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. The song was released on December 10, 2021, as a single. Carnes co-wrote the song with

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and Austin Davis. Austin Davis produced the single. The song was covered by Maverick City Music, with Chandler Moore and Cody Carnes featuring on their track. The Maverick City Music rendition peaked at No. 33 on the US

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chart, and No. 10 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart.

Background

Cody Carnes released "Firm Foundation (He Won't)" on December 10, 2021. The song was his third and final single of 2021, following the releases of "

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" alongside

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and " Hope of the Ages" with

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and

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. Carnes shared the inspiration behind the song, saying:

Composition

"Firm Foundation (He Won't)" is composed in the key of B♭ with a tempo of 75 beats per minute and a musical time signature of .

Critical reception

Joshua Andre of 365 Days of Inspiring Media gave a positive review of the song, saying: "The long and short of it is that "Firm Foundation (He Won't)", is a song that we all need to hear. Catchy in its delivery, and poppy in its musical style; it is the lyrics that really hit home for me." Jono Davies, reviewing for Louder Than The Music, said of the song: "As a song overall this does what it says on the tin, a strong worship song with a strong and powerful message that I hope you take heart from. Cody is a great worship leader and is a great blessing and with this song he has made another great song that will touch peoples lives."

Commercial performance

"Firm Foundation (He Won't)" made its debut at No. 50 on the US Christian Airplay chart dated April 23, 2022.

Music video

The lyric video of "Firm Foundation (He Won't)" was published on December 10, 2021, on Cody Carnes' YouTube channel.

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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. * Dan Alber — bass * Jonathan Baines — choir/chorus * Cody Carnes — primary artist, acoustic guitar * Tamar Chipp — choir/chorus * Chad Chrisman — A&R * Austin Davis — background vocals, drums, electric guitar, engineer, keyboards, percussion, producer, vocal engineer * Garrett Davis — A&R * David Dennis — choir/chorus * Olivia Grasso — background vocals, choir/chorus * Jessica Hall — choir/chorus * Matt Huber — mixing * Kari Jobe — background vocals * Nicole Johnson — choir/chorus * Benji Kurokose — choir/chorus * Shantrice Laura — background vocals, choir/chorus * Brenton Miles — engineer, vocal engineer * Scott Mills — electric guitar * Noah Moreno — choir/chorus * Sam Moses — mastering engineer * Grant Pittman — keyboards, organ, piano * Edwin Portillo — vocal engineer * Bria Valderrama — choir/chorus

Charts

Release history

Maverick City Music version

On January 3, 2022, Maverick City Music released their version of "Firm Foundation (He Won't)" featuring Chandler Moore and Cody Carnes.

Composition

"Firm Foundation (He Won't)" is composed in the key of D♭ with a tempo of 75 beats per minute and a musical time signature of .

Commercial performance

"Firm Foundation (He Won't)" debuted at No. 49 on the US

, and No. 20 on the Hot Gospel Songs charts dated January 15, 2022.

Music video

The officlal music video of "Firm Foundation (He Won't)" was released on January 3, 2022, via Tribl Records' YouTube channel. The music video was filmed in

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, during Maverick City's national tour on October 1, 2021.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

External links

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