Home | Songs By Year | Songs from 2018
Amen (For King & Country song)
Buy Amen (For King & Country song) now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the song. And once you've experienced the song, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Amen
| cover = Amen by For King & Country (Official Single Cover).jpg
| alt = "Amen" single cover
| type = single
| artist = For King & Country
| album = Burn the Ships
| released =
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = CCM
| length = 3:47
| label = Word Entertainment
| writer =
* Ryan Busbee
* Michael James
* Matt Hales
* Seth Mosley
* Joel Smallbone
* Luke Smallbone
* Tedd Tjornhom
| producer =
* Tedd Tjornhom
* Matt Hales
* Seth Mosley
* Joel Smallbone
* Luke Smallbone
| chronology = For King & Country
| prev_title = Do You Hear What I Hear?
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = Relate
| next_year = 2021
| misc =
}}
"'Amen'" is a song performed by an Australian Christian pop duo For King & Country. The song impacted Christian radio in the United States on 5 February 2021, becoming the fourth single from 'Burn the Ships' (2018). The song was written by Matt Hales, Seth Mosley, Joel Smallbone and Luke Smallbone.
"Amen" peaked at No. 5 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart.
Background
"Amen" was initially released on 24 August 2018 as the fourth promotional single from their album, 'Burn the Ships' (2018). Joel Smallbone shared the story behind the song, saying:
Composition
"Amen" is composed in the key of A minor with a tempo of 94 beats per minute.
Commercial performance
"Amen" debuted at number 25 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated September 8, 2018. The song went onto spend twelve non-consecutive weeks on the chart before dropping off. Prior to the official release of "Amen" on Christian radio, the song debuted on Christian Airplay dated 16 January 2021, at number 48. The song returned to the Hot Christian Songs the following week, registering at number 48. 'Billboard' reported that "Amen" broke through the top ten of the Hot Christian Songs chart, entering at No. 9 on the May 1-dated chart, owing to substantial gains in radio airplay and streams.
Music video
The music video of "Amen" was published on For King & Country's YouTube channel on 5 October 2018. The music video was filmed in the Salt Flats of Utah, which Joel Smallbone said "is the flattest place on the earth," and "resonated with the dark and desolate life without great hope."
Performances
For King & Country did a pre-recorded performance of the song featuring Lecrae for the 51st GMA Dove Awards, aired on the Trinity Broadcasting Network on 30 October 2020.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"|+ Weekly chart performance for "Amen"
! scope="col"| Chart (2021)
! scope="col"| Peak
position
|-
|-
|-
|-
! scope="row"| US Christian AC ('Billboard')
| 1
|}
Year-end charts
Release history
References
Category:2021 singles
Category:2018 songs
Category:For King & Country (band) songs
Category:Contemporary Christian songs
Category:Songs written by Aqualung (musician)
Category:Songs written by Seth Mosley
Category:Songs written by Tedd T
Category:Songs written by Joel Smallbone
Buy Amen (For King & Country song) now from Amazon
<-- Return to songs from 2018