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Holy Forever
Type:single
Artist:Chris Tomlin
Album:Always
Recorded:2022
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Length:5:08
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Producer:Jonathan Smith
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"Holy Forever" is a song by American contemporary Christian musician Chris Tomlin. It impacted Christian radio in the United States on March 10, 2023, as the fourth single from Tomlin's fourteenth studio album, Always (2022). Tomlin co-wrote the song with Brian Johnson, Jason Ingram, Jenn Johnson, and Phil Wickham.[1] Jonathan Smith handled the production of the single.

"Holy Forever" peaked at No. 1 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart published by Billboard. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song at the 2023 Grammy Awards.[2]

Background

On July 15, 2022, Chris Tomlin announced that he would be releasing a new worship project titled Always on September 9, releasing "Holy Forever" as the first promotional single from the album.[3] "Holy Forever" followed the previously released singles "I See You," "Always," and "Yahweh (No One)."[4] Speaking with Christian magazine Worship Leader, Tomlin described the song as "the anchor" of Always.[5] [6]

Composition

"Holy Forever" is composed in the key of D♭ with a tempo of 72 beats per minute, and a musical time signature of .[7]

Reception

Critical response

Jonathan Andre in his 365 Days of Inspiring Media review spotlighted the track as one of three songs to listen to on Always, opining that "'Holy Forever' is my favourite song from Chris Tomlin’s Always, as this track becomes my favourite Chris Tomlin ballad, ever since 'Jesus' way back in 2016."[8] Timothy Yap of JubileeCast gave a positive review of the album, saying, "Solely focused on God in his glorious splendor surrounded with a soul-stirring chorus, this reminds us of the type of worship mentioned in Revelation 4 and 5."[9] Gerod Bass of Worship Musician magazine wrote a positive review of the song, saying it "touches on the ever faithful theme with its soaring chorus notes and reverent and honest worship."[10]

Accolades

Commercial performance

"Holy Forever" debuted at No. 43 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated July 30, 2022.[11]

Music videos

The official lyric video of "Holy Forever" was published via Chris Tomlin's YouTube channel on March 29, 2022.[12] A live performance of the song, featuring Brian and Jenn Johnson, was released on his channel on April 28, 2023, which was recorded during his seventh Good Friday Nashville concert in Bridgestone Arena.[13] [14]

Cover versions

On October 6, 2023, a cover of "Holy Forever" by American singer CeCe Winans was released on YouTube.[15] [16]
On October 18, 2023, a modern choral version of the song, arranged by Jay Rouse, was released on YouTube.[17]

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.[18]

Charts

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Holy Forever"
Chart (2023)Position
US Christian Songs (Billboard)[20] 4
US Christian Airplay (Billboard)[21] 9
US Christian AC (Billboard)[22] 5

Release history

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DateFormatLabel
VariousJuly 15, 2022
United StatesMarch 10, 2023Christian radio

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Holy Forever Chords, Lyrics and Sheet Music SongSelect® . SongSelect . CCLI . December 12, 2022.
  2. Web site: Chris Tomlin Honored With Two GRAMMY Nominations - TCB . Longs . Herbs . November 15, 2022 . The Christian Beat . December 12, 2022.
  3. Web site: Chris Tomlin releases 'Holy Forever' off new worship project . July 15, 2022 . Niagara Frontier Publications . November 27, 2022.
  4. Web site: Chris Tomlin Releases Next Track "Holy Forever" Off New Worship Project - TCB . Clarks . Jessie . July 15, 2022 . The Christian Beat . December 12, 2022.
  5. Web site: Tomlin . Chris . 2022-09-09 . Chris Tomlin - Holy Forever . 2024-03-27 . Worship Leader . en-US.
  6. Worship Leader and Songwriter Chris Tomlin - Songs of Deliverance vs. Songs of Transcendence . en . 2024-03-27 . www.youtube.com.
  7. Web site: Holy Forever by Chris Tomlin . MultiTracks . December 12, 2022.
  8. Web site: Chris Tomlin – Always 365 Days of Inspiring Media . Andre . Jonathan . September 20, 2022 . 365 Days of Inspiring Media . December 12, 2022.
  9. Web site: Chris Tomlin “Always” Album Review : Exclusives : JubileeCast . Yap . Timothy . September 8, 2022 . JubileeCast . December 12, 2022.
  10. Bass . Gerod . November 17, 2022 . Now Hear This . Worship Musician Magazine November 2022 . Adolph Agency Incorporated . December 12, 2022.
  11. Web site: Hot Christian Songs – Billboard . July 26, 2022 . . December 12, 2022.
  12. Web site: Chris Tomlin - Holy Forever (Lyric Video) - YouTube . July 15, 2022 . . December 12, 2022.
  13. Web site: News . C. C. M. . 2023-05-01 . Chris Tomlin Releases Live Performance Video for Single 'Holy Forever' . 2024-03-27 . CCM Magazine . en-US.
  14. Chris Tomlin - Holy Forever (Live) feat. Jenn & Brian Johnson . en . 2024-03-27 . www.youtube.com.
  15. Web site: 2014-10-02 . CeCe Winans Covers Chris Tomlin's "Holy Forever" (Watch the Video Here) . 2024-03-27 . www.jubileecast.com . en.
  16. CeCe Winans - Holy Forever (Official Music Video) . en . 2024-03-27 . www.youtube.com.
  17. Holy Forever, arranged by Jay Rouse . en . 2024-09-08 . www.youtube.com.
  18. Web site: Holy Forever - Chris Tomlin Credits AllMusic . . December 12, 2022.
  19. Web site: Chris Tomlin Chart History (Christian AC Airplay) . . August 8, 2023.
  20. Web site: Hot Christian Songs – Billboard . . Year-End Chart . February 7, 2024.
  21. Web site: Christian Airplay Songs – Billboard . . Year-End Chart . February 7, 2024.
  22. Web site: Christian AC Airplay Songs – Billboard . . Year-End Chart . February 7, 2024.

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