"Firm Foundation (He Won't)" is a song by American Contemporary Christian musician and worship leader Cody Carnes. The song was released on December 10, 2021, as a single. Carnes co-wrote the song with Chandler Moore and Austin Davis. Austin Davis produced the single.
"Firm Foundation (He Won't)" peaked at No. 14 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart.
The song was covered by Maverick City Music, with Chandler Moore and Cody Carnes featuring on their track. The Maverick City Music rendition peaked at No. 33 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, and No. 10 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart.
Background Cody Carnes released "Firm Foundation (He Won't)" on December 10, 2021. The song was his third and final single of 2021, following the releases of "Too Good to Not Believe" alongside Brandon Lake and "Hope of the Ages" with Hillsong Worship and Reuben Morgan. Carnes shared the inspiration behind the song, saying:
Composition "Firm Foundation (He Won't)" is composed in the key of B♭ with a tempo of 75 beats per minute and a musical time signature of .
Reception Critical response Joshua Andre of 365 Days of Inspiring Media gave a positive review of the song, saying: "The long and short of it is that "Firm Foundation (He Won't)", is a song that we all need to hear. Catchy in its delivery, and poppy in its musical style; it is the lyrics that really hit home for me." Jono Davies, reviewing for Louder Than The Music, said of the song: "As a song overall this does what it says on the tin, a strong worship song with a strong and powerful message that I hope you take heart from. Cody is a great worship leader and is a great blessing and with this song he has made another great song that will touch peoples lives."
Accolades + Awards and nominations Year Organization Award Result Ref 2024 GMA Dove Awards Song of the Year Worship Recorded Song of the Year
Commercial performance "Firm Foundation (He Won't)" made its debut at No. 50 on the US Christian Airplay chart dated April 23, 2022.
Music video The lyric video of "Firm Foundation (He Won't)" was published on December 10, 2021, on Cody Carnes' YouTube channel.
Personnel Credits adapted from AllMusic.
Dan Alber — bass Jonathan Baines — choir/chorus Cody Carnes — primary artist, acoustic guitar Tamar Chipp — choir/chorus Chad Chrisman — A&R Austin Davis — background vocals, drums, electric guitar, engineer, keyboards, percussion, producer, vocal engineer Garrett Davis — A&R David Dennis — choir/chorus Olivia Grasso — background vocals, choir/chorus Jessica Hall — choir/chorus Matt Huber — mixing Kari Jobe — background vocals Nicole Johnson — choir/chorus Benji Kurokose — choir/chorus Shantrice Laura — background vocals, choir/chorus Brenton Miles — engineer, vocal engineer Scott Mills — electric guitar Noah Moreno — choir/chorus Sam Moses — mastering engineer Grant Pittman — keyboards, organ, piano Edwin Portillo — vocal engineer Bria Valderrama — choir/chorus
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Firm Foundation (He Won't)" Chart (2022–2024) Peak positionUS Christian Songs (Billboard) 5US Christian Airplay (Billboard) 2US Christian AC (Billboard) 1
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for "Firm Foundation (He Won't)" Chart (2023) Position US Christian Songs (Billboard) 40 US Christian Airplay (Billboard) 46
Certifications
Release history Region Date Format Label Ref. Various December 10, 2021
Maverick City Music version
On January 3, 2022, Maverick City Music released their version of "Firm Foundation (He Won't)" featuring Chandler Moore and Cody Carnes as the first single for the later released album The Maverick Way Complete.
Composition "Firm Foundation (He Won't)" is composed in the key of D♭ with a tempo of 75 beats per minute and a musical time signature of .
Commercial performance "Firm Foundation (He Won't)" debuted at No. 49 on the US Hot Christian Songs, and No. 20 on the Hot Gospel Songs charts dated January 15, 2022.
Music video The official music video of "Firm Foundation (He Won't)" was released on January 3, 2022, via Tribl Records' YouTube channel. The music video was filmed in Chicago, during Maverick City's national tour on October 1, 2021.
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Firm Foundation (He Won't)" Chart (2022) Peakposition US Gospel Songs (Billboard) 10
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for "Firm Foundation (He Won't)" Chart (2022) Position US Christian Songs (Billboard) 88 US Gospel Songs (Billboard) 19
Release history Region Date Format Label Ref. Various January 3, 2022 Tribl Records
References
External links on PraiseCharts