"I Know a Name" is a song by Brandon Lake and Elevation Worship. The song was officially released as a single on February 14, 2025, through Elevation Worship Records.
The first edition of the song, released on February 14, 2025, was recorded live at Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. On the same day, a solo version of the song was released as an Amazon-exclusive by Lake. On June 13, 2025, an album version of the song is set to be released from Lake's fifth studio album, King of Hearts. The album version is two minutes shorter than the single version and features a guest appearance from singer CeCe Winans.
Writing and composition The song was written by Brandon Lake, Hank Bentley, Steven Furtick, and Jacob Scooter. It was produced by Chris Brown and Steven Furtick. Brown said of the song's lyrical theme, The song is written in the key of C with a tempo of 86 beats per minutes and a time signature of .
Accolades At the 2025 GMA Dove Awards, "I Know a Name" was nominated for Worship Recorded Song of the Year. Year Organization Category Result 2025GMA Dove AwardsWorship Recorded Song of the Year 2026Grammy Award Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song GMA Dove Awards Song of the Year
+ Year-end lists Publication Accolade Rank K-Love 25 Songs That Defined 2025 Unordered Air1 Air1 Unwrapped 2025 4
Commercial performance "I Know a Name" debuted at its peak position of No. 5 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart. It was No. 3 on the Christian Digital Song Sales and No. 4 on the Christian Streaming Songs charts. It later peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Christian Airplay chart and No. 5 on the Christian AC Airplay chart.
Track listing
Credits Adapted from AllMusic. Andrew Joseph – backing vocals Andria Alston – backing vocals Brandon Lake – composer, writer, acoustic guitar, lead vocalist Chris Brown – acoustic guitar, lead vocalist, producer Cory Edwards – engineer Davide Mutendji – backing vocals Drew Lavyne – engineer, mastering E. Edwards – backing vocals Graham King – engineer Hank Bentley – composer, writer Hannah Robinson – backing vocals Jacob Scooter – composer, keyboards, programmer Jaleta Gardner – backing vocals Joey Signa – guitar Johnny Collier – backing vocals Jonathan Buffum – engineer Jonathan Mix – editing, engineer Josh Linker – engineer LJ Mitchell – organ Mapi Ramirez – backing vocals Samuel Gibson – mixing, engineer Scott Gardner – piano Shae Wooten – bass guitar Steven Furtick – composer, writer, executive producer, producer Tai Mahawon – engineer Tiffany Hudson – backing vocals Vincent Baynard – drums William Oakly – engineer
Charts
Weekly charts Elevation Worship version +Weekly chart performance for "I Know a Name" Chart (2025) Peakposition US Hot Christian Songs (Billboard) 5 US Christian Airplay (Billboard) 2
Brandon Lake solo version +Weekly chart performance for "I Know a Name" Chart (2025) Peakposition US Hot Christian Songs (Billboard) 13
CeCe Winans version +Weekly chart performance for "I Know a Name" Chart (2025) Peakposition US Christian Digital Song Sales (Billboard) 2
Year-end charts Elevation Worship version +Year-end chart performance for "I Know a Name" Chart (2025) Position US Hot Christian Songs (Billboard) 7 US Christian Airplay (Billboard) 10 US Christian Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 14
Brandon Lake solo version +Year-end chart performance for "I Know a Name" Chart (2025) Position US Hot Christian Songs (Billboard) 44
Certifications
Release history + Release history for "I Know a Name" Region Version Date Format Label Various February 14, 2025 Elevation Worship RecordsSoloFebruary 14, 2025 Album June 13, 2025 Live March 20, 2026 Elevation Worship Records
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