"The Commission" is a song performed by American Christian country band Cain. The song was released on December 11, 2021, as the third single from their debut studio album, Rise Up (2021). The song was written by Blake Neesmith, Carter Frodge, Logan Cain, Madison Cain, Nick Schwarz, and Taylor Cain.
"The Commission" peaked at number two on the US Hot Christian Songs chart.
Background On November 29, 2021, the radio team of Provident Label Group announced that "The Commission" will be serviced to Christian radio in the United States, the official add date for the single slated on December 31, 2021.
The song is about the Great Commission, drawing inspiration from Matthew 28:19–20. Taylor Cain Matz shared the story behind the song, saying:
On April 15, 2022, Cain released a new version of "The Commission" featuring Cody Carnes, accompanied with its lyric video.
Composition "The Commission" is composed in the key of F with a tempo of 75 beats per minute and a musical time signature of .
Accolades + Year-end lists Publication Accolade Best of 2022: Top 10 Songs of the Year
Commercial performance "The Commission" made its debut at number 30 on the US Christian Airplay chart dated December 18, 2021, being the highest ranking debut that week.
"The Commission" debuted at number 50 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated January 8, 2022.
Music videos The official audio video of "The Commission" was published on Cain's YouTube channel on March 6, 2020. The Song Session video of the song was availed by Essential Worship on March 16, 2020, to YouTube. The official acoustic performance video of the song was published by Cain on YouTube on May 21, 2021. The official lyric video of the song was published by Cain on YouTube on June 11, 2021.
The official music video for "The Commission" premiered on Cain's YouTube channel on December 10, 2021. The music video was filmed on the set of the television drama The Chosen in Utah, the song being featured on a Christmas special episode titled "Christmas With The Chosen: The Messengers".
Cain published the official lyric video for the version of "The Commission" featuring Cody Carnes on April 15, 2022.
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Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "The Commission" Chart (2021–2022) Peak position US Christian Songs (Billboard) 2 US Christian Airplay (Billboard) 4US Christian AC (Billboard) 4
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for "The Commission" Chart (2022) Position US Christian Songs (Billboard) 20 US Christian Airplay (Billboard) 19 US Christian AC (Billboard) 17
Release history + Release dates and formats for "The Commission" Region Date Version Format Label Various December 11, 2021 Band Provident Label Group United States December 31, 2021 Christian radio Various April 15, 2022 featuring Cody Carnes
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