My Testimony Explained

My Testimony
Type:promo
Artist:Elevation Worship
Album:Graves into Gardens
Recorded:2019
Venue:Elevation Ballantyne, Charlotte, North Carolina, US
Genre:
Label:
  • Elevation Worship
Producer:
  • Chris Brown
  • Aaron Robertson

"My Testimony" (stylized in capital letters) is a song performed by American contemporary worship band Elevation Worship which was released as a promotional single from their eighth live album, Graves into Gardens (2020), on April 3, 2020.[1] [2] The song was written by Brandon Lake, Chris Brown, Steven Furtick and Tiffany Hudson.[3] Chris Brown and Aaron Robertson handled the production of the single. "My Testimony" peaked at No. 24 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart despite not being an official single.

Background

On April 3, 2020, Elevation Worship released "My Testimony" as the second promotional single in the lead-up to the release of its parent album, Graves into Gardens.[4] "My Testimony" followed the release of two other songs from the album: "The Blessing" and "Graves into Gardens".[5] Chris Brown of Elevation Worship spoke about song, saying: "This track is like a shot of faith adrenaline declaring all that God's done for us, along with all the miracles and blessings we've yet to see him do in our lives."[6]

Composition

"My Testimony" is composed in the key of B with a tempo of 97 beats per minute, and a musical time signature of .[7]

Commercial performance

"My Testimony" debuted at No. 25 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated April 18, 2020,[8] concurrently charting at No. 9 on the Christian Digital Song Sales chart.[9] Following the release of Graves into Gardens, the song reached at No. 24 on the Hot Christian Songs May 16-dated chart.[10]

Music videos

On April 15, 2020, Elevation Worship released the live performance video of "My Testimony" recorded at Elevation Church's Ballantyne campus on their YouTube channel,[11] The acoustic performance video of the song was published on YouTube by Elevation Worship on April 13, 2020.[12] The official lyric performance video of the song was published on YouTube by Elevation Worship on April 20, 2020.[13] Elevation Worship availed a Spanish rendition of the song, titled "Mi Testimonio" on their YouTube channel on July 10, 2020.[14] Elevation Worship released the music video for "My Testimony (Morning & Evening)" on YouTube on January 8, 2021.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elevation Worship Drops New Single & Video 'My Testimony' – CCM Magazine . April 3, 2020 . . April 8, 2021.
  2. Web site: JFH News: Elevation Worship Releases New Single, "My Testimony" . April 3, 2020 . JesusFreakHideout . April 8, 2021.
  3. Web site: My Testimony Chords, Lyrics and Sheet Music SongSelect® . SongSelect . CCLI . April 8, 2021.
  4. Web site: Elevation Worship Releases New Single "My Testimony" - TCB . Clarks . Jessie . April 3, 2020 . The Christian Beat . April 8, 2021.
  5. Web site: NEW Elevation Worship Single - "My Testimony" . April 3, 2020 . MultiTracks . April 8, 2021.
  6. Web site: Elevation Worship Drops their Third Single of 2020 "My Testimony" : News : JubileeCast . April 3, 2020 . Hallels . April 8, 2021.
  7. Web site: My Testimony by Elevation Worship . MultiTracks . April 8, 2021.
  8. Web site: Hot Christian Songs Chart Billboard . April 14, 2020 . . Hot Christian Songs . Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group . April 8, 2021.
  9. Web site: Christian Digital Song Sales Chart Billboard . April 14, 2020 . . Hot Christian Songs . Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group . April 8, 2021.
  10. Web site: Hot Christian Songs Chart Billboard . May 12, 2020 . . Hot Christian Songs . Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group . April 8, 2021.
  11. Web site: My Testimony Live Elevation Worship - YouTube . April 3, 2020 . . YouTube, LLC . April 8, 2021.
  12. Web site: My Testimony Acoustic Elevation Worship - YouTube . April 13, 2020 . . YouTube, LLC . April 8, 2021.
  13. Web site: My Testimony Official Lyric Video Elevation Worship - YouTube . April 20, 2020 . . YouTube, LLC . April 8, 2021.
  14. Web site: Mi Testimonio (My Testimony) Video Oficial Con Letras Elevation Worship - YouTube . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/1S-i8mtCoTU . 2021-12-21 . live. July 10, 2020 . . YouTube, LLC . April 8, 2021.
  15. Web site: My Testimony (Morning & Evening) Elevation Worship - YouTube . January 8, 2021 . . YouTube, LLC . April 8, 2021.
  16. Web site: My Testimony (Live) by Elevation Worship on Amazon Music - Amazon.com . April 3, 2020 . Amazon.com . April 8, 2021.