Elevation Worship
Elevation Worship is a contemporary worship music band from Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina.[1][2][3] The band leads worship in weekend church services, as well as performing concerts and tours around the United States. They have previously toured with other contemporary Christian acts including Hillsong Worship, Lauren Daigle, Bethel Music, Passion, and others.[4]
Elevation Worship | |
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 Elevation Worship performing in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Charlotte, North Carolina[1][2] |
| Genres | Contemporary worship music[1][3] |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Essential, Elevation Worship |
| Associated acts | |
| Website | elevationworship |
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Releases
Led by Wade Joye and Chris Brown, Elevation Worship began in 2007 at Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina.[1][2][3][5] The band released four independent albums prior to signing with Essential Records. The Sound was released in 2007 (under the name Elevation Church Live), We Are Alive in 2008, God With Us in 2009, and Kingdom Come in 2010.[3] Featuring the song "Give Me Faith", Kingdom Come was the band's first album to break through on the Billboard charts, reaching No. 5 on Heatseekers, No. 42 on Independent Albums and at No. 17 on the Christian Albums chart.[6][1]
The band released their debut studio album, For the Honor, under the Essential Records label on November 21, 2011.[1][3] It saw chart success on Billboard magazine charts, including No. 1 on Heatseekers, No. 19 on the Christian Albums, and the Billboard 200 at No. 193.[1][7]
The band's second album under the Essential label,[1][3] Nothing Is Wasted, was released on February 19, 2013. A deluxe edition of the album also included studio recordings of each song. It also saw chart success – reaching No. 1 on the Christian Albums chart and at No. 41 on the Billboard 200.[1][8][9][10]
Their third album, Only King Forever, was released on January 14, 2014, debuting at their highest charting position, No. 23 on the Billboard 200[11] and featured guest vocalist Darlene Zschech from Hillsong Worship.
On August 1, 2014, the band recorded their fourth album, Wake Up the Wonder, live at Time Warner Cable Arena. It was released on November 25 that same year. The album debuted at No. 58 on the Billboard 200 in its first week, as well as No. 1 on Billboard's Christian Album chart.[12] On July 31, 2015, they held another live recording at Time Warner Cable Arena for their fifth album, Here as in Heaven, their first album released on their own label, Elevation Worship Records. It was released on February 5, 2016, and peaked No. 1 on US album charts.[1][8] Their fifth album, There Is a Cloud, was released on March 17, 2017, after being recorded at Elevation Ballantyne during the church's revival, "Code Orange Revival". After There is a Cloud, Elevation Worship released their first Spanish album, Lo Harás Otra Vez, on August 18, 2017. This album peaked at No. 2 on the US Latin album chart. On September 28, 2018, Elevation Worship released their eleventh live album, Hallelujah Here Below, which was nominated for the 2019 Best Contemporary Christian Music Album. On April 12, 2019, Elevation Worship released Paradoxology, which was a reimagined album with different takes on the songs from Hallelujah Here Below, like "Here Again", "Echo", and "Won't Stop Now". Paradoxology included a single, "With You".[13] Aleluya (En La Tierra) is Elevation Worship's second album in Spanish and was released on July 19, 2019. It peaked at eight on US Latin Album Sales. At Midnight, their seventh EP, was released on August 30, 2019.
In addition to Elevation Worship's record sales, the Elevation Worship YouTube page currently has over 1.7 million subscribers and a combined 551 million views.[14] In addition, the album There Is a Cloud has a combined 155 million views on YouTube.
Members
- Chris Brown
- Jonsal Barrientes
- Jenna Barrientes
- Anna Sailors-Pinkham
- Tiffany Hudson
- Jane Williams
- Davide Mutendji
- Isaiah Templeton
Past members
- Mack Brock
- London Gatch
Discography
Independent albums
| Album | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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| US Christ. [17] |
US Heat [18] |
US Indie [19] |
US Latin [20] |
US Latin Pop [21] | ||
| The Sound[22] |
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| We Are Alive[23] |
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| God With Us[24] |
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— | — | — | — | — |
| Kingdom Come[25] |
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17 | 5 | 42 | — | — |
| Lo Harás Otra Vez |
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28 | — | — | 12 | 3 |
| Aleluya (En La Tierra) |
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— | — | — | — | — |
| A La Medianoche - EP |
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— | — | — | — | — |
| Tumbas A Jardines |
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— | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||
Live albums
| Album | Details | Peak chart positions | Notes and track listing | |||||||||
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| US [26] |
US Christ. [17] |
US Heat [18] |
AUS [27] |
CAN [28] |
UK C&G | |||||||
| For the Honor[29] |
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193 | 19 | 1 | — | — |
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| Nothing Is Wasted[30] |
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41 | 1 | — | — | — |
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| Only King Forever |
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23 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 [31] |
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| Wake Up the Wonder |
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58 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 [32] |
Video footage of the concert was also released on YouTube. | ||||
| Here as in Heaven |
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15 | 1 | — | 27 | 58 | 1 [33] |
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| There Is a Cloud |
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11 | 1 | — | 33 | 42 | 10 [34] |
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| Evidence (As Elevation Collective) |
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— | — | — | — | — | 2 [35] |
Recorded live at Elevation Ballantyne
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| Hallelujah Here Below |
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25 | 2 | — | 69 | 86 | 1 [36] |
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| Paradoxology |
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— | 4 | — | — | — | 8 [38] |
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| Graves into Gardens |
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34 | 1 | — | 38 [39] |
66 | 2 [40] |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart, or was not released in that country. | ||||||||||||
Other albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Notes and track listing | |||
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| US Christ. [17] |
UK C&G | |||||
| 2017 | Acoustic Sessions
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8 | 8 [42] |
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Extended plays
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Notes and track listing | |||
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| US [26] |
US Christ. [17] | |||||
| 2010 | Kingdom Come Remix EP
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| 2012 | Nothing Is Wasted EP
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| 2014 | Raised to Life
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| 2016 | Speak Revival
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| 2017 | O Come to the Altar
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| 2018 | Do It Again
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Resurrecting
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| 2019 | At Midnight
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149 | 2 |
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As a lead artist
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
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| US Bubb. [43] |
US Christ. [44] |
Christ Airplay [45] |
US Christ. Digital [46] | ||||
| 2010 | "Kingdom Come" | — | — | — | — | Kingdom Come | |
| 2011 | "Angels We Have Heard on High" | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| 2015 | "Unstoppable God" | — | 39 | — | 29 | Wake Up the Wonder | |
| 2017 | "O Come to the Altar" | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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Here as in Heaven |
| 2018 | "Do It Again" | — | 5 | 3 | 9 |
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There Is a Cloud |
| "Won't Stop Now" | — | 24 | — | 13 | Hallelujah Here Below | ||
| "Here Again" | — | 20 | — | 10 | |||
| "Echo" (featuring Tauren Wells) |
— | 18 | 11 | 22 | |||
| "Hallelujah Here Below" | — | 41 | — | — | |||
| "Here Comes Heaven" | — | 36 | 41 | — | |||
| "Resurrecting" | — | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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Here as in Heaven | |
| 2019 | "Encuéntrame Otra Vez" (in Spanish) | — | — | — | — | Aleluya (En La Tierra) | |
| "Eco" (in Spanish) | — | — | — | — | |||
| "With You" | — | 22 | — | 4 | Paradoxology | ||
| "See a Victory" | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | At Midnight | ||
| "Never Lost" | — | 36 | — | — | non-album single | ||
| 2020 | "The Blessing" (with Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes) |
15 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
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Graves into Gardens |
| "Graves into Gardens" (featuring Brandon Lake) |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
As a featured artist
| Year | Single | Album |
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| 2014 | "Only King Forever (Joaquin Bynum Mix)" The Sound with J. Monty and Elevation Worship |
non-album single |
| 2020 | "Impresionante" Miel San Marcos featuring Elevation Worship |
non-album single |
| "Nobody (Live)" Casting Crowns featuring Elevation Worship |
non-album single |
Other charted songs
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
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| US Christ. [44] |
US Christ. Digital [46] | ||||
| 2013 | "In Your Presence" | — | 44 | Nothing Is Wasted | |
| 2014 | "Only King Forever" | 50 | — | Only King Forever | |
| "Raised to Life" | 35 | 27 | Raised to Life EP | ||
| "Jesus I Come" | 36 | 26 | Wake Up the Wonder | ||
| 2016 | "Here as in Heaven" | 17 | 8 | Here as in Heaven | |
| "Fullness" | 24 | 5 | Speak Revival EP | ||
| "Do It Again (EP Studio Version)" | — | 6 | |||
| 2017 | "There Is a Cloud" | 25 | 3 | There Is a Cloud | |
| "Overcome" | 37 | — | |||
| "Yours (Glory and Praise)" | 33 | — | |||
| "Uncontainable Love" | 48 | — | |||
| "Here in the Presence" | 46 | — | |||
| 2019 | |||||
| "Hallelujah Here Below" (featuring Steffany Gretzinger) |
24 | 16 | Paradoxology | ||
| "Paradoxology" | 33 | — | |||
| "Echo" | 32 | — | |||
| "Mighty God (Another Hallelujah)" (Paradoxology) |
46 | — | |||
| "Gone" | 23 | — | At Midnight | ||
| "It Is So" | 27 | — | |||
| "Love Won't Give Up" | 30 | — | |||
| 2020 | "My Testimony" | 24 | 9 | Graves into Gardens | |
| "Rattle!" | 16 | 1 | |||
| "Available" | 29 | 21 | |||
| "What Would You Do" (featuring Isaiah Templeton) |
33 | 25 | |||
| "There is a King" | 34 | 24 | |||
| "No One Beside" | 38 | — | |||
| "Have My Heart (Vamp)" | 41 | — | |||
| "Authority" | 43 | — | |||
Awards and nominations
Billboard Music Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2018 | Elevation Worship | Top Christian Artist | Nominated |
| There Is a Cloud | Top Christian Album | Nominated | |
| "O Come to the Altar" | Top Christian Song | Nominated |
GMA Dove Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2015 | Wake Up the Wonder | Long Form Video of the Year | Nominated |
| 2016 | Here as in Heaven | Worship Album of the Year | Nominated |
| 2017 | "O Come to the Altar" | Song of the Year | Nominated |
| "O Come to the Altar" | Worship Song of the Year | Nominated | |
| There Is a Cloud | Worship Album of the Year | Nominated | |
| There Is a Cloud Live | Long Form Video of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2018 | "Do It Again" | Worship Song of the Year | Nominated |
| 2019 | Hallelujah Here Below | Worship Album of the Year | Nominated |
| Hallelujah Here Below | Recorded Music Packaging of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2020 | "See a Victory" | Song of the Year | Nominated |
| Aleluya (En La Tierra) | Spanish Language Album of the Year | Won | |
| "The Blessing (Live)" | Worship Recorded Song of the Year | Won | |
| At Midnight | Worship Album of the Year | Nominated |
Grammy Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2019 | Hallelujah Here Below | Best Contemporary Christian Music Album | Nominated |
Notes
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