"Unbreakable" | ||||
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Single by Fireflight | ||||
from the album Unbreakable | ||||
Released | November 6, 2007 | |||
Format | Digital download | |||
Recorded | 2007 | |||
Genre | Hard rock, post-grunge | |||
Length |
4:15 (album version) |
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Label | Flicker | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dawn Michele, Rob Hawkins | |||
Producer(s) | Rob Hawkins | |||
Fireflight singles chronology | ||||
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4:15 (album version)
"Unbreakable" is a song by Christian rock band Fireflight from their second album, Unbreakable. It was released in November 2007 as the album's lead single, receiving television promotion on the NBC network that month. The song soon became popular on Christian rock radio, charting at number one in February 2008. It was 2008's 14th most played song of the year on Christian contemporary hit radio.
The song is about having triumph and victory over past circumstances and has been described as "anthemic". The theme of "Unbreakable" was partially inspired by a fan's question asked on MySpace. It received generally positive reviews from critics and was GMA Dove Award-nominated in 2009 for Rock/Contemporary Song of the Year.
The band's style and theme changed between their debut album, The Healing of Harms (2006), and Unbreakable. The first album was thematically based on "trying to fight your way through circumstances", while Fireflight's second project has a theme of triumph and being "[victorious] over the things that used to control you". According to the band members, the song "Unbreakable" represents that change between the two albums: "now it's about finding power in your life", said bassist Wendy Drennen.
The song is carried by an "anthemic" sound and the "riveting vocals" of lead vocalist Dawn Michele. Bassist Wendy Drennen said that "Unbreakable" was about "overcoming a defeated mentality and finding the power to remain strong amid the landscape, not allowing fear to hold us back from having victory over the things that used to control us". It is also lyrically based on the Biblical account of Jesus and the woman taken in adultery; the song's first line states, "Where are the people that accused me?" Richardson said, "The people in charge were ready to kill her, and Jesus speaks up for her, changes their minds and makes them feel ashamed for accusing her ... She knows she’s guilty, and yet she’s suddenly free and given a second chance."