Praise You Anywhere Explained

Praise You Anywhere
Cover:Praise You Anywhere - Brandon Lake.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Brandon Lake
Album:Coat of Many Colors
Genre:Contemporary worship music
Length:3:35
Label:Provident Label Group
Producer:
  • Jacob Sooter
  • Hank Bentley
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"Praise You Anywhere" is a song by Brandon Lake. The song was released on June 9, 2023,[1] as the lead single from his fourth studio album, Coat of Many Colors (2023).[2] Lake co-wrote the song with Ben Fielding, Hank Bentley, and Jacob Sooter.[3] Jacob Sooter and Hank Bentley worked on the production of the single.

The song peaked at number one on the US Hot Christian Songs chart published by Billboard.

Background

On June 9, 2023, Lake released "Praise You Anywhere" as the lead single to his upcoming studio album slated for release in fall.[4] Lake shared the story behind the song, saying: "This song is about turning to praise in and out of every season. There are times when we're surrounded by storms and times when we're living in immense blessing… We light God's heart up when we simply praise no matter what we're facing. Your situation might not change, but choosing to praise will change your perspective. This will get your eyes off a storm and onto God. I hope as you listen to this song and choose to praise, you're encouraged, and your faith is lifted."[5]

Composition

"Praise You Anywhere" is composed in the key of B with a tempo of 108 beats per minute and a musical time signature of .[6]

Reception

Critical response

Jasmin Patterson of 89.5 KTSY opined that "Praise You Anywhere" isn't only a fun praise song to sing at the top of your lungs; it has a powerful message too. This song shows us that God isn't only worthy of our praise when things are going well in our lives. God is worthy of our praise anytime, anywhere, in any season. In this song, Brandon Lake sings about praising God in the fire, in the valley, in the lion's den, in the prison. He uses this imagery, pulled from actual biblical stories, to describe praising God in trials and challenging situations."[7]

Accolades

Commercial performance

"Praise You Anywhere" debuted at number 38 on the US Christian Airplay chart dated June 17, 2023.[8] "Praise You Anywhere" debuted at number three on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated June 24, 2023,[9] concurrently charting at number two on the Christian Digital Song Sales chart.[10]

The song reached number one on the Hot Christian Songs chart dated November 4, 2023, with significant gains in airplay and streaming following the release of Coat of Many Colors.[11] "Praise You Anywhere" is Lake's third Hot Christian Songs chart-topping single in his career and he became the only artist to have reach number one on the chart with multiple singles in 2023, as "Gratitude" had reached number one on Hot Christian Songs in February.

Music videos

Brandon Lake released the official music video of "Praise You Anywhere" through their YouTube channel on June 9, 2023.[12] Lake also released the lyric video for the song via YouTube on the same day,[13] with Essential Worship also publishing the official acoustic performance video of the song, being performed by Brandon Lake, on YouTube.[14]

Charts

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Praise You Anywhere"
Chart (2023)Position
US Christian Songs (Billboard)[16] 17
US Christian Airplay (Billboard)[17] 26
US Christian AC (Billboard)[18] 23

Release history

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DateFormatLabelRef.
VariousJune 9, 2023Provident Label Group[19]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Brandon Lake Releases New Single 'Praise You Anywhere' CCM Magazine . June 10, 2023 . . June 26, 2023.
  2. Web site: Brandon Lake Announces 'Coat Of Many Colors' Album Coming October 20 - TCB . Longs . Herb . June 10, 2023 . The Christian Beat . June 26, 2023.
  3. Web site: Praise You Anywhere Official Song Resources on SongSelect® . SongSelect . CCLI . September 20, 2023.
  4. Web site: Brandon Lake Welcomes The Wonder In "Praise You Anywhere" - TCB . Clarks . Jessie . June 10, 2023 . The Christian Beat . June 26, 2023.
  5. Web site: Brandon Lake Unveils Highly Anticipated 'Gratitude' Follow-Up, 'Praise You Anywhere' Positive Encouraging K-LOVE . Williams . Lindsay . June 13, 2023 . . September 20, 2023.
  6. Web site: Praise You Anywhere by Brandon Lake MultiTracks.com . MultiTracks . September 20, 2023.
  7. Web site: SONGS OF HOPE: Brandon Lake "Praise You Anywhere" - 89.5 KTSY . Patterson . Jasmin . August 31, 2023 . KTSY . September 20, 2023.
  8. Christian Airplay - Billboard . June 13, 2023 . . September 20, 2023.
  9. Hot Christian Songs Chart - Billboard . June 20, 2023 . . September 20, 2023.
  10. Christian Digital Song Sales Chart Billboard . June 20, 2023 . . September 20, 2023.
  11. Brandon Lake’s ‘Coat of Many Colors’ Sparkles as His First No. 1 Album – Billboard . Asker . Jim . November 1, 2023 . . January 31, 2024.
  12. Web site: Brandon Lake - Praise You Anywhere (Official Music Video) - YouTube . June 9, 2023 . . September 20, 2023.
  13. Web site: Brandon Lake - Praise You Anywhere (Official Lyric Video) - YouTube . June 9, 2023 . . September 20, 2023.
  14. Web site: BRANDON LAKE - Praise You Anywhere: Song Session - YouTube . June 9, 2023 . . September 20, 2023.
  15. Brandon Lake Chart History (Christian AC Airplay) . . October 17, 2023.
  16. Web site: Hot Christian Songs – Billboard . . Year-End Chart . February 7, 2024.
  17. Web site: Christian Airplay Songs – Billboard . . Year-End Chart . February 7, 2024.
  18. Web site: Christian AC Airplay Songs – Billboard . . Year-End Chart . February 7, 2024.
  19. Web site: Praise You Anywhere - Single by Brandon Lake on Apple Music . June 9, 2023 . Spotify . June 9, 2023.