"Can't Steal My Joy" is a single by American

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and

Brandon Lake Michael Brandon Lake (born June 21, 1990) is an American contemporary worship music, Christian worship singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He writes songs at Seacoast Church in Charleston, South Carolina and he is a former member of Bethel Music ...

. The song was released on January 10, 2025, through F&L Label Group, Capitol CMG, and Josiah Queen Music.

Background

"Can't Steal My Joy" was the first release made by Queen since signing to Capitol CMG. Several teasers of the song were released to

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before its official release, receiving a combined five million views. The song itself accumulated 12.5 million digital streams within the first three months of release. Lyrically, the song is

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-based. It was written by Josiah Queen, Lake, Hank Bentley, and Jacob Scooter, with Bentley and Scooter producing. Queen said that the song "came from the idea that our joy isn't dependent on the situations we face in our lives". On January 9, 2025, an official music video was released, featuring song lyrics.

Commercial performance

"Cant Steal My Joy" reached No. 40 on the ''

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chart, and No. 6 on the Rock Digital Song Sales chart. Additionally it reached No. 11 on the

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chart, No. 33 on the

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, and No. 4 on the

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Track listing

Charts

References

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