"Tell Your Heart to Beat Again" | ||||
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Single by Danny Gokey | ||||
from the album Hope in Front of Me and La Esperanza Frente a Mi |
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Released | January 8, 2016 | |||
Format | Digital download | |||
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Length | 3:53 | |||
Label | BMG-Chrysalis | |||
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Producer(s) | Bernie Herms | |||
Danny Gokey singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Tell Your Heart to Beat Again" on YouTube |
"Tell Your Heart to Beat Again" is a song written by Bernie Herms, Randy Phillips, and Matthew West and originally recorded by Contemporary Christian-Worship trio, Phillips, Craig and Dean for their twelfth studio album, Breathe In (2012). It was later recorded by American singer Danny Gokey for his second studio album, Hope in Front of Me (2014), with production by Herms. Gokey's rendition was released to Christian radio January 8, 2016 through BMG-Chrysalis as the album's third single. The song reached number two on the Billboard Christian Songs chart, earning Gokey his highest-charting single to date.
In May 2016, an extended play featuring a Spanish version of the song, titled "Que Tu Corazón Vuelva a Latir", was released in promotion of Gokey's fourth studio album, La Esperanza Frente a Mi (2016), a Spanish re-recording of Hope in Front of Me.
"Tell Your Heart to Beat Again" is a midtempo, piano-driven ballad written by Bernie Herms, Randy Phillips, and Matthew West. Initially composed in the style of Contemporary Christian music, Gokey's recording also includes influences of blue-eyed soul and country pop. According to the sheet music published by BMG Rights Management, "Tell Your Heart to Beat Again" is composed in the key of D Minor and set in common time (4
4) to a "flowing" tempo of approximately 67 BPM. The song follows a chord progression of E – Dm7 – B♭sus2 – F5 – Csus4 and includes a two octave vocal range spanning from C4 through C6. Lyrically, the song tells a story of starting over and moving on after a tragedy, with the narrator's faith in God bolstering his resilience.