Hills and Valleys explained

Hills and Valleys
Cover:	Hills and Valleys - Tauren Wells.jpg
Alt:	Hills and Valleys Single Artwork
Type:	single
Artist:	Tauren Wells
Album:	Hills and Valleys
Recorded:	2016
Genre:	Contemporary Christian music
Label:	Reunion Records
Producer:	Chuck Butler Brent Milligan Jordan Sapp
Chronology:	Tauren Wells
Prev Title:	Love Is Action
Prev Year:	2016
Next Title:	All My Hope
Next Year:	2017

"Hills and Valleys" is a song performed by American Christian pop artist Tauren Wells. It was released on January 20, 2017,^[1] as the third single from Wells' debut studio album, Hills and Valleys (2017). Wells co-wrote the song with Chuck Butler and Jonathan Smith.^[2]

"Hills and Valleys" peaked at number three on the US Hot Christian Songs chart. "Hills and Valleys" garnered a Grammy Award nomination for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song at the 2018 Grammy Awards.

Background

Tauren Wells released "Hills and Valleys" as a multi-track single, containing the original recording as found on the Undefeated EP; a remix version titled "The Hills Remix," and an acoustic piano-driven rendition dubbed "The Valleys Version."^[3] Tauren Wells shared the story behind the song,^[4] saying:

Composition

"Hills and Valleys" is composed in the key of D Major with a tempo of 84 beats per minute, and a musical time signature of .^[5]

Music videos

Tauren Wells released the official acoustic video of "Hills and Valleys" on January 20, 2017, via YouTube.^[6] On January 27, 2017, Tauren Wells published an official lyric video YouTube.^[7] On June 23, 2017, Wells released audio videos for the original recording, the Hills Remix and the Valley Version of the song on YouTube.^{[8] [9] [10]} On April 30, 2021, Wells released an official live performance video that shows Wells performing the song and filmed at Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas.^[11]

Charts

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Hills and Valleys"

Chart (2017)	Peak position
US Christian Songs (Billboard)^[13]	7
US Christian Airplay (Billboard)^[14]	21
US Christian AC (Billboard)^[15]	27
US Christian CHR (Billboard)^[16]	7

Notes and References

1. Web site: Louder Than The Music - Tauren Wells - Hills and Valleys - Single . Louder Than The Music . October 19, 2021.
2. Web site: Hills and Valleys Chords, Lyrics and Sheet Music SongSelect® . SongSelect . CCLI . October 19, 2021.
3. Web site: Louder Than The Music - Tauren Wells - Hills and Valleys - Single . February 1, 2017 . Louder Than The Music . October 19, 2021.
4. Web site: #838 - "Hills and Valleys" by Tauren Wells BEHIND THE SONG WITH KEVIN DAVIS NewReleaseToday . Davis . Kevin . July 11, 2017 . NewReleaseToday . NRT Media, Inc . October 19, 2021.
5. Web site: Hills and Valleys by Tauren Wells . MultiTracks . October 19, 2021.
6. Web site: Tauren Wells - Hills and Valleys (Acoustic Video) - YouTube . January 20, 2017 . . YouTube, LLC . October 19, 2021.
7. Web site: Tauren Wells - Hills and Valleys (Lyric Video) - YouTube . January 27, 2017 . . YouTube, LLC . October 19, 2021.
8. Web site: Tauren Wells - Hills and Valleys (Official Audio) - YouTube . June 23, 2017 . . YouTube, LLC . October 19, 2021.
9. Web site: Hills and Valleys (The Hills Remix) (Official Audio) - YouTube . June 23, 2017 . . YouTube, LLC . October 19, 2021.
10. Web site: Hills and Valleys (The Valleys Version) (Official Audio) - YouTube . June 23, 2017 . . YouTube, LLC . October 19, 2021.
11. Web site: Tauren Wells - Hills and Valleys (Live) - YouTube . April 30, 2021 . . YouTube, LLC . October 19, 2021.
12. Tauren Wells Chart History (Christian AC) . Billboard . October 19, 2021.
13. Hot Christian Songs - Year-End Billboard . . Billboard-Hollywood . October 19, 2021.
14. Christian Airplay Songs - Year-End Billboard . . Billboard-Hollywood . October 19, 2021.
15. Christian AC Songs - Year-End Billboard . . Billboard-Hollywood . https://web.archive.org/web/20190807210746/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/hot-christian-adult-contemporary . August 7, 2019. 2019-08-07 .
16. Christian Pop Songs – Year-End Billboard . . Billboard-Hollywood . https://web.archive.org/web/20190807202857/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/hot-christian-chr-songs . August 7, 2019. 2019-08-07 .