. 27 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart despite not being an official single.
Background
editOn February 18, 2022, Elevation Worship released "This Is the Kingdom" featuring Pat Barrett as the third promotional single in the lead-up to the release of its parent album, Lion (2022), following the releases of "Same God" and "What I See."[3] The song is based on the Beatitudes in Matthew 5,[4] and is split into two tracks, the second track being a spontaneous flow of worship, the tracks combined running for over fourteen minutes long.[5]
Composition
edit"This Is the Kingdom" is composed in the key of A with a tempo of 73 beats per minute, and a musical time signature of 4
4.[6]
Commercial performance
edit"This Is the Kingdom" debuted at number 44 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated March 5, 2022.[7]
Music videos
editElevation Worship released the music video for "This Is the Kingdom" featuring Pat Barrett leading the song during an Elevation Church worship service, via YouTube on February 18, 2022.[8] The official lyric video for the song was issued by Elevation Worship through YouTube on March 4, 2022.[9]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "This Is the Kingdom" (featuring Pat Barrett) | 9:57 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "This Is the Kingdom (Flow)" (featuring Pat Barrett) | 4:36 |
Charts
edit| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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| US Christian Songs (Billboard)[12] | 27 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | February 18, 2022 | (promotional release) | Elevation Worship Records | [10][11][13] |
References
edit- ^ "JFH News: Elevation Worship Releases New Song "This Is The Kingdom" from March 4th Album". Jesus Freak Hideout. February 18, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "This Is the Kingdom | Chords, Lyrics and Sheet Music | SongSelect®". SongSelect. CCLI. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ Clarks, Jessie (February 18, 2022). "Elevation Worship Debuts New Song "This Is The Kingdom" Ft. Pat Barrett - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "Louder Than The Music - Elevation Worship Releases New Song 'This Is The Kingdom' From Forthcoming Album". Louder Than The Music. February 19, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ Cluver, Ross (February 23, 2022). "Elevation Worship Releases New Single 'This Is The Kingdom' | CCM Magazine". CCM Magazine. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "This Is the Kingdom by Elevation Worship". MultiTracks. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "Hot Christian Songs - Billboard". Billboard. March 1, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "This Is The Kingdom (feat. Pat Barrett) | Elevation Worship - YouTube". YouTube. February 4, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "This Is The Kingdom (feat. Pat Barrett) | Official Lyric Video | Elevation Worship". YouTube. March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ a b "This Is the Kingdom (feat. Pat Barrett) - Single by Elevation Worship | Spotify". Spotify. February 18, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ a b "This Is the Kingdom (feat. Pat Barrett) [Flow] - Single by Elevation Worship | Spotify". Spotify. February 18, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "Elevation Worship Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "This Is the Kingdom by Elevation Worship feat. Pat Barrett on Amazon Music - Amazon.com". Amazon.com. February 18, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.