"By Your Side" is a song by

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from their debut album ''

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''. It was released as the album's lead single in August 2008, and reached number 1 on ''R&R'''s Christian contemporary hit radio chart in January 2009. In 2010, "By Your Side" won the 41st Annual

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for Song of the Year. In addition, the song also appeared on compilation albums '' WOW Hits 2010'' and '' WOW #1s''. The song peaked at No. 2 on the

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chart. It lasted 58 weeks on the overall chart, their longest charting single. The song is played in a

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key at 130

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Composition

The song is written from the perspective of

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. Tenth Avenue North lead singer Mike Donehey's vocals have been compared to

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. The

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talk of how Jesus promises to be with us through all the circumstances that we face in life. This song musically consists of a 3-note repetitive guitar pattern, simple piano, and gentle drums.

Awards

In 2010, the song won a Dove Award for Song of the Year at the

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.41st Annual GMA Dove Awards nominees announced
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(February 18, 2010)

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References

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