"Hills and Valleys" is a song performed by American
Christian pop artist
Tauren Wells
Tauren Gabriel Wells is an American singer, songwriter, and multi instrumentalist from Houston, Texas who is known for making contemporary Christian music.
Biography
Wells was a founding member of Royal Tailor along with DJ Cox and Blake Hubba ...
. It was released on January 20, 2017,
as the third single from Wells' debut studio album, ''Hills and Valleys'' (2017). Wells co-wrote the song with
Chuck Butler
Charles Roland "Chuck" Butler (born February 10, 1971) is an American Pop, Film/TV and Christian music producer, songwriter and composer. He has received 2 Grammy Awards as well as 5 GMA Dove Awards for his songwriting and music production work.
...
and Jonathan Smith.
"Hills and Valleys" peaked at number three on the US
Hot Christian Songs
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chart.
"Hills and Valleys" garnered a
Grammy Award
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nomination for
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song at the
2018 Grammy Awards
The 60th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held on January 28, 2018. The CBS network broadcast the show live from Madison Square Garden in New York City. The show was moved to January to avoid coinciding with the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongch ...
.
Background
Tauren Wells released "Hills and Valleys" as a multi-track single, containing the original recording as found on the Undefeated EP; a remix version titled "The Hills Remix," and an acoustic piano-driven rendition dubbed "The Valleys Version." Tauren Wells shared the story behind the song,
saying:
Composition
"Hills and Valleys" is composed in the key of
D Major with a tempo of 84 beats per minute, and a musical time signature of .
Accolades
Music videos
Tauren Wells released the official acoustic video of "Hills and Valleys" on January 20, 2017, via YouTube. On January 27, 2017, Tauren Wells published an official lyric video YouTube. On June 23, 2017, Wells released audio videos for the original recording, the Hills Remix and the Valley Version of the song on YouTube. On April 30, 2021, Wells released an official live performance video that shows Wells performing the song and filmed at
Lakewood Church in
Houston
Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...
, Texas.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
External links
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2017 songs
2017 singles
Tauren Wells songs
Songs written by Tauren Wells
Songs written by Chuck Butler