"Does Anybody Hear Her" | ||||
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Single by Casting Crowns | ||||
from the album Lifesong | ||||
Released | September 23, 2006 | |||
Format | Digital download | |||
Recorded | Zoo Studio (Franklin, TN) Lifesong Studio (McDonough, GA) Little Big Studio (Nashville, TN) |
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Genre | Christian rock, adult contemporary | |||
Length | 4:28 | |||
Label | Beach Street, Reunion, PLG | |||
Writer(s) | Mark Hall | |||
Producer(s) | Mark A. Miller | |||
Casting Crowns singles chronology | ||||
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"Does Anybody Hear Her" is a song recorded by Christian rock band Casting Crowns, released by Beach Street Records, Reunion Records, and Provident Label Group. Written by Mark Hall and produced by Mark A. Miller, it was released on September 23, 2006 as the third single from the band's 2005 album Lifesong. An alternative CCM and adult contemporary song, "Does Anybody Hear Her" relates the story of a girl who is being pushed away by the Christian church as well as the message that condemning other people is wrong.
"Does Anybody Hear Her" received positive reviews from most music critics, many of whom praised the song's lyrical theme. It was successful on Christian radio, peaking at number one on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs and Hot Christian AC charts; it also topped the Radio & Records Christian AC and Soft AC/Inspirational charts. It ranked at number thirty-three on the 2000s decade-end Hot Christian AC chart and number forty-six on the 2000s decade-end Hot Christian Songs chart.
According to lead vocalist Mark Hall, "Does Anybody Hear Her" is about a girl "who is making all the wrong decisions and about how" and how the Christian church is not there for her. Hall began writing the song around 2000 about a girl in his youth group; it ultimately encompassed around 15-20 girls who due to their father not being there for them tried to find intimacy elsewhere, ultimate "[giving] themselves away to the first person who loves them". Hall said that "We [the Christian church] attach identities to people, saying, 'It’s too late to reach this person,' or 'This person here, there’s still some good there, so we should try on this one,' or 'This one’s a lost cause, we just need to get him out of here'. That’s a scary place to live if you’re that person — if you didn’t make the church’s 'list'".