''Let It Begin'' is the ninth studio album by American

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. The album was released on , through

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. It is the band's first album to be released following bassist Jay Weaver's death in 2022.

Background

Predating the album, five singles were released. The first single released off the album was " God Is in This Story", with

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, released on . As well as being included on ''Let It Begin'', the song was also featured on Nichole's self-titled extended play, ''

'', and her debut studio album, '' Jesus Changed My Life''. The song reached significant chart positioning, including No. 1 on the ''

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and

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, as well as reaching No. 2 on the Christian Adult Contemporary Airplay and No. 4 on the

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. The second single released off of ''Let It Begin'' was "Heaven Changes Everything", released on . "Heaven Changes Everything" achieved notable success as well. The song reached No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Christian Songs and Christian Airplay, and topped the Christian Adult Contemporary Airplay Chart. Following "Heaven Changes Everything", "Let It Begin", the album's title track, was released as a single. The song was released on . "Let It Begin" reached No. 15 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Christian Songs chart, No. 5 on the Christian Airplay, and No. 7 on the Christian Adult Contemporary Airplay. On , a version of "Let It Begin" was released, featuring musicians

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and Ben Fuller. On , the fourth single off the album was released, "My Hope is Jesus", which did not enter the ''Billboard'' charts. The fifth and final single released from ''Let It Begin'' was "I've Just Seen Too Much", released on . ''Let It Begin'' was revealed in an interview on . The track listing and release date was revealed on . To give fans a more in-depth description to the stories of the album, Big Daddy Weave has begun releasing a video-podcast series, titled "Cabin Conversations", in which lead-vocalist Mike Weaver discusses the meaning behind each of the songs on ''Let It Begin''. The song "Jaybird" is a tribute to former

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Jay Weaver, who died to

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in 2022 at age 42. ''Let It Begin'' was supported by two tours, including the ''Heaven Changes Everything'' tour of 2023-24, featuring

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and Hannah Kerr, and the ''Let It Begin'' tour of 2024-25, featuring Hannah Kerr,

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and Ben Fuller.

Track listing

All tracks produced by Jeremy Redmon, except where noted.

Charts

References

{{Big Daddy Weave 2025 albums Big Daddy Weave albums Curb Records albums