On March 26, 2021, Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music announced that they were releasing "Jireh" featuring Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine, along with its accompanying music video, as the first promotional single from their collaborative live album, Old Church Basement.[8] The album is slated to be released on April 30, 2021.[9]
Writing and development
Chris Brown of Elevation Worship said that "Jireh" was the first song that he, Steven Furtick, Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine had written together and that it's the song that kickstarted the idea for Old Church Basement.[10] "Jireh" was written in the first songwriting sessions for Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music.[11] Naomi Raine also shared the story about the writing session for the song, saying:[12]
We were sitting in the room and Pastor Steven says, ‘I have been thinking about this line that I will never be more loved than I am right now. Honestly, this song flowed out. We were in that room for about 10-12 hours, so, for me, this writing session is actually one of the defining writing moments of my life because more than it was a tool of ministry for someone else, I was singing that to myself and I think this song, as I believe it will change people’s lives, it has changed mine.
Composition
"Jireh" is composed in the key of E♭ with a tempo of 70 beats per minute, and a musical time signature of 4 4.[13]
Reception
Critical response
"Jireh" received critical acclaim, being described as "highly anticipated"[14] and a "famous song."[15] A special performance featuring Justin Bieber has been described as having the ability to “take you to church.”[16]
Worship Recorded Song of the Year ("Jireh - Radio Version" by Maverick City Music featuring Chandler Moore, Naomi Raine)
Nominated
Commercial performance
"Jireh" debuted at No. 10 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart and at No. 1 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart, both dated April 10, 2021.[22] "Jireh" attracted 2.1 million streams and 4,000 downloads in the United States in its first week.[22] "Jireh" is the first Hot Gospel Songs chart-topper for all four acts, while being the first Hot Christian Songs top ten entry for Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore, and Naomi Raine, and the seventh for Elevation Worship.[22]
"Jireh" debuted at No. 30 on the US Gospel Airplay chart dated September 11, 2021.[23] The song reached No. 1 on the Gospel Airplay chart dated March 26, 2022, becoming the first Gospel Airplay chart-topping entry for all four acts.[24]
Music videos
On March 26, 2021, Elevation Worship released the official music video of "Jireh" on their YouTube channel.[25] The video shows Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine leading the song.
On April 30, 2021, Elevation Worship published the lyric video of the song on YouTube.[26]
^Asker, Jim (24 March 2022). "For King & Country's 'What Are We Waiting For?' Album Goes No. 1 – Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 25 March 2022. "Jireh," by Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music, featuring Chandler Moore and Naomi Rain (both of whom are members of Maverick City Music), ascends 2-1 on Gospel Airplay. In the week ending March 20, it gained by 16% in plays. The song marks the first leader for the Atlanta-based Maverick City Music and the Charlotte, N.C.-based Elevation Worship, as well as for Moore and Rain under their own names.
