"Prayin'" is a song written by Alan Earls from

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and recorded by Australian-born Irish singer and composer Johnny Logan. The song was released in association with

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's music entertainment series The Hit. The song peaked at number 3 on the Irish charts and number 1 on the Irish rock chart. Following the chart position, Logan spoke to the

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saying "For a person who has been around as long as I have, this is incredible. I feel like the singer

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plays in the film

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, the guy who tops the charts by accident."

Reception

Padraig Muldoon from WiwiBloggs said “"Prayin'" is completely different to his previous work. It's an anthemic rock song, which you could easily imagine being performed to a packed stadium. After a few listens it's very hard not to sing along. And despite its somber themes of death and loss it is oddly uplifting.”

Track listing

Charts

References

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