"Run to the Father" is a song by American Contemporary Christian musician and worship leader Cody Carnes. The song was released on July 26, 2019, as the third single from his second studio album, Run to the Father (2020). Carnes co-wrote the song with Matt Maher and Ran Jackson. David Leonard produced the single.
"Run to the Father" peaked at No. 23 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart.
Background "Run to the Father" was Cody Carnes' third single of 2019, following the release of "Nothing Else" and "Heaven Fall". Carnes shared the story behind the song with FreeCCM.
Composition "Run to the Father" is composed in the key of C with a tempo of 68.5 beats per minute and a musical time signature of .
Critical reception Jonathan Andre of 365 Days of Inspiring Media gave a positive review of the song, saying "Thematically and stylistically, the song is quite possibly one of his most mellow, as we contemplate the words sung by Cody about running to the father as we are." Lins Honeyman, in a favourable review at Cross Rhythms, said "this is a stirring piece which ticks all the modern worship boxes from the mid-tempo setting to the self-examining and emotional lyrics - all of which benefit from Carnes' skilled and impassioned vocal delivery."
Commercial performance "Run to the Father" debuted at No. 36 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated August 10, 2019, concurrently charting at No. 14 on the Christian Digital Song Sales chart. The song went on to peak at No. 23 on the Hot Christian Songs chart.
Music videos The lyric video of "Run to the Father" was published on July 26, 2019, on Cody Carnes' YouTube channel. The live music video of the song, performed by Cody Carnes, recorded at Motion Conference, was published on August 30, 2019, on Cody Carnes' YouTube channel.
Track listing
Credits Single credits adapted from Tidal. Cody Carnes — primary artist Jeremy SH Griffith — mixing Drew Lavyne — mastering engineer David Leonard — producer
EP credits adapted from Tidal.
Jesse Brock — mixing assistant Cody Carnes — primary artist , producer Max Corwin — mastering engineer The Creak Music — producer Alex Dobbert — mastering engineer Jeremy Edwardson — mixing Jeremy SH Griffith — mixing David Leonard — producer Drew Lavyne — mastering engineer Sean Moffit — mixing Colby Wedgeworth — producer
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Run to the Father" Chart (2019–2020) Peak position US Christian Songs (Billboard) 23 US Christian Airplay (Billboard) 25US Christian AC (Billboard) 22
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for "Run to the Father" Chart (2019) Position US Christian Songs (Billboard) 99 Chart (2020) Position US Christian Songs (Billboard) 67
Certifications
Release history Region Date Version Format Label Various July 26, 2019 Single Sparrow Records January 24, 2020 EP
References
External links on PraiseCharts