Battle Is the Lord's explained

Battle Is the Lord's
Cover:	Battle Is the Lord's by Rebecca St. James featuring Brandon Lake (Official Single Cover).png
Alt:	Battle Is the Lord's Single Artwork
Type:	single
Artist:	Rebecca St. James featuring Brandon Lake
Album:	Dawn and Kingdom Come
Recorded:	2020
Genre:	Contemporary worship music
Label:	Heritage Music Group
Producer:	Seth Mosley Tedd Tjornhom
Chronology:	Rebecca St. James
Prev Title:	I Will Praise You
Prev Year:	2011
Next Title:	Together (Acoustic Version)
Next Year:	2020

"Battle Is the Lord's" is a song performed by Australian Christian pop singer Rebecca St. James featuring American contemporary worship musician Brandon Lake. The song was released on 12 June 2020, as the lead single to her fifth extended play, Dawn (2020).^[1] It later appeared on her tenth studio album, Kingdom Come. St. James co-wrote the song with Heath Balltzglier, Seth Condrey, and Tedd Tjornhom.^[2] Seth Mosley collaborated with Tedd Tjornhom in the production of the single.

Background

On 10 June 2020, Heritage Music Group announced that Rebecca St. James would be releasing her first single in nine years, titled "Battle Is the Lord's," on 12 June 2020.^[3] St. James shared the story behind the song,^[4] saying:

Composition

"Battle Is the Lord's" is composed in the key of G major with a tempo of 160 beats per minute.^[5]

Commercial performance

"Battle Is the Lord's" debuted on the Christian Airplay chart dated 27 June 2020, at No. 45.^[6] The song went on to peak at No. 34 and had spent fifteen non-consecutive weeks on the chart.

"Battle Is the Lord's" debuted at No. 48 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated 8 August 2020.^[7]

Music videos

The official lyric video for the "Battle Is the Lord's" was availed by Rebecca St. James on 15 June 2020, to YouTube.^[8] The acoustic performance video of the song was published on St. James' YouTube channel on 1 July 2020.^{[9] [10]} On 24 July 2020, St. James uploaded the audio video of the song on YouTube.^[11]

Release history

Region	Date	Version	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	12 June 2020	EP version		Heritage Music Group	^[12]
United States			Christian radio		^[13]
Various	28 March 2021	Live

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rebecca St. James Releases ‘Battle Is The Lord’s’ – CCM Magazine . Clarks . Jessie . 12 June 2020 . . 28 October 2020.
2. Web site: Battle Is The Lord's Chords, Lyrics and Sheet Music SongSelect® . SongSelect . CCLI . 28 October 2020.
3. Web site: Rebecca St. James Bows First New Single In Nine Years . Clarks . Jessie . 10 June 2020 . The Christian Beat . 28 October 2020.
4. Web site: Behind The Song: Phil Wickham Shares The Heart Behind His Song "Battle Belongs" Freeccm.com . Young . Abby . 18 August 2020 . Freeccm.com . 28 October 2020.
5. Web site: Key & BPM for Battle Is the Lord's by Rebecca St. James, Brandon Lake Tunebat . 12 June 2020 . Tunebat . 28 October 2020.
6. Web site: Christian Airplay Billboard . 24 June 2020 . . Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group . 28 October 2020.
7. Web site: Hot Christian Songs Chart Billboard . 5 August 2020 . . Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group . 28 October 2020.
8. Web site: Rebecca St. James - Battle Is The Lords [Official Lyric Video] - YouTube ]. 15 June 2020 . . YouTube, LLC . 28 October 2020.
9. Web site: Rebecca St. James - Battle Is the Lord's (feat. Brandon Lake) [Acoustic] - YouTube ]. 1 July 2020 . . YouTube, LLC . 28 October 2020.
10. Web site: Rebecca St. James "Battle Is The Lord's" Acoustic Video . Clarks . Jessie . 1 July 2020 . The Christian Beat . 28 October 2020.
11. Web site: Battle Is the Lord's - Rebecca St. James (feat. Brandon Lake) - YouTube . 24 July 2020 . . YouTube, LLC . 28 October 2020.
12. Web site: Battle Is the Lord's - Single by Rebecca St. James on Apple Music . 12 June 2020 . . United States . . 28 October 2020.
13. Web site: Rebecca St. James - Battle is the Lord's (feat. Brandon Lake) - Daily Play MPE®Daily Play MPE® . 11 June 2020 . Daily Play MPE® . Destiny Media Technologies Inc. . 27 October 2020.