"Come What May" is a song by American

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. The song was released as the lead single to their third studio album, ''

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'' (2021), on 11 June 2021. The song was written by Darren Mulligan and Jeff Pardo. Jeff Pardo produced the single. "Come What May" peaked at No. 2 on the US

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chart. The song also went on to peak at No. 19 on the

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chart. At the 2022 GMA Dove Awards, "Come What May" was nominated for the GMA Dove Award for Song of the Year.

Background

On 11 June 2021, We Are Messengers released "Come What May" as the lead single to their third studio album, ''

'' (2021). The single impacted

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stations in the United States on 16 July 2021. On 10 September 2021, We Are Messengers released a new version of the song, titled "Come What May +" featuring

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. Darren Mulligan shared that the song was inspired his parents, saying:

Composition

"Come What May" is composed in the key of F♯ with a tempo of 86.5 beats per minute and a musical time signature of .

Reception

Critical response

Jonathan Andre of 365 Days of Inspiring Media described the song in his review as "a song that ticks all the right boxes. It has soaring harmonies and a great melodic hook. It has Darren's trademark Irish accent coming through in the song, as well as the song itself being one of triumphing over whatever comes our way." Andre however, noted that the song was not as catchy nor as memorable as "Everything Comes Alive" or "

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". Jesus Freak Hideout's Joel Zaloum noted that "there's a certain conviction in Mulligan's voice and writing, as of someone who isn't just checking off boxes or using '

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,' but one who's experienced God's forgiveness personally" which made the track "immensely powerful." Kelly Meade in her Today's Christian Entertainment's review, said the song is "a faith-filled anthem declaring a trust in the steadiness of Jesus through everything we face in life."

Accolades

Commercial performance

"Come What May" debuted at No. 45 on the US

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chart dated 17 July 2021. "Come What May" reached No. 1 on the Christian Airplay chart dated 29 January 2022. "Come What May" debuted at No. 45 on the US

chart dated 7 August 2021.

Music videos

We Are Messengers uploaded the official lyric video of "Come What May" on YouTube on 11 June 2021. The music video of "Come What May" was published on We Are Messengers' YouTube channel on 30 July 2021. The "Come What May +" official music video and lyric video were released via YouTube on 10 September 2021.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Come What May (We Are Messengers song) 2021 singles 2021 songs Songs written by Jeff Pardo