Ain't No Grave (Bethel Music song) explained

Ain't No Grave
Type:promo
Artist:Bethel Music and Molly Skaggs
Album:Victory
Recorded:2018
Genre:
Label:Bethel Music
Producer:Ed Cash

"Ain't No Grave" is a song performed by Bethel Music and Molly Skaggs which was released as a promotional single from Bethel Music's eleventh live album, Victory (2019), on January 4, 2019.[1] The song was written by Jonathan David Helser, Melissa Helser and Molly Skaggs, with Claude Ely receiving a posthumous credit for the interpolation of his identically titled original composition.[2] Ed Cash produced the single.[3] The song peaked at No. 17 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart despite not being an official single.

Background

"Ain't No Grave" was initially released by Bethel Music on January 4, 2019, as one of four promotional singles from Victory, in the lead-up to the album's release which was slated for January 25, 2019.[4] Molly Skaggs shared the story behind the song,[5] saying:

Composition

"Ain't No Grave" is in the key of B minor with a moderate rock tempo of 74 beats per minute and a musical time signature of .[6]

Commercial performance

The song debuted on the US Hot Christian Songs chart at No. 40 on the issue week of January 19, 2019.[7] After the release of Victory, it jumped to No. 27.[8] In its fifteenth week on the chart, the song peaked at No. 17.[9]

Music videos

Bethel Music released the live music video of "Ain't No Grave" with Molly Skaggs leading the song during a worship service at Bethel Church through their YouTube channel on January 5, 2019.[10] The lyric video of the song was released on January 25, 2019, on YouTube by Bethel Music.[11] An acoustic performance video shot on location in North Carolina, with Skaggs singing was published on YouTube on September 11, 2019.[12]

Charts

Year-end charts

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bethel Music Album 'Victory' To Drop January 25 . Clarks . Jessie . January 4, 2019 . The Christian Beat . December 16, 2019.
  2. Web site: Ain't No Grave Chords, Lyrics and Sheet Music SongSelect® . SongSelect . CCLI . December 16, 2019.
  3. Web site: Victory - Bethel Music Credits AllMusic . . . November 15, 2019.
  4. Web site: Bethel Music Album 'Victory' To Drop January 25 . Clarks . Jessie . January 4, 2019 . The Christian Beat . November 15, 2019.
  5. Web site: Listen to Bethel Music's New Rootsy "Ain't No Grave" Here : News : Hallels . Yap . Timothy . January 3, 2019 . Hallels . December 16, 2019.
  6. Web site: Ain't No Grave by Bethel Music . MultiTracks . December 16, 2019.
  7. Web site: Christian Music: Praise and Worship Songs Chart Billboard 200 chart Billboard . January 15, 2019 . . Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group . December 16, 2019.
  8. Web site: Christian Music: Praise and Worship Songs Chart Billboard 200 chart Billboard . February 4, 2019 . . Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group . December 16, 2019.
  9. Web site: Christian Music: Praise and Worship Songs Chart Billboard 200 chart Billboard . April 30, 2019 . . Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group . December 16, 2019.
  10. Web site: Ain't No Grave (LIVE) - Bethel Music & Molly Skaggs VICTORY - YouTube . January 5, 2019 . . YouTube, LLC . December 16, 2019.
  11. Web site: Ain't No Grave (Official Lyric Video) - Bethel Music & Molly Skaggs VICTORY - YouTube . January 25, 2019 . . YouTube, LLC . December 16, 2019.
  12. Web site: Ain't Nograve - Molly Skaggs Acoustic - YouTube . September 11, 2019 . . YouTube, LLC . December 16, 2019.
  13. Web site: Hot Christian Songs – Year-End 2019 . Billboard. December 5, 2019.