"Jireh" is a song performed by American

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bands

Elevation Worship Elevation Worship is a contemporary worship music collective from Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. The collective leads worship in weekend church services at Elevation Church, as well as performing concerts and tours around the Uni ...

and

Maverick City Music Maverick City Music is an American contemporary worship music collective founded by Tony Brown and Jonathan Jay originating from Atlanta. The collective made its debut in 2019 with the release of two extended plays, ''Maverick City, Vol. 1'' and ...

, which features vocals from

Chandler Moore Chandler David Moore (born March 21, 1995) is an American singer, songwriter, and worship leader. Moore currently partners Maverick City Music, a collective of worshippers working in the contemporary Christian music and Gospel world. Maverick ...

and

Naomi Raine Naomi Raine Solomon (born April 9, 1987) is an American Christian and gospel singer, songwriter, and worship leader. Raine is a member of Maverick City Music collective. Career Raine made her debut with Maverick City Music in 2019, releasi ...

. It impacted

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in the United States on April 1, 2022, as the lead single from their collaborative live album, ''

Old Church Basement ''Old Church Basement'' is a collaborative live album by American contemporary worship groups Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music. It was released on April 30, 2021, via Sony Music Nashville through their imprints Elevation Worship Rec ...

'' (2021). The song was initially released as a promotional single on March 26, 2021. The song was written by Chandler Moore, Chris Brown, Naomi Raine, and

Steven Furtick Larry Stevens "Steven" Furtick Jr. (born February 19, 1980) is an American Baptist evangelical Christian pastor, author, and songwriter of Elevation Worship. He is the founder and senior pastor of Elevation Church, based in Charlotte North Car ...

. "Jireh" peaked at No. 8 on the US

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chart, and at No. 1 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart. It has been certified

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(RIAA). The song was ranked by ''

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'' as the fourth biggest gospel song in 2022. "Jireh" was nominated for the

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Worship Recorded Song of the Year at the 2021 GMA Dove Awards. It was also nominated for the

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at the 2022 Grammy Awards, and the ''Billboard'' Music Award for Top Gospel Song at the 2022 ''Billboard'' Music Awards. The song received two

nominations for Song of the Year and Worship Recorded Song of the Year at the 2022 GMA Dove Awards.

Background

On March 26, 2021, Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music announced that they were releasing "Jireh" featuring Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine, along with its accompanying music video, as the first promotional single from their collaborative live album, ''Old Church Basement''. The album is slated to be released on April 30, 2021.

Writing and development

Chris Brown of Elevation Worship said that "Jireh" was the first song that he, Steven Furtick, Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine had written together and that it's the song that kickstarted the idea for ''Old Church Basement''. "Jireh" was written in the first songwriting sessions for Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music. Naomi Raine also shared the story about the writing session for the song, saying:

Composition

"Jireh" is composed in the key of E♭ with a tempo of 70 beats per minute, and a musical time signature of .

Reception

Critical response

"Jireh" received critical acclaim, being described as "highly anticipated" and a "famous song." A special performance featuring

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has been described as having the ability to “take you to church.”

Accolades

Commercial performance

"Jireh" debuted at No. 10 on the US

chart and at No. 1 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart, both dated April 10, 2021.} "Jireh" attracted 2.1 million streams and 4,000 downloads in the United States in its first week. "Jireh" is the first Hot Gospel Songs chart-topper for all four acts, while being the first Hot Christian Songs top ten entry for Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore, and Naomi Raine, and the seventh for Elevation Worship. "Jireh" debuted at No. 30 on the US Gospel Airplay chart dated September 11, 2021. The song reached No. 1 on the Gospel Airplay chart dated March 26, 2022, becoming the first Gospel Airplay chart-topping entry for all four acts.

Music videos

On March 26, 2021, Elevation Worship released the official music video of "Jireh" on their

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channel. The video shows Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine leading the song. On April 30, 2021, Elevation Worship published the lyric video of the song on YouTube.

Performances

Maverick City Music performed "Jireh" at the 2021 GMA Dove Awards held at the

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on October 19, 2021. Maverick City Music also performed "Jireh" at the

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held at the

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on April 3, 2022. Maverick City Music became the first Christian gospel group to perform at the Grammy Awards show in 20 years. On June 23, 2022, Maverick City Music performed "Jireh" on their

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performance as part of

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's commemoration of Black Music Month.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

Other versions

* Passion released a version of the song with Maverick City Music on their live album, ''Burn Bright'' (2022).

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2021 songs Elevation Worship songs Maverick City Music songs Chandler Moore songs Songs written by Steven Furtick Songs written by Chandler Moore