"My Jesus" is a song by American

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singer Anne Wilson, released on April 16, 2021, as the lead single from her debut studio album, '' My Jesus'' (2022). Wilson co-wrote the song with

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. "My Jesus" peaked at number one on both the US

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chart and on the

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chart. It was nominated for the ''Billboard'' Music Award for Top Christian Song at the 2022 ''Billboard'' Music Awards. "My Jesus" received two

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nominations for Song of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year at the 2022 GMA Dove Awards, ultimately winning the Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year award.

Background

On April 16, 2021, Wilson released her multi-track single "My Jesus" as the lead single to her upcoming studio album. She shared the story behind the song, saying:

Composition

"My Jesus" is composed in the key of -flatwith a tempo of 76 beats per minute and a musical time signature of .

Reception

Critical response

Joshua Andre of 365 Days of Inspiring Media gave a positive review of "My Jesus", saying: "Anne expertly and skilfully tells us her testimony through a 3 minute tune, that is the Gospel in its purest form."

Accolades

Commercial performance

"My Jesus" debuted at number 13 on the US

chart dated May 1, 2021, concurrently charting at number one on the Christian Digital Song Sales chart. The song was a breakthrough hit, as it went on to reach number one on the Hot Christian Songs chart, and the

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chart.

Music videos

On April 16, 2021, Anne Wilson released the official music video for "My Jesus". On June 4, 2021, Anne Wilson released the official lyric video for the song. On July 9, 2021, Anne Wilson released the live performance video of "My Jesus".

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic. * Jacob Arnold — drums, programmer * Chris Bevins — editing * Jesse Brock — mixing assistant * Court Clement — acoustic guitar, banjo, Dobro * Courtlan Clement — electric guitar * Nickie Conley — background vocals * David Cook — editing * Warren David — mixing assistant * Jason Eskridge — background vocals, choir arrangement, vocal arrangement * Ethan Hulse — acoustic guitar, background vocals * Joe LaPorta — mastering engineer * Tony Lucido — Bass * James MacDonald — background vocals * Scott Mills — electric guitar * Sean Moffitt — mixing *

— background vocals, Hammond B3, piano, producer, programmer, vocal producer, * Kiely Phillips — background vocals * Colton Price — editing, programmer * Danny Rader — acoustic guitar, electric guitar * Jonathan Smith — electric guitar, organ, piano, producer, programmer * Aaron Sterling — drums * Matt Ulrich — organ, piano *

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— producer, programmer * Anne Wilson — primary artist, vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

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Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2021 singles 2021 songs Anne Wilson songs Songs written by Anne Wilson Songs written by Jeff Pardo Songs written by Matthew West Sparrow Records singles