"Bless Me" is a song performed by American contemporary worship collective Maverick City Music and American gospel musician Kirk Franklin. The song was released on May 20, 2022, as a promotional single from their collaborative live album, Kingdom Book One (2022). The song was written by Kirk Franklin.
"Bless Me" debuted at number 19 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, and at number eight on the Hot Gospel Songs chart.
Background On June 3, 2022, Maverick City Music and Kirk Franklin released "Bless Me" as the second promotional single from Kingdom Book One (2022), accompanied with its music video. The song follows after the release of "Kingdom" as the first promotional single from the album.
Composition "Bless Me" is composed in the key of B♭ with a tempo of 68 beats per minute and a musical time signature of .
Accolades + Awards Year Organization Award Result Ref 2023 GMA Dove Awards Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
+ Year-end lists Publication Accolade Rank 2022 Staff Picks: Josh Balogh's Song Picks 2
Commercial performance "Bless Me" debuted at number 19 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, and number eight on the Hot Gospel Songs chart dated June 18, 2022.
Music video On June 3, 2022, Kirk Franklin released the official music video of "Bless Me" via YouTube. The video shows Kirk Franklin and Maverick City Music performing the song alongside inmates at the Everglades Correctional Institution in Miami-Dade, Florida.
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Bless Me" Chart (2022) Peakposition US Gospel Songs (Billboard) 8
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for "Bless Me" Chart (2022) Position US Christian Songs (Billboard) 61 US Gospel Songs (Billboard) 17 Chart (2023) Position US Gospel Songs (Billboard) 13
Release history + Release history for "Bless Me" Region Date Format Label Ref. Various June 3, 2022 (promotional release)
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