Breathe (Maverick City Music song) explained

Breathe
Cover:Breathe (feat. Jonathan McReynolds & DOE) - Maverick City Music.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Maverick City Music featuring Jonathan McReynolds and Doe
Genre:Contemporary gospel
Length:8:04
Label:Tribl Records
Producer:
  • Aaron Moses
  • Brandon Lake
  • Chandler Moore
  • Jonathan Jay
  • Tony Brown
Chronology:Maverick City Music
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Prev Year:2021
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Next Year:2021

"Breathe" is a song performed by American contemporary worship collective Maverick City Music featuring Jonathan McReynolds and Doe. The song was released on June 4, 2021, as the lead single to their fifth live album, (2021). The song was written by Chandler Moore, Doe Jones, Jonathan McReynolds, and Pat Barrett.[1]

"Breathe" peaked at number 31 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, and number ten on the Hot Gospel Songs chart. "Breathe" won the GMA Dove Award for Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year at the 2022 GMA Dove Awards.[2]

Background

Maverick City Music released "Breathe" on June 4, 2021, as the lead single from Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition, exclusively on Apple Music. Apple Music selected the song as part of its specially curated playlist of songs to honor Juneteenth 2021 titled Juneteenth 2021: Freedom Songs.[3] Jonathan McReynolds shared the story behind the song, saying: "Chandler [Moore] was praying in the session and talking about how the events that have taken place in America have a lot of us—especially Black men—waiting for the next shoe to drop. As we began writing our way through it, we just realized this connection to all of the breaths that have been snuffed out over the past years because of racism and discrimination. So the first idea was centered around us bracing ourselves for the next issue, the next trending topic, the next killing, the next trial, and how necessary it is for us as believers—and just people in general—to make sure that we don’t miss out on living, praising, and believing because of worry."[4]

Composition

"Breathe" is composed in the key of D♭ with a tempo of 74 beats per minute and a musical time signature of .[5]

Chart performance

"Breathe" debuted at number 35 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart[6] and number 12 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart dated July 3, 2021.[7]

Music video

Maverick City Music released the music video for "Breathe" featuring Chandler Moore, Jonathan McReynolds and Doe through Apple Music exclusively on June 18, 2021.[8] On February 11, 2022, Tribl Records published the music video for "Breathe" on YouTube.[9]

Performances

On February 18, 2022, Maverick City Music performed on "Breathe" on The Kelly Clarkson Show.[10]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2021-2022)! scope="col"
Peak
position
US Gospel Songs (Billboard)[11] 10

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Promises Chords, Lyrics and Sheet Music SongSelect® . SongSelect . CCLI . February 28, 2022 . May 11, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210511212102/https://songselect.ccli.com/Songs/7149439/promises . live .
  2. Web site: 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards Winners List - TCB . Longs . Herb . October 21, 2022 . The Christian Beat . October 22, 2022.
  3. Web site: Kirk Franklin & Maverick City Music Featured On Apple Music Juneteenth Playlist - TCB . Clarks . Jessie . June 16, 2021 . The Christian Beat . February 28, 2022 . June 28, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210628181641/https://www.thechristianbeat.org/apple-music-honors-juneteenth-2021-with-exclusive-collection-of-new-original-songs-and-covers-titled-juneteenth-2021-freedom-songs/ . live .
  4. Web site: Apple Music Honors Juneteenth 2021 with Exclusive Song Collection Step FWD UK Christian Chart . Dennis . O'Neil . June 19, 2021 . The Christian Beat . February 28, 2022 . June 19, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210619204223/https://astepfwd.com/apple-music-honors-juneteenth-2021-with-exclusive-song-collection/ . live .
  5. Web site: Breathe (Live) by Maverick City Music . MultiTracks . February 28, 2022 . February 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220228205408/https://www.multitracks.com/songs/Maverick-City-Music/Breathe-EP/Breathe-%28Live%29/ . live .
  6. Web site: Hot Christian Songs - Billboard . June 29, 2021 . . February 28, 2022 . November 19, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211119090712/https://www.billboard.com/charts/christian-songs/2021-07-03/ . live .
  7. Web site: Hot Gospel Songs - Billboard . June 29, 2021 . . February 28, 2022 . July 15, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210715210402/https://www.billboard.com/charts/gospel-songs/2021-07-03 . live .
  8. Web site: Breathe (feat. Chandler Moore, Jonathan McReynolds & DOE) by Maverick City Music on Apple Music . June 18, 2021 . . United States . . February 28, 2022 . June 19, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210619110819/https://music.apple.com/us/music-video/breathe-feat-chandler-moore-jonathan-mcreynolds-doe/1572869753 . live .
  9. Web site: Promises (feat. Joe L Barnes & Naomi Raine) - Maverick City TRIBL - YouTube . February 11, 2022 . . February 28, 2022 . February 9, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220209224710/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5m09rqOoxE . live .
  10. Web site: Maverick City Music Performs "Breathe" On 'The Kelly Clarkson Show' - TCB . Longs . Herbs . February 19, 2022 . The Christian Beat . February 28, 2022 . February 22, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220222043852/https://www.thechristianbeat.org/maverick-city-music-performs-breathe-on-the-kelly-clarkson-show/ . live .
  11. Web site: Elevation Worship Chart History Billboard . . Hot Gospel Songs . Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group . February 28, 2022 . November 15, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211115083915/https://www.billboard.com/music/maverick-city-music/chart-history/GSI . live .
  12. Hot Gospel Songs – Billboard . . Year-End Chart . December 4, 2022.
  13. Web site: Breathe (feat. Jonathan McReynolds & DOE) - Single by Maverick City Music on Apple Music . June 4, 2021 . . United States . . February 28, 2022 . February 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220228205421/https://music.apple.com/us/album/breathe-feat-jonathan-mcreynolds-doe-single/1569651657 . live .