Blessed Be Your Name (song) explained

Blessed Be Your Name
Artist:Matt Redman
Album:Where Angels Fear to Tread
Released:2002
Recorded:2002
Genre:Contemporary worship music
Blessed Be Your Name
Type:single
Artist:Tree63
Album:The Answer to the Question
Genre:Contemporary worship music
Label:Essential

"Blessed Be Your Name" is a song by English Christian singer-songwriters Matt Redman and Beth Redman and performed by Matt Redman. The track appeared in Redman's 2002 album Where Angels Fear to Tread on Worship Together label. The Matt Redman track was not released as a single.

The song was covered as a single in 2003 by the South African Christian band Tree63. That version peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard Christian Songs chart,[1] becoming their first and biggest chart success. The single stayed 68 weeks on that same chart.[2] They included the track in their follow up album in 2004 titled The Answer to the Question. Their version is included on WOW Hits 2005. Also in 2004, Newsboys covered the song for their Devotion album.

The song has reappeared on later compilations albums, specifically on the Matt Redman 2005 compilation album released on Survivor Records and in 2008, in Tree63's compilation album released on Inpop Records.

Awards

In 2005, the song won GMA Dove Award for Worship Song of the Year.[3]

Charts

Decade-end charts

Notes and References

  1. https://www.billboard.com/charts/christian-songs/2004-08-21 Billboard Christian Songs Chart dated August 21, 2004
  2. Web site: Billboard: TREE63 CHART HISTORY Blessed Be Your Name . 2018-05-31 . 2019-04-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190415045205/https://www.billboard.com/music/tree63/chart-history/christian-songs/song/447699 . dead .
  3. Web site: 42nd Annual GMA Dove Awards on gmc . Doveawards.com . 28 February 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120605031050/http://www.doveawards.com/history.php?x=artist . 5 June 2012 .
  4. Web site: Hot Christian Singles and Tracks Titles Year-end (2004). 25 December 2004. Billboard.biz. Billboard. 11 September 2018.
  5. Web site: Hot Christian AC Decade-end (2000s). 2009. Billboard.biz. Billboard. 11 September 2018.