Never Would Have Made It
"Never Would Have Made It" | |
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Single by Marvin Sapp | |
from the album Thirsty | |
Released | 2007 |
Genre | Gospel |
Length | 3:49 (radio edit) 6:56 (album version) |
Label | Verity, Zomba |
Songwriter(s) | Matthew Brownie, Marvin Sapp |
"Never Would Have Made It" is a single by American gospel singer Marvin Sapp from his seventh studio album Thirsty. Sapp wrote this song as a tribute after the death of his father, Henry Lewis Sapp, Jr. He testifies that it was created by divine inspiration the Sunday after his father’s burial.
Music video[]
The 2008 music video features Sapp, and a cast of actors in interjecting scenes. Throughout the video, the scenes interchange and a revisited over the scenes plot development. The primary scene is Sapp in an auditorium; this scene moves from the stage to a balcony. The first of the interchanging scenes is shot in 16th Street Baptist Church, a church known for a Civil Rights Era bombing; over the course of exchanges the scene develops to show a pastor preaching from the pulpit. The second scene features a cast of three young women mourning at a graveside. The third scene features a mother and child in a car, presumably jobless and lacking resources to provide for her child. The original music video shows the live recording.
Chart positions[]
The song is Sapp's biggest success so far on American music charts. The song peaked at #82 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S. It also topped the Billboard Hot Gospel Songs chart and reached the top twenty on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs listing. The song topped the gospel chart for 46 weeks.[1] The song was also certified platinum by the RIAA.
Chart (2007-2009) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] | 82 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Gospel Songs[2] | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[2] | 14 |
References[]
- ^ "Chart Beat Thursday: Marvin Sapp, Lady Antebellum, J-Lo". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Chart peak positions Billboard.com. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
External links[]
- Artist Profile WLIB website
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
- 2007 singles
- Gospel songs
- 2007 songs