"Looking For You" is a

gospel Gospel originally meant the Christian message ("the gospel"), but in the 2nd century it came to be used also for the books in which the message was set out. In this sense a gospel can be defined as a loose-knit, episodic narrative of the words an ...

song by

Kirk Franklin Kirk Dewayne Franklin (born January 26, 1970) is an American songwriter, choir director, gospel singer, and rapper. He is best known for leading urban contemporary gospel ensembles such as The Family, God's Property, and One Nation Crew (1NC) a ...

from his 2005 album ''

Hero A hero (feminine: heroine) is a real person or a main fictional character who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through feats of ingenuity, courage, or Physical strength, strength. Like other formerly gender-specific terms (like ...

''. The song contains a sample from "

Haven't You Heard "Haven't You Heard" may refer to: * "Haven't You Heard" (Patrice Rushen song), a 1980 song by Patrice Rushen * "Haven't You Heard" (Shirley Myers song), a 1998 song by Shirley Myers * "Haven't You Heard", a 1998 song by Jeff Buckley from his post ...

," which was written by

Patrice Rushen Patrice Louise Rushen (born September 30, 1954) is an American jazz pianist and R&B singer. She is also a composer, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and music director. Her 1982 single "Forget Me Nots" received a Grammy Awar ...

, Charles Mims Jr, Sheree Brown, and Freddie Washington.

Chart performance

"Looking for You" became a crossover hit as it was popular with gospel, R&B, and pop audiences. The song reached number five on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, number 61 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and number one on the Hot Gospel Songs chart in the United States, making it Kirk Franklin's most successful single to date.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Personnel

#Shaun Martin, Chris Godbey, and Kirk Franklin - Drum Programming #Jerome Harmon, Shaun Martin, and Kirk Franklin - Keyboards #Shaun Martin and D.J. Ernest "Ernie G" Green - Minimoog #Chris Godbey - Tracking Engineer #Dave Pensado - Mixing Engineer ''*Note: Personnel listing from

album liner.

Awards

The song was nominated for a

Dove Award A Dove Award is an accolade by the Gospel Music Association (GMA) of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the Christian music industry. The awards are presented annually. Formerly held in Nashville, Tennessee, the Dove Awards ...

for Urban Recorded Song of the Year at the

37th GMA Dove Awards The 37th Annual GMA Dove Awards, also called the 37th Annual GMA Music Awards, were held on April 5, 2006 recognizing accomplishments of Christian musicians for the year 2005. The show was held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee, ...

.37th Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominations & Winners
on About.com; Jones, Kim

External links

"Looking for You" lyrics on Yahoo! MusicMusic video on Yahoo! Music

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Looking For You 2005 singles Music videos directed by Darren Grant Kirk Franklin songs Songs written by Kirk Franklin Songs written by Patrice Rushen 2005 songs