"Canyons" is a song performed by American
contemporary worship
Contemporary worship is a form of Christian worship that emerged within Western evangelical Protestantism in the 20th century. It was originally confined to the charismatic movement, but is now found in a wide range of churches, including many w ...
musician
Cory Asbury
Cory Hunter Asbury is an American Christian musician, worship pastor, songwriter, and former member of the Bethel Music collective.
Starting as an intern with the International House of Prayer in Kansas City, Missouri, in 2005, Asbury's career as ...
which was released as a promotional single to Asbury's third studio album, ''
To Love a Fool
''To Love a Fool'' is the third solo studio album by American contemporary worship musician Cory Asbury, and his fourth album overall. Bethel Music released the album on July 31, 2020. Paul Mabury handled the production of the album.
The album ...
'' (2020), on July 17, 2020.
Asbury collaborated with Ethan Hulse in writing the song, and the production of the single was handled by Paul Mabury.
Background
On June 29, 2020, Asbury unveiled the name and artwork of the then-upcoming album, ''To Love a Fool'', with the release date slated for July 31, 2020. Asbury held an election-style contest for the release of a song from the album, asking fans to vote between "Canyons" and "
Sparrows
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Birds
* Old World sparrows, family Passeridae
* New World sparrows, family Passerellidae
* two species in the Passerine family Estrildidae:
** Java sparrow
** Timor sparrow
* Hedge sparrow, also known as the dunnock or hed ...
", with the winning song being slated for release on July 10, 2020. The contest was set on July 2. "Sparrows" won the contest and was released as the first promotional single from the album, concurrently launching the album's pre-order. "Canyons" was subsequently released as the second and final promotional single of ''To Love a Fool'' on July 18, 2020.
On November 6, 2020, Asbury released the live version of "Canyons" as part of his album, ''
To Love a Fool – A Rooftop Experience'' (2020).
Composition
"Canyons" is composed in the key of
A♭ with a tempo of 94 beats per minute and a musical time signature of .
Commercial performance
"Canyons" debuted at number thirty-seven on the US
Hot Christian Songs
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chart dated August 11, 2020. The song peaked at number thirty-four on the August 29-dated chart.
Music videos
Asbury published with the audio video of "Canyons" on
YouTube
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on July 17, 2020. Asbury then released the acoustic performance video of the song, which was recorded in his loft in downtown
Kalamazoo, Michigan
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, on July 20, 2020. On November 6, 2020, Asbury published the live performance video of the song, which was recorded on a rooftop in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Charts
References
External links
* on PraiseCharts
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2020 singles
Cory Asbury songs
2020 songs
Songs written by Ethan Hulse