"Firm Foundation (He Won't)" is a song by American

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musician and worship leader

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. The song was released on December 10, 2021, as a single. Carnes co-wrote the song with Chandler Moore and Austin Davis. Austin Davis produced the single. "Firm Foundation (He Won't)" peaked at No. 14 on the US

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chart. The song was covered by Maverick City Music, with Chandler Moore and Cody Carnes featuring on their track. The Maverick City Music rendition peaked at No. 33 on the US

chart, and No. 10 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart.

Background

Cody Carnes released "Firm Foundation (He Won't)" on December 10, 2021. The song was his third and final single of 2021, following the releases of "

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" alongside

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and " Hope of the Ages" with

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and

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. Carnes shared the inspiration behind the song, saying:

Composition

"Firm Foundation (He Won't)" is composed in the key of B♭ with a tempo of 75

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and a musical time signature of .

Reception

Critical response

Joshua Andre of 365 Days of Inspiring Media gave a positive review of the song, saying: "The long and short of it is that "Firm Foundation (He Won't)", is a song that we all need to hear. Catchy in its delivery, and poppy in its musical style; it is the lyrics that really hit home for me." Jono Davies, reviewing for Louder Than The Music, said of the song: "As a song overall this does what it says on the tin, a strong worship song with a strong and powerful message that I hope you take heart from. Cody is a great worship leader and is a great blessing and with this song he has made another great song that will touch peoples lives."

Accolades

Commercial performance

"Firm Foundation (He Won't)" made its debut at No. 50 on the US

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chart dated April 23, 2022.

Music video

The lyric video of "Firm Foundation (He Won't)" was published on December 10, 2021, on Cody Carnes' YouTube channel.

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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. * Dan Alber — bass * Jonathan Baines — choir/chorus * Cody Carnes — primary artist, acoustic guitar * Tamar Chipp — choir/chorus * Chad Chrisman — A&R * Austin Davis — background vocals, drums, electric guitar, engineer, keyboards, percussion, producer, vocal engineer * Garrett Davis — A&R * David Dennis — choir/chorus * Olivia Grasso — background vocals, choir/chorus * Jessica Hall — choir/chorus * Matt Huber — mixing *

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— background vocals * Nicole Johnson — choir/chorus * Benji Kurokose — choir/chorus * Shantrice Laura — background vocals, choir/chorus * Brenton Miles — engineer, vocal engineer * Scott Mills — electric guitar * Noah Moreno — choir/chorus * Sam Moses — mastering engineer * Grant Pittman — keyboards, organ, piano * Edwin Portillo — vocal engineer * Bria Valderrama — choir/chorus

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

Maverick City Music version

On January 3, 2022, Maverick City Music released their version of "Firm Foundation (He Won't)" featuring Chandler Moore and Cody Carnes as the first single for the later released album The Maverick Way Complete.

Composition

"Firm Foundation (He Won't)" is composed in the key of D♭ with a tempo of 75

and a musical time signature of .

Commercial performance

"Firm Foundation (He Won't)" debuted at No. 49 on the US

, and No. 20 on the Hot Gospel Songs charts dated January 15, 2022.

Music video

The official music video of "Firm Foundation (He Won't)" was released on January 3, 2022, via Tribl Records' YouTube channel. The music video was filmed in

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, during Maverick City's national tour on October 1, 2021.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

External links

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