Fear Is Not My Future Explained

Fear Is Not My Future
Cover:Fear Is Not My Future (Radio Version) - Maverick City Music featuring Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Maverick City Music and Kirk Franklin featuring Brandon Lake and Chandler Moore
Album:Kingdom Book One
Recorded:March 2022
Venue:Everglades Correctional Institution, Miami-Dade, Florida, US
Genre:Contemporary worship
Length:
  • 10:25 (album version)
  • 4:02 (radio version)
Label:
Producer:
  • Tony Brown
  • Jonathan Jay
  • Kirk Franklin
  • Chandler Moore
  • Norman Gyamfi
Chronology:Maverick City Music
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"Fear Is Not My Future" is a song performed by American contemporary worship collective Maverick City Music and American gospel musician Kirk Franklin featuring American singers Brandon Lake and Chandler Moore. The radio version of the song was released on November 4, 2022,[1] becoming the lead single from their collaborative live album, Kingdom Book One (2022).[2] Brandon Lake had originally released the song featuring Chandler Moore on his third studio album, Help! (2022).[3] The song was written by Brandon Lake, Hannah Shackelford, Jonathan Jay, and Nicole Hannel.[4] At the 2023 GMA Dove Awards, "Fear Is Not My Future" was nominated for Song of the Year and Worship Recorded Song of the Year awards.[5]

"Fear Is Not My Future" debuted at number 13 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, and at number four on the Hot Gospel Songs chart. The song received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song at the 2023 Grammy Awards.[6]

Background

Brandon Lake originally released "Fear Is Not My Future" with Chandler Moore as the eighth track on his third studio album, Help!, on May 13, 2022.[7] Lake shared the story behind the song,[8] saying:

On June 17. 2022, Maverick City Music and Kirk Franklin released the live version of the song featuring Lake and Moore as the second track on their collaborative live album, Kingdom Book One,[9] along with the song's official music video.[10]

Composition

"Fear Is Not My Future" is composed in the key of E♭ with a tempo of 69 beats per minute and a musical time signature of .[11]

Reception

Critical response

Katie Cline of Air1 gave a favorable opinion of the song, saying: "In “Fear is Not My Future,” Brandon Lake and Chandler David Moore’s voices restore hope to our troubled minds, bidding farewell to sickness, heartbreak, and death as we embrace the peace, love, and joy of Christ in our lives."[12] Briauna Prieto of Peer Magazine wrote a positive review of the song, saying: "With a typical build and repetitive lyrics, this song is easy to catch on to. It's also full of long musical interludes that Maverick City incorporates into so many of their songs, giving plenty of room to have your own personal reflection during the song."[13]

Awards and nominations

Awards
YearOrganizationAwardResultRef
2023Grammy AwardsBest Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
GMA Dove AwardsSong of the Year
Worship Recorded Song of the Year

Commercial performance

"Fear Is Not My Future" debuted at number 26 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart,[14] and number 11 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart dated July 2, 2022.[15]

Music videos

On June 17, 2022, Maverick City Music and Kirk Franklin released the music video of "Fear Is Not My Future" featuring Brandon Lake and Chandler Moore, filmed at Mother Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina.[16] [17] The music video's release is in remembrance of the Charleston church shooting which occurred at the church seven years prior on June 17, 2015.

On June 20, 2022, Essential Worship released an acoustic performance video of the song, with Brandon Lake and Chandler Moore leading the song.[18]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2022-2023)! scope="col"
Peak
position
US Christian AC (Billboard)[19] 18
US Gospel Songs (Billboard)[20] 4

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Fear Is Not My Future"
Chart (2022)Position
US Christian Songs (Billboard)[21] 82
US Gospel Songs (Billboard)[22] 30
Chart (2023)Position
US Christian Songs (Billboard)[23] 38
US Christian Airplay (Billboard)[24] 33
US Christian AC (Billboard)[25] 25
US Gospel Songs (Billboard)[26] 4

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormatLabel
VariousNovember 4, 2022 Tribl Records

Other versions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fear Is Not My Future (Radio Version) (feat, Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore) (Single) by Maverick City Music CD Reviews And Information NewReleaseToday.com . Ford . Bradden . November 4, 2022 . NewReleaseToday . November 6, 2022 . live . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/sS123 . November 6, 2022.
  2. Web site: Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin Release 'Kingdom Book One' CCM Magazine . Cluver . Ross . June 17, 2022 . . October 20, 2022.
  3. Web site: Help! by Brandon Christian CD Book Reviews NRTeam Member JasminPatterson_NRT NewReleaseToday . Patterson . Jasmine . May 17, 2022 . NewReleaseToday . NRT Media, Inc . October 20, 2022.
  4. Web site: Fear Is Not My Future Chords, Lyrics and Sheet Music SongSelect® . SongSelect® . October 20, 2022.
  5. 2023 GMA Dove Awards (Full Nominations List): Brandon Lake Leads – Billboard . Grein . Paul . August 9, 2023 . . September 11, 2023.
  6. Web site: Nominations For 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards Unveiled Including CCM & Gospel Categories - TCB . Longs . Herb . November 15, 2022 . The Christian Beat . November 26, 2022.
  7. Web site: Help! by Brandon Lake CD Reviews And Information NewReleaseToday . October 14, 2022 . NewReleaseToday . October 20, 2022.
  8. Web site: Behind The Song: Brandon Lake Shares The Heart Behind His Song “Fear Is Not My Future” Freeccm.com . Young . Abby . August 10, 2022 . Freeccm.com . October 20, 2022.
  9. Web site: Louder Than The Music - Maverick City Music - Kingdom Book One . June 17, 2022 . Louder Than The Music . October 20, 2022.
  10. Web site: Watch: Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin’s Fear is Not My Future Shore Fire Media . June 17, 2022 . Shore Fire Media . October 20, 2022.
  11. Web site: Fear Is Not My Future by Maverick City Music, Kirk Franklin . MultiTracks . October 20, 2022.
  12. Web site: Maverick City Music Brings Hope to the Forefront in "Fear is Not My Future" Air1 Worship Music . Cline . Katie . August 10, 2022 . . October 20, 2022.
  13. "Fear is Not My Future" by Maverick City Music and Kirk Franklin . Prieto . Briauna . September 1, 2022 . Peer Magazine . October 20, 2022.
  14. Hot Christian Songs - Billboard . June 28, 2022 . . October 20, 2022.
  15. Web site: Hot Gospel Songs - Billboard . June 28, 2022 . . October 20, 2022.
  16. Web site: Fear is Not My Future (feat. Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore) Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin - YouTube . June 17, 2022 . . October 20, 2022.
  17. Web site: Mav City x Kirk Franklin Mark 7th Anniversary Of Mother Emmanuel Tragedy With "Fear Is Not My Future" - TCB . Longs . Herb . June 17, 2022 . The Christian Beat . October 20, 2022.
  18. Web site: BRANDON LAKE + CHANDLER MOORE - Fear Is Not My Future: Song Session - YouTube . June 20, 2022 . . October 20, 2022.
  19. Maverick City Music Chart History (Christian AC Airplay) . . April 25, 2023.
  20. Web site: Maverick City Music Chart History (Hot Gospel Songs) . . January 18, 2023.
  21. Hot Christian Songs – Billboard . . Year-End Chart . December 4, 2022.
  22. Hot Gospel Songs – Billboard . . Year-End Chart . December 21, 2022.
  23. Web site: Hot Christian Songs – Billboard . . Year-End Chart . February 7, 2024.
  24. Web site: Christian Airplay Songs – Billboard . . Year-End Chart . February 7, 2024.
  25. Web site: Christian AC Airplay Songs – Billboard . . Year-End Chart . February 7, 2024.
  26. Hot Gospel Songs – Billboard . . Year-End Chart . February 7, 2024.
  27. Web site: Todd Galberth Drops 'Encounter' - TCB . Clarks . Jessie . October 14, 2022 . The Christian Beat . October 20, 2022.

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