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. The song was released on October 6, 2023, as the second promotional single from his fourth studio album, ''

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'' (2023). Lake co-wrote the song with Andy Cherry, Jacob Boyles, Jonathan Smith,

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Jacob Sooter and Hank Bentley worked on the production of the single. The song peaked at number 27 on the US

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Background

"Tear Off the Roof" was released as the second promotional single from the album, along with its accompanying music video, which features the cast and characters of ''

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'', on October 6, 2023.

Writing and development

Lake shared the story behind the song in an interview with ''

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Composition

"Tear Off the Roof" is composed in the key of C with a tempo of 69 beats per minute and a musical time signature of .

Critical reception

Timothy Yap in his JubileeCast review wrote: "Bringing us right into the room where Christ raises the paralytic, we can't help but sing along." Reviewing for Jesus Freak Hideout, Matthew Spiker said "it effectively conveys the story presented from the Bible and even gets an assist from the popular television show ''The Chosen'' when creating the music video." Lindsay Williams in her

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review wrote: "the lyrically rich "Tear Off the Roof" borrows intense imagery from two of Scripture's most memorable stories: the man whose friends lift him through the roof of the house to get to Jesus, and the woman who touches the hem of Jesus' garment in search of healing." In a NewReleaseToday review, Jasmin Patterson said "Tear Off the Roof" is the best song on the album, saying "This song meets me in a season when I desperately need to be reminded to run to Jesus and that there is power in His presence to meet every need I have. And if you need that same encouragement or some helpful language to form your prayers, I know this song will impact you, too."

Commercial performance

"Tear Off the Roof" debuted at number 27 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated October 21, 2023, concurrently charting at number two on the Christian Digital Song Sales chart.

Music videos

Brandon Lake released the official music video of "Tear Off the Roof" through their YouTube channel on October 6, 2023. Lake also released the lyric video for the song via YouTube on the same day. On January 5, 2024, Essential Worship published the official acoustic performance video of the song, being performed by Brandon Lake, on YouTube.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic. * Aaron Sterling — drums, engineer * Brandon Lake — background vocals, electric guitar, primary artist * Buckley Miller — recorder * Casey Moore — electric guitar * Christian Walker — choir/chorus * Dan Mackenzie — bass * Dave Curran — bass * David Whitworth — drums * Denise Carite — background vocals * Dwan Hill — vocal engineer * Elizabeth Corrente — background vocals * Hank Bentley — acoustic guitar, electric guitar, engineer, guitar, keyboards, producer, programmer, recorder, vocal producer * Hope UC Gangs — keyboards, programmer * Jacob Sooter — acoustic guitar, background vocals, engineer, keyboards, producer, programmer, recorder, vocal producer * Jason Eskridge — background vocals, vocal engineer * JJ Hasulube — background vocals *

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— mastering engineer * John-Paul Gentile — acoustic guitar * Jonathan Smith — acoustic guitar, background vocals, engineer, keyboards, producer, programmer * Kiley Phillips — background vocals * Kimberly Thomas — choir/chorus * Landon Wiggs — background vocals *

— background vocals, keyboards, programmer * Mackenzie Lawhon — background vocals * Mary Beth Sudduth — choir/chorus * Matt Huber — mixing engineer * Matthew Figueroa — background vocals * McKayla Hill — background vocals * Olivia Scroggs — background vocals * Peirce Lyons — background vocals * Peter Mol — acoustic guitar, keyboards, programmer * Robbie Artress — engineer * Robert Mauti — choir/chorus * Scottie Mills — electric guitar * Seany Denson — choir/chorus * Shirley Hernandez — choir/chorus * Taylor Johnson — electric guitar * Tim Riordan — engineer * Wil Merrell — background vocals * Will Burke — background vocals * Will Chapman — drums * William Sanford — background vocals

Charts

Release history

References

External links

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