"I'll Find You" is a song by American

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Lecrae Lecrae Devaughn Moore (born October 9, 1979) is an American Christian rapper, singer-songwriter, actor, and Record producer, recording producer and Music executive, executive. Since having begun his career in 2004, he has released ten studio alb ...

featuring American singer and songwriter

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. It was written by the artists alongside

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Sasha Sloan Alexandra Artourovna Yatchenko (born March 11, 1995), known professionally as Sasha Alex Sloan (previously Sasha Sloan), is an American singer-songwriter. Her debut album, ''Only Child'', was released on October 16, 2020. It was met with critic ...

, John Mitchell, and producers

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and Danny Majic. The song was released through

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on June 9, 2017, as the third single from his eighth studio album '' All Things Work Together''. The song is composed in the key of

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and has a tempo of 135 beats per minute. The song was certified Platinum by the

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on February 26, 2020, after selling a million units.

Background

In a statement announcing the new song, Lecrae explained the inspiration behind it, saying: "Life is a precious gift. A gift we often take for granted until it is threatened. Pain can be a haunting reminder to appreciate every waking moment. So we wrote a song to share our hope in the midst of that pain. At the time of this song's composition, some of our loved ones were battling cancer. We wanted to encourage them to hold on and tell them we are here waiting, hoping, praying, and fighting with them. Some have been released from their pain forever, others are still fighting. Hold on."

Music video

The accompanying music video released on July 28, 2017 on Lecrae's official

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account. the video is in support of the

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, and was directed by Mike Mihail. It was shot at Glendale Memorial Hospital in Los Angeles and a studio in Memphis, and featured the two artists and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital patients. "For me, this video is my heartbeat. It's me showing my own pain, hope and passion for others. I want people to see there's hope in the chaos," Lecrae told ''

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''. The video has amassed over 120 million views as of May 2022, 93 million on the official video, and 13 million on the lyric video.

Critical reception

Mark Braboy of ''

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'' described "I'll Find You" a "soul-stirring song". Tony Cummings of ''

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'' felt that the song "has one of the most powerful flows ever uttered by the renowned rapper".

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from

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. *

– songwriting *

– songwriting * Danny Majic – songwriting, production * John "Johnny Yukon" Mitchell – songwriting *

– songwriting, production * Colin Leonard – mastering engineering * Fernando Cuellar – assistant engineer * Jason Romero – assistant engineer * Zach Paradis – recording engineer * Jacob Morris – recording engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

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Decade-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

* {{authority control 2017 songs 2017 singles Lecrae songs Tori Kelly songs Contemporary Christian songs Songs written by Tori Kelly Reach Records singles Columbia Records singles Songs written by DJ Frank E Songs written by Natalie Sims Song recordings produced by DJ Frank E Songs written by Sasha Alex Sloan