"You Make Me Brave" is a song performed by
Bethel Music
Bethel Music is an American Christian music label and publishing group. Beginning as a local music ministry, it became a global outreach collective of songwriters and musicians.
History
Between 2009 and 2013, Bethel Music developed a record la ...
and
Amanda Lindsey Cook. It was released as the lead single from Bethel Music's ninth album ''
You Make Me Brave: Live at the Civic'', on June 17, 2014.
Cook wrote the song while
Gabriel Wilson
Gabriel Solomon Wilson (born October 7, 1974) is an American record producer, Christian musician, multi-instrumentalist. Over the course of his music career, Wilson has produced and written on many projects including John Mark McMillan's ''Mercu ...
and Daniel Mackenzie handled its production.
"You Make Me Brave" peaked at number 16 on the
Hot Christian Songs
Hot Christian Songs is a music chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. It ranks the popularity of Christian songs using the same methodology developed for the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, the magazine's flagship songs c ...
chart in the United States. The song has been certified
gold
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by the
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/o ...
(RIAA).
The song received two awards at the
36th Annual GMA Canada Covenant Awards for Song of the Year and Praise and Worship Song of the Year.
Background
On May 28, 2014, Bethel Music announced that "You Make Me Brave" will be slated to impact
Christian radio
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on June 27, 2014.
The song was released in digital format on June 17, 2014.
Composition
"You Make Me Brave" is composed in the key of
E♭ with a tempo of 69 beats per minute and a musical time signature of .
Accolades
Commercial performance
"You Make Me Brave" debuted at number 23 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated May 10, 2014. The song went on to peak at number 16 and spent a total of twenty-eight non-consecutive weeks on the chart.
Music video
Bethel Music released the live music video for "You Make Me Brave" on their YouTube channel on April 5, 2014, with Amanda Lindsey Cook leading the song.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
Other versions
*
WorshipMob released their own cover of "You Make Me Brave" on their debut album, ''
Carry the Fire'' (2015).
*
Shane & Shane
Shane & Shane is a Texas-based contemporary worship music band known for acoustic Contemporary worship music, praise and worship music. The band consists of Shane Barnard (vocals, acoustic guitar) and Shane Everett (vocals). They are often joined ...
released their own rendition of the song on their album, ''
The Worship Initiative'' (2015).
* Bethel Music released an instrumental remix of the song on their instrumental album, ''
Without Words: Synesthesia'' (2015).
* Bethel Music Kids released their own version of the song on their debut album, ''Come Alive'' (2015).
References
External links
* on PraiseCharts
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2014 songs
Bethel Music songs