"A Thousand Hallelujahs" is a song by New Zealand singer-songwriter Brooke Ligertwood. It was released as the lead single from her first live album, Seven (2022), on 14 January 2022. Brooke Ligertwood co-wrote the song with Phil Wickham and Scott Ligertwood. The single was produced by Brooke Ligertwood and Jason Ingram.
"A Thousand Hallelujahs" peaked at number 44 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart.
Background Brooke Ligertwood announced that she would releasing "A Thousand Hallelujahs" as the first single from her live album, Seven (2022), on 14 January 2022. A Thousand Hallelujahs" was released on 14 January 2022, accompanied with its live music video. Ligertwood shared the story behind the song, saying:
Composition "A Thousand Hallelujahs" is composed in the key of D♭ with a tempo of 68 beats per minute and a musical time signature of .
Reception Critical response Reviewing for 365 Days of Inspiring Media, Jonathan Andre gave a positive review of the song, saying "A passionate declaration of our allegiance to Christ, it's a perfect representation of a 'modern hymn', a worship song for the church that has become a joy to listen to (and sing along with)." Gerod Bass of Worship Musician magazine wrote in his review: "Congregationally friendly and vertically focused, this tune will be sung in churches all over the world and your church should definitely add this one to your Sunday setlist." Timothy Yap of JubileeCast described the song as having "a congregational affinity", concluding that "Featuring a memorable chorus with a melody that invites you to worship, "A Thousand Hallelujahs" ranks high up there with Hillsong's classics such as "What a Beautiful Name" and "Who You Say I Am.""
Accolades + Year-end lists Publication Accolade Rank Best Christian Songs of 2022 7
Commercial performance "A Thousand Hallelujahs" debuted at number 44 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated 29 January 2022, concurrently charting at number six on the Christian Digital Song Sales chart.
Music videos On 14 January 2022, Brooke Ligertwood released the live performance video of "A Thousand Hallelujahs" via YouTube. The live performance video was recorded on 11 November 2021, at The Belonging Co, a church in Nashville, Tennessee. Ligertwood published the lyric video of the song via YouTube on 20 January 2022. The official acoustic performance video of the song was availed on 28 January 2022, through YouTube.
Track listing
Personnel Adapted from AllMusic.
Jonathan Baines — vocals Lorenzo Baylor — vocals Natalie Brown — vocals Jonathan Buffum — engineer Cassie Campbell — bass Angelique Carter — vocals Tamar Chipp — vocals David Dennis — vocals Emily Douglas — vocals Jackson Dreyer — vocals Katelyn Drye — vocals E. Edwards — guitar Enaka Enyong — vocals David Funk — keyboards, programmer Sarah Gerald — vocals Sam Gibson — mixing Olivia Grasso — vocals Cecily Hennigan — vocals Jason Ingram — engineer, producer, programmer Nicole Johnson — vocals Benji Kurokose — vocals Shantrice Laura — vocals Drew Lavyne — mastering engineer Jenna Lee — vocals Jonathan Lee — guitar Brooke Ligertwood — guitar, keyboards, primary artist, producer, vocals Allison Marin — strings Antonio Marin — strings Daniella Mason — choir arrangement Daniel McMurray — drums Jonathan Mix — engineer Noah Moreno — vocals Brecken Myers — vocals Angela Nasby — vocals Jordyn Pierce — vocals Marci Pruzina — vocals Christine Rhee — vocals Emily Ruff — vocals Rylee Scott — vocals Zack Smith — vocals Cheryl Stark — vocals Keithon Stribling — vocals Dylan Thomas — guitar Bobby Valderrama — vocals Bria Valderrama — vocals Robby Valderrama — vocals John Wilds — vocals Mitch Wong — vocals Steph Wong — vocals
Charts + Chart performance for "A Thousand Hallelujahs" Chart (2022) Peak position New Zealand Hot NZ Singles (RMNZ) 8
Release history + Release dates and formats for "A Thousand Hallelujahs" Region Date Version Format Label Various 14 January 2022 Live 10 February 2023 EP United States Radio Christian radio
Other versions Passion released a version of the song featuring Brooke Ligertwood on their live album, Burn Bright (2022).
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