"God So Loved" is a song by

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that was released as the fourth single from their debut studio album, ''

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'' (2020), on May 29, 2020. The song was written by

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, Scott Cash, Franni Cash, Martin Cash, and Andrew Bergthold. "God So Loved" became We the Kingdom's second top ten entry on the US

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chart, having peaked at No. 4. "God So Loved" received a nomination for the

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Worship Recorded Song of the Year at the 2021 GMA Dove Awards.

Background

We the Kingdom initially released the live performance version of "God So Loved" on October 25, 2019, as part of their debut extended play, '' Live at the Wheelhouse''. An acoustic version of the song by the band was released on the ''Live Acoustic Sessions'' EP on March 6, 2020. The studio version of "God So Loved" then followed on May 29, 2020, as the third single from ''Holy Water'' (2020). We the Kingdom shared the story behind the song, saying: On October 8, 2020, We the Kingdom released a new rendition of the song dubbed "God So Loved (World Version)" featuring Ayrton Day, Markus Fackler, Palankin, Victory Worship, André Aquino, NV Worship, and Veronika Lohmer, as a single.

Composition

"God So Loved" is composed in the key of B♭ with a moderate rock tempo of 100 beats per minute and a musical time signature of . The singers' vocal range spans from F₃ to D₅.

Accolades

Chart performance

"God So Loved" made its debut at No. 33 on the US

chart dated June 13, 2020, following its commercial release. The song broke through to the top ten sector of the chart at No. 9 on the September 5, 2020-dated chart, after thirteen weeks appearing on the chart. The song has since peaked at No. 5. "God So Loved" debuted on the US

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at No. 46, on the chart dated June 27, 2020. It spent seventeen weeks on the chart before reaching No. 1 on the October 17, 2020-dated chart.

Music videos

We the Kingdom released the live audio video of "God So Loved" on October 24, 2019. An acoustic performance video of "Holy Water" at the Boiler Room at Neuhoff Site,

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, was published on YouTube on the same day. We the Kingdom released the lyric video of "God So Loved" on May 30, 2020. The Storybrooke Sessions video was released to YouTube on June 9, 2020. The live music video of the song, recorded at Young Life Sharptop Cove in

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, was released on June 19, 2020, on YouTube. On October 8, 2020, We the Kingdom released the World Version music video featuring Ayrton Day, Markus Fackler, Palankin, Victory Worship, André Aquino, NV Worship, and Veronika Lohmer was released to YouTube.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

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