Relate (song)

"Relate"
"Relate" single cover
Single by For King & Country
from the album What Are We Waiting For?
Released6 August 2021 (2021-08-06)
Length2:53
LabelWord Entertainment
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Josh Kerr
  • Tedd T.
  • For King & Country
For King & Country singles chronology
"Amen"
(2021) 		"Relate"
(2021) 		"For God Is with Us"
(2021)
R3hab remix
R3hab remix cover
Music videos
"Relate" on YouTube
"Relate" (Live) on YouTube
"Relate" (Lyrics) on YouTube

"Relate" (stylised in uppercase) is a song performed by an Australian Christian pop duo For King & Country. The song was released as the lead single from their fifth studio album, What Are We Waiting For? (2022), on 6 August 2021.[1] The song was written by Josh Kerr, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone and Tayla Parx.

"Relate" peaked at No. 1 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart,[2] and No. 6 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. The song was ranked by Billboard as the eleventh biggest Christian song in 2022.[3] "Relate" received two GMA Dove Award nominations for Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year and Short Form Video of the Year (Concept) at the 2022 GMA Dove Awards,[4] ultimately winning the Short Form Video of the Year (Concept) award.[5]

Background

On 2 August 2021, For King & Country announced that they would release "Relate" on 6 August 2021, along with the song's music video premiering on Apple Music.[6] The duo also announced that they were slated to perform the song live on the nationally syndicated morning talk show Fox & Friends.[7]

On 28 January 2022, For King & Country and R3hab released a remix of the song.[8]

Composition

"Relate" is composed in the key of B Flat Major with a tempo of 70 beats per minute and a musical time signature of 4
4.[9]

Reception

Critical response

Jonathan Andre of 365 Days of Inspiring Media gave a positive review of "Relate", saying, "Standing at a bit under 3 minutes, both Joel and Luke deliver another compelling song about unity and seeing things from someone else's perspective."[10] Andre opined that the song is "a firm sequel" to "Bleed the Same" by Mandisa.[10]

Accolades

Awards
Year Organization Award Result Ref
2022 GMA Dove Awards Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year Nominated
[11]
[12]
Short Form Video of the Year (Concept) Won
Year-end lists
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
365 Days of Inspiring Media Top 50 Songs of 2021 4
[13]

Commercial performance

"Relate" debuted at No. 46 on the US Christian Airplay chart dated 14 August 2021.[14] "Relate" reached No. 1 on the Christian Airplay chart dated 11 December 2021.[15]

"Relate" debuted at No. 15 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated August 21, 2021,[16] concurrently charting at No. 4 on the Christian Digital Song Sales chart.[17] The song reached No. 1 on the Hot Christian Songs chart dated February 12, 2022, following a surge in streams and digital downloads and thus becoming the duo's first No. 1 hit single on the chart.[18]

Music videos

The music video of "Relate" premiered on Apple Music on 6 August 2021, and was later published on For King & Country's YouTube channel on 7 August 2021.[19] The live performance video of "Relate" was released via YouTube on 6 August 2021.[20] The official lyric video of the song was uploaded on YouTube on 10 August 2021.[21]

Performances

On 18 March 2022, a video of "Relate" being performed by For King & Country in the Mojave Desert, was aired on The Kelly Clarkson Show.[22]

Track listing

"Relate"[23]
No.TitleLength
1."Relate"2:53
"Relate" — Apple Music bonus content[24]
No.TitleLength
2."Relate" (Music video)3:17
Total length:6:10
"Relate" (R3hab remix)[25]
No.TitleLength
1."Relate" (R3hab remix)2:46

Charts

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Relate"
Region Date Version Format Label Ref.
Various 6 August 2021 Album
Word Entertainment [23][24]
United States 3 September 2021 Christian radio [39]
Various 28 January 2022 R3hab remix
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 [25]

References

  1. ^ Clarks, Jessie (6 August 2021). "For KING & COUNTRY Premiere New Single "Relate" - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "For King Country Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  3. ^ Asker, Jim (1 December 2022). "Kanye West, Katy Nichole Dominate 2022's Christian Charts – Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  4. ^ Longs, Herb (10 August 2022). "Watch: Nominations For 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards Announced - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  5. ^ Nicholson, Jessica (21 October 2022). "2022 GMA Dove Awards Winners: CeCe Winans & Anne Wilson Lead – Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  6. ^ Chavez, Adriana (2 August 2021). "for KING & COUNTRY Announce New Single 'Relate'". Vacancy Magazine. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  7. ^ Longs, Herb (2 August 2021). "For KING & COUNTRY To Premiere New Single "Relate" On August 6 - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  8. ^ Clarks, Jessie (28 January 2022). "For KING & COUNTRY Drops New Remix Version Of "Relate" - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Relate by for KING & COUNTRY". MultiTracks. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  10. ^ a b Andre, Jonathan (8 August 2021). "For KING & COUNTRY – Relate – Single | 365 Days Of Inspiring Media". 365 Days of Inspiring Media. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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  12. ^ "2022 Winners | The 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards". GMA Dove Awards. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
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  14. ^ "Christian Airplay Chart | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  15. ^ Asker, Jim (8 December 2021). "for King & Country Scores Seventh Straight Christian Airplay No. 1 – Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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  21. ^ "for KING & COUNTRY | RELATE (Official Lyric Video) - YouTube". YouTube. YouTube, LLC. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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  25. ^ a b "RELATE (R3HAB Remix) - Single by for KING & COUNTRY & R3HAB on Apple Music". Apple Music. United States. Apple Inc. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
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