A Thousand Hallelujahs

"A Thousand Hallelujahs" is a song by New Zealand singer-songwriter Brooke Ligertwood. It was released as the lead single from her first live album, Seven (2022), on 14 January 2022.[1] Brooke Ligertwood co-wrote the song with Phil Wickham and Scott Ligertwood.[2] The single was produced by Brooke Ligertwood and Jason Ingram.[3]

"A Thousand Hallelujahs"
Single by Brooke Ligertwood
from the album Seven
Released14 January 2022 (2022-01-14)
Recorded11 November 2021 (2021-11-11)
VenueThe Belonging Co, Nashville, Tennessee, US
GenreContemporary worship music
Length5:09
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Brooke Ligertwood singles chronology
"Therapy"
(2016)		 "A Thousand Hallelujahs"
(2022)		 "Honey in the Rock"
(2022)
Alternative cover
EP cover
EP cover
Music videos
"A Thousand Hallelujahs" (Acoustic) on YouTube
"A Thousand Hallelujahs" (Live) on YouTube
"A Thousand Hallelujahs" (Lyrics) on YouTube

"A Thousand Hallelujahs" peaked at number 44 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart.

Background

Brooke Ligertwood announced that she would releasing "A Thousand Hallelujahs" as the first single from her live album, Seven (2022), on 14 January 2022.[4] A Thousand Hallelujahs" was released on 14 January 2022, accompanied with its live music video.[5] Ligertwood shared the story behind the song,[6] saying:

My husband and I went down to our friend, Phil Wickham, who lives just about an hour down the road from us. And we were writing in the church that Phil goes to, which is like this old little church hall in Southern California. We were sitting in the church hall with the keyboards and the guitars, and there's just this beautiful, empty hall, and kind of started talking about all the generations of people who had worshiped in this church. We were just were so inspired by the generational nature of the Church of Jesus. And we started talking about the thousands of hallelujahs that had been sung in that room.

Composition

"A Thousand Hallelujahs" is composed in the key of D♭ with a tempo of 68 beats per minute and a musical time signature of 4
4.[7]

Reception

Critical response

Reviewing for 365 Days of Inspiring Media, Jonathan Andre gave a positive review of the song, saying "A passionate declaration of our allegiance to Christ, it's a perfect representation of a 'modern hymn', a worship song for the church that has become a joy to listen to (and sing along with)."[8] Gerod Bass of Worship Musician magazine wrote in his review: "Congregationally friendly and vertically focused, this tune will be sung in churches all over the world and your church should definitely add this one to your Sunday setlist."[9] Timothy Yap of JubileeCast described the song as having "a congregational affinity," concluding that "Featuring a memorable chorus with a melody that invites you to worship, "A Thousand Hallelujahs" ranks high up there with Hillsong's classics such as "What a Beautiful Name" and "Who You Say I Am.""[10]

Accolades
Year-end lists
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
JubileeCast Best Christian Songs of 2022 7
[11]

Commercial performance

"A Thousand Hallelujahs" debuted at number 44 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated 29 January 2022,[12] concurrently charting at number six on the Christian Digital Song Sales chart.[13]

Music videos

On 14 January 2022, Brooke Ligertwood released the live performance video of "A Thousand Hallelujahs" via YouTube.[14] The live performance video was recorded on 11 November 2021, at The Belonging Co, a church in Nashville, Tennessee.[15] Ligertwood published the lyric video of the song via YouTube on 20 January 2022.[16] The official acoustic performance video of the song was availed on 28 January 2022, through YouTube.[17]

Track listing
"A Thousand Hallelujahs"[18][19]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."A Thousand Hallelujahs"
5:09
"A Thousand Hallelujahs" — Apple Music bonus video content[20]
No.TitleLength
2."A Thousand Hallelujahs" (Live in Nashville, TN/2021)5:11
Total length:10:20
"A Thousand Hallelujahs" — EP[21]
No.TitleLength
1."A Thousand Hallelujahs" (Radio Version)3:42
2."A Thousand Hallelujahs" (Live)5:09
3."A Thousand Hallelujahs" (with Passion; Live from Passion 2022)5:10
4."A Thousand Hallelujahs" (Acoustic)5:10
5."A Thousand Hallelujahs" (Live in Nashville, TN/2021; Music video)5:11
Total length:24:23

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.[3]

  • Jonathan Baines — vocals
  • Lorenzo Baylor — vocals
  • Natalie Brown — vocals
  • Jonathan Buffum — engineer
  • Cassie Campbell — bass
  • Angelique Carter — vocals
  • Tamar Chipp — vocals
  • David Dennis — vocals
  • Emily Douglas — vocals
  • Jackson Dreyer — vocals
  • Katelyn Drye — vocals
  • E. Edwards — guitar
  • Enaka Enyong — vocals
  • David Funk — keyboards, programmer
  • Sarah Gerald — vocals
  • Sam Gibson — mixing
  • Olivia Grasso — vocals
  • Cecily Hennigan — vocals
  • Jason Ingram — engineer, producer, programmer
  • Nicole Johnson — vocals
  • Benji Kurokose — vocals
  • Shantrice Laura — vocals
  • Drew Lavyne — mastering engineer
  • Jenna Lee — vocals
  • Jonathan Lee — guitar
  • Brooke Ligertwood — guitar, keyboards, primary artist, producer, vocals
  • Allison Marin — strings
  • Antonio Marin — strings
  • Daniella Mason — choir arrangement
  • Daniel McMurray — drums
  • Jonathan Mix — engineer
  • Noah Moreno — vocals
  • Brecken Myers — vocals
  • Angela Nasby — vocals
  • Jordyn Pierce — vocals
  • Marci Pruzina — vocals
  • Christine Rhee — vocals
  • Emily Ruff — vocals
  • Rylee Scott — vocals
  • Zack Smith — vocals
  • Cheryl Stark — vocals
  • Keithon Stribling — vocals
  • Dylan Thomas — guitar
  • Bobby Valderrama — vocals
  • Bria Valderrama — vocals
  • Robby Valderrama — vocals
  • John Wilds — vocals
  • Mitch Wong — vocals
  • Steph Wong — vocals

Charts
Chart performance for "A Thousand Hallelujahs"
Charts (2022) Peak
position
New Zealand Hot NZ Singles (RMNZ)[22] 8
US Christian Songs (Billboard)[23] 44
US Christian Airplay (Billboard)[24] 33

Release history
Release dates and formats for "A Thousand Hallelujahs"
Region Date Version Format Label Ref.
Various 14 January 2022 Live
[18]
10 February 2023 EP
[21]
United States Radio Christian radio
[25]

Other versions
  • Passion released a version of the song featuring Brooke Ligertwood on their live album, Burn Bright (2022).[26]

References
  1. Cluver, Ross (14 January 2022). "Brooke Ligertwood Releases New Solo Single 'A Thousand Hallelujahs' | CCM Magazine". CCM Magazine. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  2. "A Thousand Hallelujahs | Chords, Lyrics and Sheet Music | SongSelect®". SongSelect. CCLI. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  3. "A Thousand Hallelujahs [Live] - Brooke Ligertwood | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  4. Yap, Timothy (8 January 2022). "Hillsong Worship's Brooke Ligertwood to Drop New Single January 14 : News : JubileeCast". JubileeCast. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  5. Clarks, Jessie (14 January 2022). "Brooke Ligertwood Releases "A Thousand Hallelujahs (Live)" - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  6. Klett, Leah MarieAnn (19 February 2022). "Brooke Ligertwood reveals story behind 'A Thousand Hallelujahs' | Entertainment News". The Christian Post. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  7. "A Thousand Hallelujahs by Brooke Ligertwood". MultiTracks. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  8. Andre, Jonathan (26 June 2022). "Brooke Ligertwood – SEVEN | 365 Days Of Inspiring Media". 365 Days of Inspiring Media. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  9. Bass, Gerod (17 March 2022). "Now Hear This". Worship Musician Magazine March 2022. Adolph Agency Incorporated. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  10. Yap, Timothy (24 February 2022). "Brooke Ligertwood "SEVEN (Live)" Album Review : Exclusives : JubileeCast". JubileeCast. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  11. Yap, Timothy (2 January 2023). "Best Christian Songs of 2022 : Exclusives : JubileeCast". JubileeCast. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  12. "Hot Christian Songs - Billboard". Billboard. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  13. "Christian Digital Song Sales – Billboard". Billboard. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  14. "Brooke Ligertwood - A Thousand Hallelujahs (Live Video) - YouTube". 9 July 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2022 – via YouTube.
  15. "Brooke Ligertwood - Nashville, TN, The Belonging Co, Nashville, 11 November 2021". StayHappening. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  16. "Brooke Ligertwood - A Thousand Hallelujahs (Lyric Video) - YouTube". 20 January 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022 – via YouTube.
  17. "Brooke Ligertwood - A Thousand Hallelujahs (Acoustic Version) - YouTube". 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022 – via YouTube.
  18. "A Thousand Hallelujahs (Live) by Brooke Ligertwood on Amazon Music - Amazon.com". Amazon Music. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  19. "A Thousand Hallelujahs (Live) - Single by Brooke Ligertwood | Spotify". Spotify. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  20. "A Thousand Hallelujahs (Live) - Single by Brooke Ligertwood on Apple Music". United States. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022 – via Apple Music.
  21. "A Thousand Hallelujahs - EP by Brooke Ligertwood on Apple Music". United States. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2023 – via Apple Music.
  22. "Hot NZ Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". The Official New Zealand Music Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  23. "Brooke Ligertwood Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  24. "Brooke Ligertwood Chart History (Christian Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  25. "Future Releases for Christian Radio Stations | Free New Songs from Music Artists". AllAccess.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  26. Clarks, Jessie (18 February 2022). "Passion Music Drops 'Burn Bright' Live Album - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
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