Oceans is the third EP by Australian worship band Hillsong United. The EP released on 10 September 2013, and features four versions of the song, "

Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)" is a song by Australian worship group Hillsong United. It was released on 23 August 2013 as the second and final single from their third studio album, ''Zion'' (2013). The song is led by Taya Smith, and was written ...

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''. (February 2013) The song peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' Christian Songs chart at the end of 2013. ''Billboard'' referred to the band's name as "United" on the chart.

Background

The song was one of the first ones the band wrote for ''

''. ''Breathecast'' described the other versions of the song as follows: "The latter econdversion strips away a little of the cinematic strings effect as well as the extended bridge of the original. Rather, imbued with a acerbic drumming pattern and heftier production, it certainly has the package Christian radio is looking for. The Lark Remix which is third on the EP accelerates the tempo morphing this ballad into a club-like anthem with pacey dance beats, yet without destroying the reverential mode of the song." He said of the fourth live version: "It is the most worshipful version".

Reception

Jonathan Andre of Indie Vision Music called "Oceans" "a classic worship song" but advised "the casual listener" to stream the songs first before buying the EP and said "if I were to pick between this EP and another EP full of 5 brand new worship songs, I’d pick the other EP." Louder than the Music reviewer Jono Davies also questioned the need of releasing several versions of "Oceans" while he noted that the song is "powerful". Timothy Yap of Breathecast applauded the lyrics: "Such a progression of faith within the unfolding of the song moving from fear to faith to triumphantly walking upon our 'oceans' is what makes this song such a stellar example of the craft of song writing."

Track listing

;Notes *Matt Crocker, Joel Houston and Salomon Ligthelm wrote the song, and Taya Smith is the worship leader.

References

External links

Official Hillsong music page
{{Hillsong albums 2012 EPs 2012 live albums Hillsong Music live albums