"Until the Whole World Hears" | ||||
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Single by Casting Crowns | ||||
from the album Until the Whole World Hears | ||||
Released | August 20, 2009 | |||
Format | Digital download | |||
Recorded | Zoo Studio (Franklin, TN), Eagles Landing First Baptist Church (McGonough, GA) | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 5:02 | |||
Label | Beach Street | |||
Songwriter(s) | Mark Hall, Bernie Herms, Jason McArthur, Roger Glidewell | |||
Producer(s) | Mark A. Miller | |||
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Until the Whole World Hears track listing | ||||
12 tracks
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"Until the Whole World Hears" is a song by Christian rock band Casting Crowns. Written by Mark Hall, Bernie Herms, Jason McArthur and Roger Glidewell and produced by Mark A. Miller, it was released as a digital download on August 20, 2009 and to Christian radio on August 29, 2009 as the lead single from the band's 2009 album of the same title. Musically, Until the Whole World Hears is an arena rock song with a crunchy guitar lick accompanied by blasting guitar chords and the "throaty growl" of Mark Hall's vocals. Lyrically, it revolves around speaking the truth into a culture that doesn't want to hear it. Part of the chorus references the Biblical character of John the Baptist.
"Until the Whole World Hears" received positive reception from critics and was nominated for Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year at the 41st GMA Dove Awards. Casting Crowns has performed the song as both an opening and closing song at live concerts. It peaked atop the Billboard Hot Christian Songs, Hot Christian AC and Christian AC Monitored charts. It also peaked at number four on the Billboard Christian CHR chart, number ten on the Billboard Christian Digital Songs chart and number twenty-three on the Billboard Heatseekers Songs chart.
"Until the Whole World Hears" was written by Mark Hall, Bernie Herms, Jason McArthur, and Roger Glidewell. It was produced by Mark A. Miller and recorded, mixed, and edited digitally by Sam Hewitt at Zoo Studio in Franklin, Tennessee. The song was mastered by Andrew Mendelson, Shelley Anderson, Natthaphol Abhigantaphand and Daniel Bacigalupi at Georgetown Masters in Nashville, Tennessee. Crowd vocals were recorded after a Sunday morning worship service at Eagles Landing First Baptist Church in McDonough, Georgia by Carter Hassebrock, Darren Hughes and Billy Lord.