Covered (song) explained

Covered
Type:single
Recorded:April 14, 2014
Venue:Hisense Arena, Melbourne, Australia
Genre:Worship
Length:7:55
Label:
Producer:Joth Hunt,[1] Aaron Lindsey and Kevin Camp[2]
Chronology:Planetshakers
Prev Title:Endless Praise
Prev Year:2014
Next Title:I Know Who You Are
Next Year:2016

"Covered" is a song performed by Planetshakers and Israel & New Breed. Planetshakers released the song as the lead single from live album (2014)[3] on October 21, 2014, as well as the Israel & New Breed live album (2015)[4] [5] on July 24, 2015. The song also appeared on the album on the Planetshakers Outback Worship Sessions (2015) and also appeared on the Spanish album Eres Mi Todo as the song Me Cubres by Job González. The song was written by Joth Hunt and Israel Houghton.[6]

Composition and genre

"Covered" by Planetshakers is composed in the key of B with a tempo of 85 beats per minute and a musical time signature of .[7] "Covered" by Israel & New Breed is composed in the key of B with a tempo of 87 beats per minute and a musical time signature of .[8]

The song was written by Joth Hunt and Israel Houghton.[9]

In 2014, Planetshakers released the song Covered, the song was recorded live during the Awakening 2014 conference held April 14–17, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia.

In 2014, Israel & New Breed released the song Covered, the song was recorded in studio with style Gospel for (Radio Edit)[10] also recorded the live version that appears on the album with the same title Covered released in 2015.[11]

In 2015, Planetshakers released the song Covered, this song was recorded in studio with style Pop Acoustic for the album Outback Worship Sessions.[12]

Commercial performance

Covered on the Digital Song Sales chart on October 31, 2014, the song debuted at No. 3.[13]

Music videos

On October 23, 2014, Planetshakers released the live music video of "Covered" on YouTube channel and has garnered over 2 million views as of June 2021.[14] Planetshakers also released a music video of Covered in an acoustic session on October 23, 2014.[15]

Covers and renditions

Covered has been translated and interpreted in many evangelical churches around the world. This song has been covered by a number of Christian music artists.

Israel Houghton featuring Job González recorded the song "Me Cubres" (Covered) in Spanish for the album Eres Mi Todo released on February 15, 2016.[16]

Cindy Cruse-Ratcliff also released the song (Covered) on October 26, 2016.[17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: This Is Our Time: Live - Planetshakers : Credits. AllMusic. November 5, 2015 .
  2. Web site: ISRAEL HOUGHTON RELEASES 'COVERED' SINGLE AHEAD OF LIVE ALBUM . Louder Than The Music . 20 June 2021.
  3. Web site: Timothy . Yap . Planetshakers Teaming with Israel Houghton For Their New Album "This is Our Time" . 2 October 2014 . JubileeCast . 19 June 2021.
  4. Web site: Timothy . Yap . Israel Houghton & New Breed "Covered: Alive in Asia" Album Review . 2 October 2014 . JubileeCast . 19 June 2021.
  5. Web site: Israel & New Breed Covered: Alive in Asia . . 20 June 2021.
  6. Web site: Planetshakers Covered . . 19 June 2021.
  7. Web site: Covered Planetshakers - This Is Our Time . MultiTracks . 19 June 2021.
  8. Web site: Covered Israel and New Breed - Covered: Alive in Asia . MultiTracks . 19 June 2021.
  9. Web site: Planetshakers Covered . . 19 June 2021.
  10. Web site: Covered (Radio Edit) - Single Israel & New Breed . . 20 June 2021.
  11. Web site: Israel Houghton – Covered . . 20 June 2021.
  12. Web site: Joshua. Andre. Music Reviews: Planetshakers – Outback Worship Sessions . 365 Days of Inspiring Media . November 4, 2015. May 10, 2015.
  13. Gospel Digital Song Sales . . 19 June 2021.
  14. Web site: COVERED Official Planetshakers Video . . 19 June 2021.
  15. Web site: COVERED ACOUSTIC SESSION Official from Planetshakers This Is Our Time live recording . . 19 June 2021.
  16. Web site: Me Cubres (feat. Israel Houghton) . Multitracks . 20 June 2021.
  17. Web site: Covered . . 12 July 2021.
  18. Israel & New Breed – Chart History (Digital Song Sales) . . June 19, 2021.