You're Gonna Be OK explained

You're Gonna Be OK
Cover:	You're Gonna Be OK Single Cover.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Jenn Johnson
Album:	After All These Years
Recorded:	2016
Genre:	Contemporary Christian music, pop, gospel
Label:	Bethel Music
Prev Title:	Chasing You
Prev Year:	2013
Next Title:	Goodness of God
Next Year:	2019

"You're Gonna Be OK" is a song by Jenn Johnson, which was released on May 8, 2017, as Brian & Jenn Johnson's lead single from their first studio album, After All These Years (2017).^{[1] [2]}

Background

Composed by Jenn Johnson, Seth Mosley and Jeremy Riddle,^[3] the song was released as part of the Brian & Jenn Johnson compilation, After All These Years, on January 27, 2017.^[4]

On May 8, 2017, the radio version of the song was released as a digital download. The song also impacted Christian radio on May 26, 2017.^[5]

Writing and development

Jenn Johnson had an interview with Kevin Davis, lead contributor at NewReleaseToday about the song and the inspiration behind it.^[6] Davis asked about the personal story behind the song, to which Johnson responded saying:

A year and half ago, Brian was really going through a tough time, and it unraveled and he ended up having a nervous breakdown. ... It was a really difficult time, and God really helped him to deal with things like forgiveness and some tough meetings with people at that time. It was a beautiful, although terrible, time. Lamentations [3:28-30] says, "the 'worst' is never the worst." That was the verse that I hung onto.

– Jenn Johnson, NewReleaseToday

Johnson also added that the song "felt like it was such a message and prophetic statement," and also "felt like God promised that if I wrote this song it would save people, and even people thinking of suicide can be filled with hope, even though we don't know what tomorrow holds." She also listed several scriptural references from various translations to affirm the song's message.

Music videos

The official lyric video of the song was published on January 27, 2017, on Bethel Music's YouTube channel and has been viewed over 4 million times as of September 2017.^[7]

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
US Christian Songs (Billboard)^[8]	34
US Christian Digital Songs (Billboard)^[9]	17

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Worldwide	May 8, 2017	Digital download	Bethel Music
United States	May 26, 2017	Christian radio	Bethel Music

Notes and References

1. Web site: You're Gonna Be OK (Radio Version) - Single by Jenn Johnson on Apple Music . May 8, 2017 . Apple Music (iTunes) . U.S. . Apple Inc. . May 14, 2017.
2. Web site: Amazon.com: You're Gonna Be OK (Radio Version): Jenn Johnson: MP3 Downloads . May 8, 2017 . . June 3, 2017.
3. Web site: PraiseCharts "You're Gonna Be Ok" Sheet Music (Brian Johnson, Jenn Johnson) . PraiseCharts . PraiseCharts Publishing, Inc. . June 3, 2017.
4. Web site: Jesusfreakhideout.com: Brian & Jenn Johnson, "After All These Years" Review . Baldwin . Matthew . April 3, 2017 . Jesusfreakhideout.com . Jesus Freak Hideout . June 3, 2017.
5. Web site: Brian & Jenn Johnson – You're Gonna Be OK Daily Play MPE® . April 26, 2017 . Daily Play MPE® . Destiny Media Technologies Inc. . June 3, 2017.
6. Web site: #797 - "You're Gonna Be OK" by Brian and Jenn Johnson BEHIND THE SONG WITH KEVIN DAVIS NewReleaseToday . Davis . Kevin . February 16, 2017 . NewReleaseToday . NRT Media, Inc . June 3, 2017.
7. Web site: You're Gonna Be Ok (Lyric Video) // After All These Years // Brian and Jenn Johnson - YouTube . January 27, 2017 . . YouTube, LLC . September 1, 2017.
8. Web site: Jenn Johnson - Chart history Billboard . . . June 14, 2017.
9. Web site: Jenn Johnson - Chart history Billboard . . Christian Digital Songs . June 14, 2017.