Fear Is Not My Future
"Fear Is Not My Future" is a song performed by American contemporary worship collective Maverick City Music and American gospel musician Kirk Franklin featuring American singers Brandon Lake and Chandler Moore. The radio version of the song was released on November 4, 2022,[1] becoming the lead single from their collaborative live album, Kingdom Book One (2022).[2] Brandon Lake had originally released the song featuring Chandler Moore on his third studio album, Help! (2022).[3] The song was written by Brandon Lake, Hannah Shackelford, Jonathan Jay, and Nicole Hannel.[4] At the 2023 GMA Dove Awards, "Fear Is Not My Future" was nominated for Song of the Year and Worship Recorded Song of the Year awards.[5]
"Fear Is Not My Future"
November 4, 2022
March 2022
Everglades Correctional Institution, Miami-Dade, Florida, US
- 10:25 (album version)
- 4:02 (radio version)
- Tribl
- Fo Yo Soul
- RCA Inspiration
- Brandon Lake
- Jonathan Jay
- Hannah Shackelford
- Nicole Hannel
- Tony Brown
- Jonathan Jay
- Kirk Franklin
- Chandler Moore
- Norman Gyamfi
"Fear Is Not My Future" debuted at number 13 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart,[6] and at number four on the Hot Gospel Songs chart.[7] The song received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song at the 2023 Grammy Awards.[8]
Composition[edit]
"Fear Is Not My Future" is composed in the key of E♭ with a tempo of 69 beats per minute and a musical time signature of 4
4.[13]
Reception[edit]
Critical response[edit]
Katie Cline of Air1 gave a favorable opinion of the song, saying: "In “Fear is Not My Future,” Brandon Lake and Chandler David Moore’s voices restore hope to our troubled minds, bidding farewell to sickness, heartbreak, and death as we embrace the peace, love, and joy of Christ in our lives."[14] Briauna Prieto of Peer Magazine wrote a positive review of the song, saying: "With a typical build and repetitive lyrics, this song is easy to catch on to. It's also full of long musical interludes that Maverick City incorporates into so many of their songs, giving plenty of room to have your own personal reflection during the song."[15]
Commercial performance[edit]
"Fear Is Not My Future" debuted at number 26 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart,[18] and number 11 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart dated July 2, 2022.[19]
Music videos[edit]
On June 17, 2022, Maverick City Music and Kirk Franklin released the music video of "Fear Is Not My Future" featuring Brandon Lake and Chandler Moore, filmed at Mother Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina.[20][21] The music video's release is in remembrance of the Charleston church shooting which occurred at the church seven years prior on June 17, 2015.[21]
On June 20, 2022, Essential Worship released an acoustic performance video of the song, with Brandon Lake and Chandler Moore leading the song.[22]