"Promise Keeper" is a song performed by American

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singer

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. The song was released to

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in the United States on December 26, 2020, as the second 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. "Promise Keeper" peaked at No. 26 on the US

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chart. "Promise Keeper" received a nomination for the

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

Background

Hope Darst initially released "Promise Keeper" alongside the song "Set Free" as the promotional singles in the lead-up to the release of her debut studio album, ''Peace Be Still'' (2020), on July 10, 2020. On November 6, 2020, the radio team of

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announced that "Promise Keeper" will be serviced to

in the United States, the official add date for the single slated on December 26, 2020. Darst shared the story behind the song, saying:

Composition

"Promise Keeper" is composed in the key of F with a tempo of 77.6

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and a musical time signature of .

Accolades

Music videos

The official lyric video of "Promise Keeper" was published on Hope Darst's

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channel on July 10, 2020. The official audio video of the song was published on YouTube on July 15, 2020.

Charts

Release history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Promise Keeper 2020 songs 2020 singles Songs written by Ethan Hulse Contemporary Christian songs