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Only Jesus
Type:single
Artist:Casting Crowns
Album:Only Jesus
Released:[1]
Recorded:2018
Genre:Contemporary Christian, Christian rock
Length:[2]
Label:Beach Street, Reunion, Sony BMG
Producer:Casting Crowns
Prev Title:God of All My Days
Prev Year:2018
Next Title:Nobody
Next Year:2019

"Only Jesus" is a song by American contemporary Christian and Christian rock band Casting Crowns. The song was released as the lead single from their upcoming 2018 album with the same name on August 10, 2018.[3] [4] [5] The song peaked at No. 3 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, becoming their twenty-sixth Top 10 single, the second most Top 10 songs in the chart's history. The song is played in a D major key, and 124 beats per minute.[6] The song became their first Christian Airplay No. 1 since "Courageous" in 2011.

Background

"Only Jesus" was released on August 10, 2018, as the lead single on their eighth studio album of the same name. A lyric video was released on August 21, 2018.[7] This song finds frontman Mark Hall musing on the idea of what he will be remembered for when his life is over. He believes that his only accomplishments are those things where Jesus has been at work. Hall explained: "There's much talk these days about legacy. How do we want to be remembered? The more I think about it the more I'm reminded that anything in me that's worth remembering are the things that Jesus has worked on, and is still working on in me. On my own I have nothing to offer the world, but Jesus does - so don't mind me. Jesus is the only name to remember."[8]

The single was also written by American contemporary Christian musician Matthew West, who also features on the track "Nobody."[9]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
US Christian AC (Billboard)[11] 1
US Christian AC Indicator (Billboard)[12] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
US Christian Airplay (Billboard)[13] 45
US Christian Songs (Billboard)[14] 42
Chart (2019)Position
US Christian AC (Billboard)[15] 9
US Christian Airplay (Billboard)[16] 9
US Christian Songs (Billboard)[17] 7

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Only Jesus - Casting Crowns. August 10, 2018 . Genius. October 30, 2018.
  2. Web site: Only Jesus - Casting Crowns on Spotify . October 30, 2018 . Spotify . October 30, 2018.
  3. Web site: Only Jesus - Single. August 10, 2017. iTunes. October 30, 2018.
  4. Web site: Casting Crowns - The Heart Behind Only Jesus. .
  5. Web site: BRAND NEW ALBUM.
  6. Web site: Key & BPM for Known by Tauren Wells. October 30, 2018. Tunebat. October 30, 2018.
  7. Web site: Casting Crowns - Only Jesus (Official Lyric Video). October 30, 2018. YouTube. October 30, 2018.
  8. Web site: Casting Crowns Releases New Single/Video for "Only Jesus" . October 30, 2018. CCMMagazine. October 30, 2018.
  9. Web site: NEW SONG.
  10. Web site: 2020 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Nominees List. 2019-11-18. GRAMMY.com. en. 2019-11-20.
  11. Web site: Casting Crowns - Christian AC History . Billboard . January 30, 2018.
  12. Christian AC Indicator . https://web.archive.org/web/20180719081541/https://www.billboard.com/music/casting-crowns/chart-history/christian-ac-indicator. dead. July 19, 2018. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. January 17, 2019.
  13. Christian Airplay - Year-End 2018 - Billboard. . 4 December 2018.
  14. Hot Christian Songs – Year-End 2018 . Billboard. 4 December 2018.
  15. Christian AC – Year-End 2019 . Billboard. December 5, 2019.
  16. Christian Airplay – Year-End 2019 . Billboard. December 5, 2019.
  17. Hot Christian Songs – Year-End 2019 . Billboard. December 5, 2019.

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