What a Beautiful Name - Wikipedia

"What a Beautiful Name" is a song by Australian praise and worship group Hillsong Worship. The song, written and led by Brooke Ligertwood and co-written ... WhataBeautifulName FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 2017singlebyHillsongWorship"WhataBeautifulName"SinglebyHillsongWorshipfromthealbumLetThereBeLightReleased6 January 2017 (2017-01-06)GenreContemporaryworshipmusicLength3:58Label HillsongAustralia CapitolCMG Sparrow Songwriter(s) BenFielding BrookeLigertwood Producer(s) MichaelGuyChislett JoelHouston BrookeLigertwood HillsongWorshipsingleschronology "OPraisetheName(Anástasis)"(2016) "WhataBeautifulName"(2017) "Seasons"(2017) Musicvideos"WhataBeautifulName"onYouTube"WhataBeautifulName"(360°)onYouTube"WhataBeautifulName"(Lyrics)onYouTube"WhataBeautifulName"(SingleVersion)onYouTube "WhataBeautifulName"isasongbyAustralianpraiseandworshipgroupHillsongWorship.Thesong,writtenandledbyBrookeLigertwoodandco-writtenwithBenFielding,[1][2]referstothepromiseofsalvationthroughJesusChristasrepresentedbyHisHolyName.The"genre-smashingsingle"contributedtoHillsongbeingnamedBillboard'sTopChristianArtistof2017.[3]"WhataBeautifulName"wontwoDoveAwardsforSongoftheYearandWorshipSongoftheYearin2017.[4]Itwonthe2018GrammyAwardforBestContemporaryChristianMusicPerformance/Song.[5]"WhataBeautifulName"wasreleasedon6January2017,astheleadsinglefromtheir25thlivealbum,LetThereBeLight(2016).[6] Contents 1Background 2Composition 3Musicvideo 4CriticismandReception 4.1Chartperformance 4.2Awardsandaccolades 5Liveperformances 6Otherversions 7Tracklisting 8Charts 8.1Decade-endcharts 9Certifications 10Releasehistory 11Furtherreading 12References 13Externallinks Background[edit] "WhataBeautifulName"wascomposedinDecember2015inSydney,Australia,fortheupcomingHillsongConference,theannualchurchgathering.ThescripturalfoundationofthesongcanbefoundinHebrews1:1–1:4,Colossians1:15–1:20andColossians1:26–1:27.[7] Composition[edit] AccordingtosheetmusicpublishedatSheetmusicdirect.combyHillsongPublishing,"WhataBeautifulName"isaslowtempoof68beatsperminute.Writtenincommontime,thesongisinthekeyofDmajor.BrookeLigertwood'svocalrangespansfromA3toB4duringthesong.[8] Musicvideo[edit] AvideoforthesongwasrecordedattheHillsongConferenceinSydneyandwasreleasedon30September2016.TheYouTubevideohasmorethan400 millionviewsasof16April2021.[9] CriticismandReception[edit] MusiccriticMattCollarpraisedHillsongWorshipfortheir"passionate,faith-basedsound"andwrotethatfansofthegroup"willsurelyappreciatethisemotive,upliftingChristianpop."[10] However,theologianandpastorJohnPiperhadcriticisedthissongforheresy,saying Idon’tfavorthelyric...ItfitstooeasilyintoatheologyofaGodwhocreatedbecausehewaslonely,andthensavedpeopleforthesamereason.Hejustcan’tbehappywithoutus.[11]— JohnPiper Anotherpastor,SamStormscriticisedthesongalongsimilarlines,butstoppedshortoflabellingit"heretical".[12] HillsongrespondedtothecriticismsofthesongwithablogbysingerBenFieldingtodefendthescripturalinspirationbehindit.[13] JakeGosselinattributesthepopularityofthesongintheChristiancommunitytoanumberoffactors.Hewritesthat"WhataBeautifulName"is"singable."Inpracticethisreferstothe"smallvocalrange"ofthesongwhichis"onenoteoveranoctave."Thistranslatestoasongthatiseasytosingandwhichdoesnotstrainthevoicewithnotesthataretoohighortoolow.HealsocommentsthatthesongiswritteninthekeyofDwhichis"theoptimalkeyforbothmenandwomen."[14] Chartperformance[edit] "WhataBeautifulName"haditsworldwidedigitalreleaseon6January2017,andtoppedBillboard'sHotChristianSongscharton25February.Thesinglehasheldthetoppositionfor37weeksmakingitthethird-longest-leadingNo.1inthe14-yearhistoryoftheHotChristianchart.Thesongwhichclaimsthedistinctionasthelongest-leadingNo.1is"Oceans(WhereFeetMayFail)"andwasreleasedbyanotherHillsongunit,HillsongUnited."Oceans"ledtheHotChristianchartfor61weeks.[3]Thesonghasstayedonthechartfor77weeks,makingitthethirdlongestrunningsongonthechart. "WhataBeautifulName"isrankedastheNo.1songoftheyearfor2017ontheChristianDigitalSaleschart,No.3onChristianStreamingSongs,andisalsotheNo.3songonChristianAirplay.ThesongspentnineweeksasNo.1onChristianAirplayandwasHillsongWorship'sfirstNo.1onthechart.WhataBeautifulNamealsoleadstheCCLI,theinternationallicensingservicefor250,000churches.[3][15] "WhataBeautifulName"isatrackfromHillsongWorship's25thlivealbum,LetThereBeLight.Thealbumwasreleasedon14October2016,anddebutedasNo.1ontheTopChristianAlbumschart.For2017,LetTherebeLightwasrankedtheNo.9oftheyear.[3] Awardsandaccolades[edit] HillsongWorshipwasnamedBillboard'sTopChristianArtistof2017,aswellasTopChristianDuo/Group."WhataBeautifulName"earnedtwoDoveawards,SongoftheYearandWorshipSongoftheYear."WhataBeautifulName"wontheawardforBestContemporaryChristianMusicPerformance/Songatthe60thGrammyAwards,thefirstforHillsongWorship.[3][15] Liveperformances[edit] ThesongwasrecordedataliveperformanceattheannualHillsongConferencein2016.[1]Hillsongperformedthesongatthe48thAnnualDoveAwardsheldatAllenArenainNashville.Theperformancewaswellreceivedand"hadaudiencemembersontheirfeetwiththeirhandsintheair."[16] WhenaskedaboutperformingthesonginaninterviewwithBillboard'sJimAsker,Ligertwoodsaidabouttheaudience:"Becausetheaudienceispartofthechurchandwesingthesesongsinchurchregularly,mostofthepeopleinattendancewerealreadyfamiliarwiththetracks.Asanaudience,theyarejustsupergraciousandwelcoming.Ourmissionisthatthemusicwillresonatewiththem.We'renotreallyperforming—we'resimplyvessels.[1] Finally,shesaidaboutperformingthesong:"IguessthatwhenIamleadingthesong,myvoiceisme,butit'salsomyprayerfirst,thatIamtheretoservepeopleandlinkwiththeminthepresenceofGod.Whenyouconnectwithpeople,youcanfeeltheirspiritsbeinglifted.It'sreallythebeautyofsingingsomethingaboutthewonderandpowerofJesus.Whenpeopleconnect,it'sfreeingforthemandbreakschainsandcreatesfaith."[1] Otherversions[edit] InJuly2017,theVoicesofLee,the"elite"[17]acappellasinginggroup,postedavideoofthesongtotheirFacebookpage.Thecoverwasaninstanthitandreachedtheso-calledviralthresholdof5millionviewsintwodays.AsofOctober2017,ithadamassed33 millionviews.ThegrouprepresentsLeeUniversityinTennessee;thevideowasfilmedintheschool'schapel.[17][18] Tracklisting[edit] Digitaldownload[6]No.TitleLength1."WhataBeautifulName"3:58 Digitaldownload–EP[19]No.TitleLength1."WhataBeautifulName"4:002."WhataBeautifulName"(Live)5:433."WhataBeautifulName"(AlternateAcoustic)3:454."WhataBeautifulName"(OrchestralSelah)3:305."WhataBeautifulName"(GospelVersion)4:446."WhataBeautifulName"(Y&FRemix)3:58 Charts[edit] Weeklycharts Chart(2016–17) Peakposition USBubblingUnderHot100Singles(Billboard)[20] 7 USChristianSongs(Billboard)[21] 1 Year-endcharts Chart(2017) Position USChristianSongs(Billboard)[22] 1 Chart(2018) Position USChristianSongs(Billboard)[23] 10 Decade-endcharts[edit] Chart(2010s) Position USChristianSongs(Billboard)[24] 3 Certifications[edit] Region Certification Certifiedunits/sales UnitedStates(RIAA)[25] Platinum 1,000,000 Sales+streamingfiguresbasedoncertificationalone. Releasehistory[edit] Region Date Format Label Ref. Worldwide 6January2017 Digitaldownload HillsongAustralia CapitolCMG Sparrow [6] 31March2017 Digitaldownload(EP) HillsongAustralia Sparrow [19] Furtherreading[edit] Fielding,Ben(16May2017)."ScripturalInspirationBehindtheLyricsof'WhataBeautifulName'".Hillsong. References[edit] ^abcdJimAsker(14April2017)."HillsongWorshipSongwriterBrookeLigertwoodTalksWhatSetsChristianMusicApart".Billboard.Retrieved19April2017. ^"WhataBeautifulName–Hillsong,HillsongWorship–SongInfo–AllMusic".AllMusic.Retrieved19April2017. ^abcdeAsker,Jim(11December2017)."TheYearinChristian&GospelCharts:HillsongWorship&TamelaMannLeadLists".Billboard.Retrieved11January2018. ^"Hillsong"WhataBeautifulName"awardedSongoftheYearandWorshipSongoftheYearattheDoveAwards".HeartsongLive.18October2017.Retrieved3November2017. ^Lynch,Joe(28November2017)."Grammys2018:SeetheCompleteListofNominees".Billboard.Retrieved1December2017. ^abcWorldwidedigitalreleaseof"WhataBeautifulName": "WhataBeautifulName–SinglebyHillsongWorshiponAppleMusic".iTunesStore(US).6January2017.Retrieved19April2017. "WhataBeautifulName–SinglebyHillsongWorshiponAppleMusic".iTunesStore(UK).6January2017.Retrieved19April2017. "WhataBeautifulName–SingleavHillsongWorshippåAppleMusic"(inSwedish).iTunesStore(SE).6January2017.Retrieved19April2017. "WhataBeautifulName–SinglebyHillsongWorshiponAppleMusic".iTunesStore(ZA).6January2017.Retrieved19April2017. "WhataBeautifulName–SinglebyHillsongWorshiponAppleMusic".iTunesStore(AU).6January2017.Retrieved19April2017. ^"WhatABeautifulNameSongStory".Hillsong.13October2016.Retrieved11January2018. ^"WhataBeautifulNamesheetmusicbyHillsongWorship(Piano,Vocal&Guitar(Right-HandMelody)–179475)".www.sheetmusicdirect.com.Retrieved18September2018. ^"WhatABeautifulName–HillsongWorship".YouTube.30September2016.Retrieved5September2019. ^Collar,Matt."WhataBeautifulName".AllMusic.Retrieved11January2018. ^"WhenWorshipLyricsMisstheMark". ^"IstheSong"WhataBeautifulNameItIs"Heretical?". ^"ScripturalInspirationBehindtheLyricsof'WhataBeautifulName'". ^Gosselin,Jake(22February2017)."Whythesong"WhataBeautifulName"byHillsongWorshipissopopularrightnow".Churchfront.Retrieved11January2018. ^abPayne,Kaley(9January2018)."Thenameyouliftupreachesnewheights".EternityNews.Retrieved11January2018. ^"48thannualDoveAwardsheldinNashvilleatAllenArena".WKRN.17October2017.Retrieved11January2018. ^ab"VoicesofLee'svideogoesviralwithmorethan16Mviews".ClevelandDailyBanner.12July2017.Retrieved11January2018. ^"LeeUniv.singerslaunchalbumafterviralvideo".WBIR.4October2017.Retrieved11January2018. ^abWorldwidedigitalreleaseof"WhataBeautifulName"(EP): "WhataBeautifulName–EPbyHillsongWorshiponAppleMusic".iTunesStore(US).31March2017.Retrieved19April2017. "WhataBeautifulName–EPbyHillsongWorshiponAppleMusic".iTunesStore(UK).31March2017.Retrieved19April2017. "WhataBeautifulName–EPavHillsongWorshippåAppleMusic"(inSwedish).iTunesStore(SE).31March2017.Retrieved19April2017. "WhataBeautifulName–EPbyHillsongWorshiponAppleMusic".iTunesStore(ZA).31March2017.Retrieved19April2017. "WhataBeautifulName–EPbyHillsongWorshiponAppleMusic".iTunesStore(AU).31March2017.Retrieved19April2017. ^"HillsongWorshipChartHistory(BubblingUnderHot100)".Billboard.Retrieved19April2017. ^"HillsongWorship–Charthistory(HotChristianSongs)".Billboard.Retrieved19April2017. ^"HotChristianSongs–Year-End2017".Billboard.Retrieved19December2017. ^"HotChristianSongs–Year-End2018".Billboard.Retrieved4December2018. ^"HotChristianSongs–Decade-End2010s".Billboard.Archivedfromtheoriginalon31October2019.Retrieved31October2019. ^"Americansinglecertifications–HillsongWorship–WhataBeautifulName".RecordingIndustryAssociationofAmerica.Retrieved18April2018. Externallinks[edit] "WhataBeautifulName"video "TheStoryBehindWhataBeautifulName"video Lyricsandchords vteHillsongMusicalbumsHillsongWorshipAlbums ThePowerofYourLove Stone'sBeenRolledAway PeopleJustLikeUs FriendsinHighPlaces GodIsintheHouse TouchingHeavenChangingEarth ByYourSide ForThisCause YouAreMyWorld Blessed Hope ForAllYou'veDone GodHeReigns MightytoSave SaviourKing ThisIsOurGod Faith+Hope+Love ABeautifulExchange GodIsAble Cornerstone GloriousRuins NoOtherName OpenHeaven/RiverWild LetThereBeLight ThereIsMore Awake Singles "ShouttotheLord" "MightytoSave" "ItIsWellWithMySoul" "ForeverReign" "WhataBeautifulName" "WhoYouSayIAm" "KingofKings" "FreshWind" "HopeoftheAges" EPs CornerstoneEP ThereisMore:StudioSessionsEP HillsongUnited(discography)Studio AlloftheAbove Aftermath Zion Empires Wonder Live Everyday BestFriend KingofMajesty TotheEndsoftheEarth MoreThanLife LooktoYou UnitedWeStand TheIHeartRevolution:WithHeartsasOne AcrosstheEarth:TearDowntheWalls LiveinMiami ZionAcousticSessions OfDirtandGrace:LivefromtheLand People EPs Oceans Singles "Oceans(WhereFeetMayFail)" "KnowYouWill" Remix TheWhiteAlbum HillsongYoung&FreeStudio YouthRevivalAcoustic III III(StudioSessions) III(Reimagined) Live WeAreYoung&Free YouthRevival [III(LiveatHillsongConference) EPs ThisIsLiving HillsongChapel Yahweh ForeverReign HillsongKids CrazyNoise Worshipseries AmazingLove SongsforCommunion Christmas Christmas CelebratingChristmas BornIstheKing WeHaveaSaviour ThePeaceProject Compilation HillsPraise ExtravagantWorship:TheSongsofReubenMorgan ThePlatinumCollectionVolume1:ShouttotheLord UltimateWorship Hillsong:LetHopeRise-OriginalMotionPictureSoundtrack Otheralbums ShouttotheLord ShouttotheLord2000 UP:UnifiedPraise Globalalbums ShoutGod'sFame HailtotheKing UnidosPermanecemos ConTodo HillsongGlobalProject Authoritycontrol MusicBrainzreleasegroup Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=What_a_Beautiful_Name&oldid=1059358252" Categories:2017singles2017songsSparrowRecordssinglesSongswrittenbyBrookeFraserHillsongWorshipsongsHiddencategories:CS1Swedish-languagesources(sv)UsedmydatesfromNovember2019ArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionisdifferentfromWikidataArticleswithhAudiomicroformatsSinglechartusagesforBillboardbubbling100SinglechartcalledwithoutsongCertificationTableEntryusagesforUnitedStatesPagesusingcertificationTableEntrywithstreamingfiguresPagesusingcertificationTableEntrywithstreamingfootnoteArticleswithMusicBrainzreleasegroupidentifiers Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk Variants expanded collapsed Views ReadEditViewhistory More expanded collapsed Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Languages Addlinks