Love of God (song) explained
"Love of God" is a song by Brandon Lake and Phil Wickham. It was released as a standalone single on June 28, 2024.[1] Lake and Wickham co-wrote the song with Benjamin William Hastings and Cody Carnes.[2] Jonathan Smith handled the production of the single.
The song peaked at number 20 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart published by Billboard.
Background
On June 28, 2024, Brandon Lake and Phil Wickham released "Love of God" as a standalone single. The single was released ahead of the Summer Worship Nights Tour in August 2024.[3] The song marked the second collaboration between Lake and Wickham for the Summer Worship Nights Tour, following the release of "People of Heaven" in 2023.[4]
Composition
"Love of God" is composed in the key of G♭ with a tempo of 74 beats per minute and a musical time signature of .[5]
Critical reception
Joshua Andre, reviewing for 365 Days of Inspiring Media review, wrote a positive review of the song, saying: "The Easter themed melody recounts that it is Jesus' love that led him to die on the cross and to rise again for our sinsl it is the biblical and ever-true lyrics that impress me greatly."[6]
Commercial performance
"Love of God" debuted at number 20 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated July 13, 2024,[7] concurrently charting at number two on the Christian Digital Song Sales chart.[8]
Music videos
Brandon Lake premiered the official lyric video for the song via YouTube on June 28, 2024.[9] Lake released the official music video for "Love of God" via YouTube on July 1, 2024.[10] [11]
Essential Worship issued the official Song Sessions video for the song featuring Lake and Wickham via YouTube on July 8, 2024.[12] On October 25, 2024, Brandon Lake published the live performance video of "Love of God" on YouTube.[13]
Personnel
Adapted from AllMusic.[14]
- Brandon Lake — primary artist
- Court Clement — acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Courtlan Clement — acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- David Ramirez — keyboards
- Devonne Fowlkes — background vocals
- Jacob Arnold — drums
- Jacob Lowery — bass guitar
- Jason Eskridge — arranger, background vocals, editing, engineer
- John Denosky — editing
- Jonathan Smith — piano, producer, programmer
- Joshua Frerichs — programmer
- Kristen Rogers — background vocals
- Luke Skaggs — acoustic guitar
- Mark Suhoen — programmer
- Matt Huber — mixing engineer
- Moiba Mustapha — background vocals
- Phil Wickham — primary artist
- Sam Moses — Mastering Engineer
- Taylor Johnson — electric guitar
- Whitney Coleman — background vocals
Release history
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Brandon Lake & Phil Wickham Collaborate On "Love Of God" - TCB . Clarks . Jessie . June 28, 2024 . The Christian Beat . November 17, 2024.
- Web site: Love Of God Official Song Resources on SongSelect® . SongSelect . CCLI . November 17, 2024.
- Web site: Here Are the Lyrics to Brandon Lake & Phil Wickham's "Love Of God" : News : JubileeCast . Yap . Timothy . July 4, 2024 . JubileeCast . November 17, 2024.
- Web site: Brandon Lake & Phil Wickham Reunite for 'Love of God' Ahead of 'Summer Worship Nights' 2024 Air1 Worship Music . Williams . Lindsay . July 22, 2024 . JubileeCast . November 17, 2024.
- Web site: Love of God by Brandon Lake, Phil Wickham MultiTracks.com . MultiTracks . November 17, 2024.
- Web site: Phil Wickham and Brandon Lake – Love Of God (Single) 365 Days Of Inspiring Media . Andre . Joshua . September 26, 2024 . 365 Days of Inspiring Media . November 17, 2024.
- Hot Christian Songs Chart - Billboard . July 9, 2024 . . November 17, 2024.
- Christian Digital Song Sales Chart Billboard . July 9, 2024 . . November 17, 2024.
- Web site: Brandon Lake & Phil Wickham - Love Of God (Official Lyric Video) - YouTube . June 28, 2024 . . November 17, 2024.
- Web site: Brandon Lake, Phil Wickham - Love of God (Music Video) - YouTube . July 1, 2024 . . November 17, 2024.
- Web site: Brandon Lake & Phil Wickham "Love Of God" Music Video - TCB . Longs . Herb . July 1, 2024 . The Christian Beat . November 17, 2024.
- Web site: BRANDON LAKE & PHIL WICKHAM - Love Of God: Song Session - YouTube . July 8, 2024 . . November 17, 2024.
- Web site: Brandon Lake, Phil Wickham - Love Of God (Live) (Music Video) - YouTube . October 25, 2024 . . November 17, 2024.
- Web site: Love of God - Brandon Lake Album AllMusic . . November 17, 2024.
- Web site: Love of God - EP - Album by Brandon Lake & Phil Wickham - Apple Music . June 28, 2024 . Apple Music . November 17, 2024.
- Web site: Love of God (Live) - EP - Album by Brandon Lake & Phil Wickham - Apple Music . October 25, 2024 . Apple Music . November 17, 2024.
