| Into the Mystery | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Needtobreathe |
| Cover: | IntoTheMystery.jpg |
| Released: | July 30, 2021 |
| Label: | Elektra |
| Prev Title: | Live from the Woods Vol. 2 |
| Prev Year: | 2021 |
| Next Title: | Caves |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
Into the Mystery is the eighth studio album by American rock band Needtobreathe, released on July 30, 2021, through Elektra Records.
Following the 2020 release of their seventh studio album, Out of Body, and the early-2021 release of live album Live from the Woods Vol. 2, Needtobreathe announced the upcoming release of studio album Into the Mystery on April 26, 2021.[1] After the band's tentative Out of Body Tour was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Needtobreathe spent 21 days living together and recording Into the Mystery in Tennessee. The title track, "Into the Mystery" was released as the first single from the album on May 6, 2021.[2] Subsequent singles released include "I Wanna Remember" (featuring Carrie Underwood),[3] "What I'm Here For",[4] "Sunshine",[5] "Chances",[6] and "Carry Me" (featuring Jon Foreman of Switchfoot).[7] A film chronicling the album recording process was released via Greenwich Entertainment in theaters for a one-night-only event on November 3, 2021,[8] though it was made available on-demand three weeks later on November 23, 2021.[9]
Needtobreathe announced the Into the Mystery Tour along with the announcement of the upcoming album on April 26, 2021. The band revealed tour guests to be the New Respects and Switchfoot on April 29 and 30, 2021, respectively.[10] The Into the Mystery Tour began in St. Louis, Missouri on September 7, 2021 and concluded in Atlanta, Georgia on October 30, 2021.[11] Needtobreathe performed "I Wanna Remember" with Carrie Underwood at Bonnaroo Farm during the 2021 CMT Music Awards, which aired on CMT on June 9, 2021.[12] The band later performed "Into the Mystery" on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
| Artist | Credit(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Seth Bolt | Bass, Percussion, Vocals | |
| Chris Brown | Marketing | |
| Tyler Burkum | Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Vocals (Background) | |
| Steve Bursky | Management | |
| Laura Epling | Violin | |
| Jon Foreman | Featured Artist | |
| Randall Harris | Banjo, Drums, Guitar (Acoustic), Percussion, Vocals | |
| Natalie Hemby | Featured Artist | |
| Mary Hooper | Cover Design, Creative Director | |
| David Leonard | Organ | |
| Josh Lovelace | Guitar (Acoustic), Harmonica, Mandola, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer, Vocals | |
| Jeremy Lutito | Drums, Percussion | |
| Chelsea McGough | Cello | |
| Sean Moffitt | Mixing | |
| Dustin Reynolds | Director | |
| William Rinehart | Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Mandola, Programming, Synthesizer, Vocals | |
| Konrad Snyder | Engineer, Producer | |
| Joe Stillwell | Drums | |
| Carrie Underwood | Featured Artist | |
| Source: | ||
| "Carry Me" | Hot Christian Songs | 38 | July 31, 2021 | 2 |
| "I Am Yours" | Hot Christian Songs | 27 | August 14, 2021 | 22 |
| Christian Airplay | 20 | February 12, 2022 | 13 | |
| Hot Rock & Alternative Songs | 49 | January 15, 2022 | 1 | |
| "Into the Mystery" | Hot Christian Songs | 27 | May 22, 2021 | 9 |
| Christian Digital Song Sales | 13 | 1 | ||
| "I Wanna Remember" | Rock Digital Song Sales | 6 | June 19, 2021 | 3 |
| Hot Christian Songs | 20 | June 5, 2021 | 15 | |
| Christian Digital Song Sales | 2 | 6 | ||
| "Sunshine" | Hot Christian Songs | 44 | July 3, 2021 | 2 |
| "What I'm Here For" | 43 | August 14, 2021 |