Redeemed Explained

Redeemed
Type:single
Artist:Big Daddy Weave
Album:Love Come to Life
Recorded:2011–12
Studio:Bletchley Park, (Nashville, TN), Little Big Sound, (Nashville, TN), Red 91 Productions, (Mt. Juliet, TN)[1] [2]
Genre:Contemporary Christian music, folk,[3] [4] contemporary worship music
Label:Fervent/Curb
Prev Title:Love Come to Life
Prev Year:2012
Next Title:The Only Name (Yours Will Be)
Next Year:2013

"Redeemed" is a song by contemporary Christian band Big Daddy Weave from their 2012 album Love Come to Life.[5] It was released on May 3, 2012, as the second single. The song became Weave's second Hot Christian Songs No. 1, staying there for seven weeks.[6] It lasted 54 weeks on the overall chart, becoming their longest-charting single to date.[7] They briefly crossed over to secular radio, peaking at #25 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100. The song is played in a B major key, and 127 beats per minute.[8]

Background

"Redeemed" was released on May 3, 2012, as the second single from their seventh studio album, Love Comes to Life. The song is a testimony to the power of redemption. Weaver revealed that the message of the song is an understanding of how God's love for him can redeem his own self-image. He told NewReleaseToday: "'I don't doubt that God loves me; my parents showed that to me. and I've never doubted how God feels about me. There's this problem of never letting that translate to how I feel about myself. I walked around carrying this self-deprecating, self-hating feeling. I sank into a depressed state. I remember being in my garage, my man cave. One day after a workout, I was hating myself. I prayed, 'God, I know You love me completely, but why can't I love me?' I felt the Holy Spirit invade that space in my garage, and He began to deal with my heart. God began to fill my heart and my mind with the stuff that He likes about me. It's unbelievable that the King of the Universe cares about me. He does that because of the blood of Jesus. He made me. He knows me more than anyone else. He told me He loved my smile and my heart for people. He put that inside of me. He broke down that self-hating feeling. I've been sharing my story for the past year, and it has brought people out of the woodwork. It dawned on me one night that I don't feel like I hate myself anymore. That healing is available to all of us. We just need to make ourselves vulnerable before the Lord."[9]

Music video

The music video for the single "Redeemed" was released on May 3, 2012.[10] The video shows the band performing the song live.[11]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
US Christian AC (Billboard)[12] 1
US Christian AC Indicator (Billboard)[13] 1
US Christian Soft AC (Billboard)[14] 1
US Heatseekers Songs (Billboard)[15] 18

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
US Christian Songs (Billboard)[16] 15
US Christian AC (Billboard)[17] 16
Chart (2013)Peak
position
US Christian Songs (Billboard)[18] 10
US Christian AC (Billboard)[19] 10

Decade-end charts

Notes and References

  1. According to the inner liner notes of the album.
  2. Web site: Love Come to Life CD . Big Daddy Weave . April 17, 2012 . CD Universe . June 9, 2018 .
  3. Web site: Love Come to Life . Big Daddy Weave . April 17, 2012 . . June 9, 2018 .
  4. Web site: Big Daddy Weave . Jesus Freak Hideout . Jesus Freak Hideout . June 9, 2018 .
  5. Web site: Love Come To Life by Big Daddy Weave . April 17, 2012. June 9, 2018.
  6. Chart dates for "Redeemed":
  7. Web site: Big Daddy Weave Redeemed Chart History. June 9, 2018.
  8. Web site: Key & BPM for Redeemed by Big Daddy Weave. April 17, 2012. TuneBat. June 9, 2018.
  9. Web site:
    1. 342 - "Redeemed" by Big Daddy Weave
    . June 9, 2018.
  10. News:
    1. 342 - "Redeemed" by Big Daddy Weave
    . NewReleaseToday. June 9, 2018.
  11. News: Big Daddy Weave Performs "Redeemed" in a Powerful Music Video. FaithInTheNews. June 9, 2018.
  12. Web site: Big Daddy Weave- Christian AC History . Billboard . June 9, 2018.
  13. Web site: Christian AC Indicator . https://web.archive.org/web/20180613071040/https://www.billboard.com/music/big-daddy-weave/chart-history/christian-ac-indicator. dead. June 13, 2018. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. June 9, 2018.
  14. Web site: Christian Soft AC . https://web.archive.org/web/20180613000032/https://www.billboard.com/music/big-daddy-weave/chart-history/christian-soft-ac. dead. June 13, 2018. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. June 9, 2018.
  15. Web site: Big Daddy Weave - Chart history - Billboard. June 9, 2018. Billboard.
  16. Web site: Hot Christian Songs - Year-End 2012 - Billboard. June 9, 2018.
  17. Web site: Christian AC - Year-End 2012 - Billboard. June 9, 2018.
  18. Web site: Hot Christian Songs - Year-End 2013 - Billboard. June 9, 2018.
  19. Web site: Christian AC - Year-End 2013 - Billboard. June 9, 2018.
  20. Web site: Hot Christian Songs – Decade-End 2010s. https://web.archive.org/web/20191031234742/https://www.billboard.com/music/big-daddy-weave/chart-history/3AT. dead. October 31, 2019. Billboard. October 31, 2019.