| Good God Almighty | |
| Cover: | Good God Almighty by Crowder.png |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Crowder |
| Album: | Milk & Honey |
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| Chronology: | Crowder |
| Prev Title: | Night Like This |
| Prev Year: | 2020 |
| Next Title: | In the House |
| Next Year: | 2021 |
"Good God Almighty" is a song performed by American contemporary Christian music singer Crowder, released on January 15, 2021,[1] as the lead single to his fourth studio album, Milk & Honey (2021). Crowder co-wrote the song with Jeff Sojka and Ben Glover.[2]
"Good God Almighty" peaked at No. 1 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart. The song also went on to peak at No. 17 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. "Good God Almighty" received a nomination for the GMA Dove Award Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year at the 2021 GMA Dove Awards.[3] At the 2022 GMA Dove Awards, the song also received a GMA Dove Award nomination for Song of the Year.[4]
On January 15, 2021, Crowder released "Good God Almighty" as his first single, indicating that he had been making music for the New Year.[5] Crowder shared the story behind the song on social media,[6] saying:
"Good God Almighty" is composed in the key of D with a tempo of 81 beats per minute and a musical time signature of .[7]
Joshua Andre of 365 Days of Inspiring Media gave a positive review of "Good God Almighty", describing the song as "a 3 minute fusion between worship, rock and southern gospel- a marriage of genres that wouldn't normally work. But this is Crowder– and he's never been one to shy away from music experimentation. The result is a track that is forever etched into our memories… for the right reasons."[8]
| 2021 | GMA Dove Awards | Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year | [9] | |
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| 2022 | GMA Dove Awards | Song of the Year | ||
"Good God Almighty" debuted on Christian Airplay chart dated January 23, 2021, at number 29.[10] "Good God Almighty" debuted at number 14 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated January 30, 2021,[11] concurrently charting at number one on the Christian Digital Song Sales chart.[12] The song reached No. 1 on the Hot Christian Songs chart dated April 24, 2021, following a surge in streams and downloads after the music video's release.[13] "Good God Almighty" is Crowder's first chart-topping hit on the Hot Christian Songs chart. The song also reached No. 1 on the Christian Airplay chart dated May 15, 2021, becoming Crowder's third Christian Airplay chart-topper.[14]
Crowder released audio videos for the original and radio versions of "Good God Almighty" showcasing the single artwork on January 15, 2021.[15] [16] On April 10, 2021, Crowder released the official music video for "Good God Almighty".[17]
Adapted from AllMusic.[18]
| Peak position | ||
| US Christian AC (Billboard)[19] | 1 |
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| Chart (2021) | Position | |
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| US Christian Songs (Billboard)[20] | 3 | |
| US Christian Airplay (Billboard)[21] | 1 | |
| US Christian AC (Billboard)[22] | 1 | |
| US Weekend 22[23] | 3 |
| Date | Format | Label | |||
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| Various | January 15, 2021 |