"Peace Be Still" is a song performed by American

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singer Hope Darst. The song was released on February 7, 2020, as the lead single from her debut studio album, '' Peace Be Still'' (2020). Darst co-wrote the song with Andrew Holt and

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. Jonathan Smith produced the single. "Peace Be Still" peaked at No. 6 on the US

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chart. "Peace Be Still" received a nomination for the

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Worship Recorded Song of the Year at the 2021 GMA Dove Awards.

Background

On February 7, 2020, Darst released "Peace Be Still" as her debut single via

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with her debut album slated for release in summer 2020. The song had been originally performed by

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and

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, released on The Belonging Co's debut album, ''

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'' (2017). On January 10, 2020, Fair Trade Services announced that "Peace Be Still" will be serviced to

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in the United States, the official add date for the single slated on February 28, 2020. Darst shared the story behind the song, saying:

Composition

"Peace Be Still" is composed in the key of A with a tempo of 71

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and a musical time signature of .

Reception

Critical response

Jonathan Andre of 365 Days of Inspiring Media gave a positive review of the song, saying "Writing and singing about peace when the world they knew was upside down is quite a wacky concept. But as evident in the song and how strong it is lyrically and musically in my opinion, “Peace Be Still” is a winner!"

Accolades

Music videos

The official lyric video of "Peace Be Still" was published on Hope Darst's

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channel on February 7, 2020. The official audio video of the song showcasing the single's artwork was published on YouTube on February 24, 2020. The official performance video for the "Peace Be Still" was availed by Hope Darst on August 16, 2020, to YouTube.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Peace Be Still (song) 2020 songs 2020 singles Contemporary Christian songs