City on Our Knees
| "City on Our Knees" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by TobyMac | ||||
| from the album Tonight | ||||
| Released | August 14, 2009 | |||
| Format | Digital download, CD single | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | CCM, pop rock | |||
| Length | 4:26 | |||
| Label | ForeFront | |||
| Writer(s) | Toby McKeehan, Cary Barlowe, Jaime Moore | |||
| Producer(s) | McKeehan, Moore | |||
| TobyMac singles chronology | ||||
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"City on Our Knees" is a song by Christian artist TobyMac from his album, Tonight (2010). It was released as a radio single in August 2009 and reached No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart in October 2009.[1] It also reached No. 8 on Billboard's Heatseekers Songs. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award as the Best Gospel Song.[2] The song also charted at No. 11 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[3] The song sold over 17,000 digital units in its first week.[4] As of February 20, 2010, the song has sold over 225,000 copies, making it the fastest charting and selling track of tobyMac's career.[5] It won a Dove Award for Pop/Contemporary Song of the year.
Background
On McKeehan's YouTube account, he posted a video talking about the meaning of the song; "'City on our Knees' is really about a moment. A moment that we all come together. Where our differences fall by the wayside. And it’s really a reminder that that moment could be right now, tonight." [6]
Track listing
| CD single[7] | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "City on Our Knees" | 4:32 |
| 2. | "Lose My Soul" (Shoc Remix) | 4:17 |
| 3. | "Boomin'" (UTB Remix) (featuring Shonlock) | 3:35 |
| 4. | "Interview" | 15:05 |
Awards
In 2010, the song was nominated for a Dove Award for Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year at the 41st GMA Dove Awards.[8]
Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[9] | 4 |
| US Christian Songs (Billboard)[10] | 1 |
| US Christian Digital Songs (Billboard)[11] | 4 |
| US Heatseekers Songs (Billboard)[12] | 11 |
References
- ↑ "Christian Songs". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
- ↑ "Nominees And Winners". GRAMMY.com. Archived from the original on 2010-09-27. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ↑ "Chart Listings: Billboard Hot 100 Singles (February 3-10, 2010) - Page 2". ATRL. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ↑ "Toby's City On Our Knees Sells 17,000 Downloads". StereoTruth.net. 2009-09-07. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ↑ "Weekend22". Weekend22. 2010-02-20. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ↑ "Story of 'City on Our Knees'". YouTube. 2009-08-24. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ↑ "Toby Mac - City On Our Knees (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. November 17, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- ↑ 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards nominees announced on The Tennessean (February 18, 2010)
- ↑ "tobyMac – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for tobyMac. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- ↑ "tobyMac – Chart history" Billboard Christian Songs for tobyMac. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- ↑ "tobyMac - Chart history - Billboard". Billboard. January 23, 2010. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- ↑ "tobyMac - Chart history - Billboard". Billboard. November 21, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2016.