You Are More Explained

You Are More
Cover:YouAreMore.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Tenth Avenue North
Album:The Light Meets the Dark
Released:April 27, 2010
Genre:CCM, Christian rock, Christian alternative rock, pop rock
Length:3:37
Label:Reunion
Prev Title:Strong Enough to Save
Prev Year:2010
Next Title:The Truth Is Who You Are
Next Year:2010

"You Are More" is a song by the Christian band Tenth Avenue North, released as the second single from their 2010 album The Light Meets the Dark. It is also on the WOW Hits 2012 compilation album. The video for the song won the "Short Form Music Video of the Year" at the 43rd GMA Dove Awards.[1]

Content

The song follows the story of a girl who believes that because of her sins and mistakes, she has "fallen too far to love". The song expresses the belief that a person is more than the mistakes and sins she has committed because she has salvation through Jesus Christ.

Music video

The music video shows the band playing the song in front of a massive chalkboard on which people have written their sins, doubts, mistakes, or questions. As the song reaches its peak, water begins to pour down the chalkboard, washing away the writing, symbolizing Christ washing away the sins of those who embrace Him. The music video has been blocked on YouTube for unknown reasons.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
US Christian AC (Billboard)[2] 1
US Christian AC Indicator (Billboard)[3] 1
US Christian Soft AC (Billboard)[4] 8

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)Position
Billboard Christian Songs[5] 1
Billboard Hot Christian AC[6] 2
Billboard Hot Christian CHR[7] 7
Billboard Christian Digital Songs[8] 19

Decade-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 43rd Annual GMA Dove Award Winners . Evans Price, Deborah . . April 23, 2012.
  2. Web site: Tenth Avenue North - Christian AC History . Billboard . November 22, 2018.
  3. Christian AC Indicator . https://web.archive.org/web/20180613170727/https://www.billboard.com/music/Tenth-Avenue-North/chart-history/christian-ac-indicator. dead. June 13, 2018. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. November 22, 2018.
  4. Christian Soft AC . https://web.archive.org/web/20180613030932/https://www.billboard.com/music/tenth-avenue-north/chart-history/christian-soft-ac. dead. June 13, 2018. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. November 22, 2018.
  5. Web site: Year-end Christian Songs chart (2011). Billboard.biz. Billboard. https://web.archive.org/web/20120111210008/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2011/hot-christian-songs . December 9, 2011. January 11, 2012 .
  6. Web site: Year-end Hot Christian AC chart (2011). Billboard.biz. Billboard. https://web.archive.org/web/20120111211152/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2011/hot-christian-adult-contemporary . December 9, 2011. January 11, 2012 .
  7. Web site: Year-end Hot Christian CHR chart (2011). Billboard.biz. Billboard. https://web.archive.org/web/20120109095930/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2011/hot-christian-chr-songs . December 9, 2011. January 9, 2012 .
  8. Web site: Year-end Christian Digital Songs chart (2011). Billboard.biz. Billboard. https://web.archive.org/web/20120111215107/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2011/christian-digital-songs . December 9, 2011. January 11, 2012 .
  9. Hot Christian Songs – Decade-End 2010s. https://web.archive.org/web/20191101003212/https://www.billboard.com/music/tenth-avenue-north/chart-history/3AT. dead. November 1, 2019. Billboard. October 31, 2019.