"Hello, My Name Is" is a song written and performed by
contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music, also known as CCM, Christian pop, and occasionally inspirational music is a genre of modern popular music, and an aspect of Christian media, which is lyrically focused on matters related to the Christian faith and s ...
ian,
Matthew West
Matthew Joseph West (born April 25, 1977) is an American contemporary Christian musician, singer-songwriter, and actor. He has released five studio albums and is known for his songs "More", "You Are Everything", and " The Motions". He was nomin ...
. It was released as the second single from his 2012 album, ''
Into the Light'', on July 10, 2012. The song became his fifth No. 1 on the
Hot Christian Songs
Hot Christian Songs is a music chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. It ranks the popularity of Christian songs using the same methodology developed for the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, the magazine's flagship songs c ...
chart. It stayed there for seventeen weeks.
Book
An official book inspired by the song was published on April 18, 2017 by West. West wrote the book as a sign to "tear off the false name tags that cover up your true identity" and understand who you are as a person. West reflected on what it means to release the book in an interview with CBN:
West wanted to write the book to tell all of his past mistakes and issues, while also trying to show relation to the reader.
Music video
A lyric video for the song was released on March 22, 2013. After asking for fans to send him requests for inspiration on his songs, West features the voice of Jordan, a man was dealing with a drug addiction. In the live version of the song, West explained Jordan's story:
The rest of the video features West performing the song live.
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Weekly charts
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References
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2013 singles
Matthew West songs
Songs written by Matthew West
2012 songs
Sparrow Records singles