| City on Our Knees | |
| Cover: | City on our knees.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | TobyMac |
| Album: | Tonight |
| Recorded: | 2009 |
| Genre: | CCM, pop rock |
| Label: | ForeFront |
| Producer: | McKeehan, Moore |
| Prev Title: | No Ordinary Love |
| Prev Year: | 2008 |
| Next Title: | ShowStopper |
| Next Year: | 2009 |
"City on Our Knees" is a song by Christian artist TobyMac from his album, Tonight (2010). It was released as a radio single in August 2009 and reached No. 1 on Billboards Hot Christian Songs chart in October 2009.[1] It also reached No. 8 on Billboard's Heatseekers Songs. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award as the Best Gospel Song.[2] The song also charted at No. 4 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. The song sold over 17,000 digital units in its first week.[3] As of February 20, 2010, the song has sold over 225,000 copies, making it the fastest charting and selling track of tobyMac's career.[4] It won a Dove Award for Pop/Contemporary Song of the year.
On McKeehan's YouTube account, he posted a video talking about the meaning of the song; "'City on our Knees' is really about a moment. A moment that we all come together. Where our differences fall by the wayside. And it's really a reminder that that moment could be right now, tonight."[5]
In 2010, the song was nominated for a Dove Award for Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year at the 41st GMA Dove Awards.[6]
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Christian Digital Songs (Billboard)[7] | 4 |
| US Heatseekers Songs (Billboard)[8] | 11 |