Holy Water (We the Kingdom song)
"Holy Water" is a song by We the Kingdom that was released as the second single from their debut extended play, Live at the Wheelhouse (2019) and Holy Water (2020), on September 13, 2019.[1] The song was written by Ed Cash, Scott Cash, Franni Cash, Martin Cash, and Andrew Bergthold.[2]
"Holy Water"
September 13, 2019
2019
- 4:02 (studio version)
- 7:44 (Church Sessions)
- Ed Cash
- Scott Cash
- Franni Cash
- Martin Cash
- Andrew Bergthold
We the Kingdom
"Holy Water" became We the Kingdom's debut entry on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, having peaked at No. 2.[3] The song is also the highest-charting song of their career, having peaked at No. 6 on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[4] "Holy Water" was nominated for the GMA Dove Awards for Song of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year and at the 2020 GMA Dove Awards. "Holy Water" has garnered a Grammy Award nomination for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song at the 2021 Grammy Awards.
Chart performance[edit]
"Holy Water" debuted on the US Christian Airplay at No. 45, on the chart dated August 27, 2019.[10] It spent 29 weeks on the chart before reaching No. 1 on the March 14, 2020-dated chart,[11] having attained significant gains in radio airplay.[12] On the US Hot Christian Songs, the song made its debut at No. 31 on the chart dated September 28, 2019,[13] following its commercial release. The song peaked at No. 2 on the February 8, 2020-dated chart, 20 weeks after its debut.[14]
Music videos[edit]
We the Kingdom released the lyric video of "Holy Water" on September 13, 2019.[15] The live music video of the song, recorded at Young Life Sharptop Cove in Jasper, Georgia, was released on October 1, 2019, on YouTube.[16] An acoustic performance video of "Holy Water" at the Boiler Room at Neuhoff Site, Nashville, Tennessee, was published on YouTube on January 2, 2020.[17] The Church Sessions video featuring Tasha Cobbs Leonard with an appearance by Maverick City Music was released on March 20, 2020.[18]