"O'Lord" is a song by American

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singer and songwriter

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. It was released as the fifth single from her debut studio album, '' How Can It Be'', on September 22, 2017.

Composition

The ballad is played in an

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Commercial performance

The song became her eighth

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Top 10, peaking at No. 3. It lasted 43 weeks on the overall chart. It also peaked at No. 1 on the ''

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chart, her third No. 1 single from her 2014 EP '' How Can It Be''.

Music video

A music video for "O'Lord" was released on September 8, 2014, and has over 20 million views on

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. The video features Daigle singing with men in the background playing instruments. A lyric video for the single was released on October 24, 2017, following its radio release.

Composition

Commercial performance

Music video

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Weekly charts

Year-end charts

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