"Covered" is a song performed by

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and

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. Planetshakers released the song as the lead single from live album '' This Is Our Time: Live'' (2014) on October 21, 2014, as well as the Israel & New Breed live album '' Covered: Alive in Asia'' (2015) on July 24, 2015. The song also appeared on the album on the Planetshakers ''

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'' (2015) and also appeared on the Spanish album ''Eres Mi Todo'' as the song Me Cubres by Job González. The song was written by Joth Hunt and

Israel Houghton Israel Houghton (; born May 19, 1971) is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, producer and worship leader. He is usually credited as Israel & New Breed. Musical career Houghton produced an album by Michael Gungor, ''Big ...

Composition and genre

"Covered" by ''Planetshakers'' is composed in the key of B with a tempo of 85 beats per minute and a musical time signature of . "Covered" by Israel & New Breed is composed in the key of B with a tempo of 87 beats per minute and a musical time signature of . The song was written by Joth Hunt and

. In 2014, Planetshakers released the song ''Covered'', the song was recorded live during the Awakening 2014 conference held April 14–17, 2014 in

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, Australia. In 2014, Israel & New Breed released the song ''Covered'', the song was recorded in studio with style

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for (Radio Edit) also recorded the live version that appears on the album with the same title Covered released in 2015. In 2015, Planetshakers released the song ''Covered'', this song was recorded in studio with style Pop Acoustic for the album

Commercial performance

Covered on the

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chart on October 31, 2014, the song debuted at No. 3.

Music videos

On October 23, 2014, Planetshakers released the live music video of "Covered" on

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channel and has garnered over 2 million views as of June 2021. Planetshakers also released a music video of Covered in an acoustic session on October 23, 2014.

Covers and renditions

Covered has been translated and interpreted in many evangelical churches around the world. This song has been covered by a number of

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artists. Israel Houghton featuring Job González recorded the song "Me Cubres" (Covered) in Spanish for the album ''Eres Mi Todo'' released on February 15, 2016. Cindy Cruse-Ratcliff also released the song (Covered) on October 26, 2016.

Charts

References

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