Talking to Jesus

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"Talking to Jesus"
Talking to Jesus - Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music.jpg
Promotional single by Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music featuring Brandon Lake
from the album Old Church Basement
ReleasedApril 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)
Recorded2021
GenreContemporary worship music
Length8:29
LabelElevation Worship
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Chris Brown
  • Steven Furtick
  • Jason Ingram
  • Tony Brown
  • Jonathan Jay
Music video
"Talking to Jesus" on YouTube
"Talking to Jesus" (Lyrics) on YouTube

"Talking to Jesus" is a song performed by American contemporary worship bands Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music, which features vocals from Brandon Lake. The song was released on April 9, 2021, as a promotional single from their collaborative live album, Old Church Basement (2021).[1] The song was written by Brandon Lake, Chris Brown, and Steven Furtick.[2]

"Talking to Jesus" debuted at No. 9 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart,[3] and at No. 1 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart.[4]

Background[]

On April 9, 2021, Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music released "Talking to Jesus" featuring Brandon Lake as the second promotional single from their collaborative album, Old Church Basement (2021).[1] "Talking to Jesus" is the follow-up to the first promotional single from the album, "Jireh". The song also marks Brandon Lake's second appearance on an Elevation Worship project, having co-written and featured on the hit single "Graves into Gardens".[1]

Writing and development[]

Chris Brown of Elevation Worship shared the story about how the song came about,[5] saying

That morning Brandon and I were hacking away at a really fast song idea on a $200 bass and a Gretsch guitar when pastor [Steven Furtick] walked in on a mission to share the lyric idea that had come to him in the car on the way over.

Brown further added that he had difficulty explaining how they fell into a two chord trance that lasted several hours, with Furtick telling stories on the microphone, but that is how the song came about.[5]

Composition[]

"Talking to Jesus" is composed in the key of B with a tempo of 59 beats per minute, and a musical time signature of 4
4.[6]

Commercial performance[]

"Talking to Jesus" debuted at No. 9 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart and at No. 1 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart, both dated April 22, 2021.[7] "Talking to Jesus" attracted 2 million streams and 4,000 downloads in the United States in its first week.[7] "Talking to Jesus" is the second Hot Gospel Songs chart-topper for Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music, while being Brandon Lake's first No. 1 entry on the chart. On Hot Christian Songs, it is the eighth top ten entry for Elevation Worship, and the second for Maverick City Music and Lake.[7]

Music videos[]

On April 9, 2021, Elevation Worship released the official music video of "Talking to Jesus" on their YouTube channel.[8] The video shows Brandon Lake leading the song.

On April 30, 2021, Elevation Worship published the lyric video of the song on YouTube.[9]

Charts[]

Weekly chart performance for "Talking to Jesus"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[10] 38
US Christian Songs (Billboard)[3] 9
US Gospel Songs (Billboard)[4] 1
US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[11] 34

Release history[]

Release history for "Talking to Jesus"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various April 24, 2021
Elevation Worship Records [12]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Longs, Herb (April 9, 2021). "Elevation Worship & Maverick City Team Up For 'Talking To Jesus' – TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Talking To Jesus | Chords, Lyrics and Sheet Music | SongSelect®". SongSelect. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Elevation Worship Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Elevation Worship Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Hot Gospel Songs. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Yap, Timothy (April 13, 2021). "Elevation Worship and Maverick City Reveal How Grandma was the Inspiration Behind "Talking to Jesus" : News : JubileeCast". JubileeCast. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  6. ^ "Talking to Jesus by Elevation Worship". MultiTracks. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c Asker, Jim (April 22, 2021). "'Talking To Jesus' Tops Hot Gospel Songs Chart |} Billboard". Billboard. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  8. ^ "Talking To Jesus | Elevation Worship & Maverick City - YouTube". YouTube. April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  9. ^ "Talking To Jesus | Official Lyric Video | Elevation Worship & Maverick City - YouTube". YouTube. April 30, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  10. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  11. ^ "Elevation Worship Chart History (Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  12. ^ "Talking To Jesus (feat. Brandon Lake) - Single by Elevation Worship, Maverick City Music | Spotify". Spotify. April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

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