"Dive" is a song by contemporary Christian artist

Steven Curtis Chapman Steven Curtis Chapman (born November 21, 1962) is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, author, and social activist. Chapman began his career in the late 1980s as a songwriter and performer of conte ...

, released as the second single from his 1999 album '' Speechless''. "Dive" was covered by

PureNRG PureNRG (stylized as pureNRG and pronounced "Pure Energy") was a Christian pop group from Nashville, Tennessee. They were signed to Fervent Records in late 2006. They released six albums: their self-titled debut ''pureNRG'' (released May 2007 ...

on their final album ''Graduation: The Best of pureNRG''. In February 2019, a remixed country version was released as the lead single for Chapman's album ''Where the Bluegrass Grows''. The song features country singer

Ricky Skaggs Rickie Lee Skaggs (born July 18, 1954), known professionally as Ricky Skaggs, is an American neotraditional country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, ma ...

Personnel

* Steven Curtis Chapman – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar,

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, track arrangement * Randy Pearce – electric guitar *

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– programming, bass, track arrangement * Will Denton – drum loops * Scott Sheriff – backing vocals

Charts

Critical reception

"Dive" won the

Dove Award A Dove Award is an accolade by the Gospel Music Association (GMA) of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the Christian music industry. The awards are presented annually. Formerly held in Nashville, Tennessee, the Dove Awards ...

for Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year at the 31st GMA Dove Awards. It was also nominated for Song of the Year at that same event.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dive (Steven Curtis Chapman Song) 1999 singles Steven Curtis Chapman songs 1999 songs Sparrow Records singles Songs written by Steven Curtis Chapman