Praise (Elevation Worship song)

"Praise" is a song performed by American contemporary worship band Elevation Worship featuring Brandon Lake, Chris Brown and Chandler Moore. On February 12, 2024, it impacted Christian radio stations in the United States as the third single from their eleventh live album, Can You Imagine? (2023). The song was written by Brandon Lake, Chandler Moore, Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Pat Barrett, and Steven Furtick.

"Praise" peaked at No. 1 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart.

Background
It was released as the eighth and final track from their eleventh live album, Can You Imagine? (2023), on May 19, 2023. On February 7, 2024, radio promoters 55 Promotion announced that the song would be serviced to Christian radio in the United States, the official add date for the single slated on February 12, 2024. "Praise" is the third single from Can You Imagine?, following the releases of "More Than Able" and "Trust in God" which preceded the album.

Composition
"Praise" is composed in the key of A with a tempo of 127 beats per minute, and a musical time signature of. The song begins with a line from Psalm 150: "Let everything that has breath praise the Lord". Its first verse is about the commitment to commend God in all ways ("I'll praise in the valley / Praise on the mountain / I'll praise when I'm sure / Praise when I'm doubting"), while the second verse has a similar subject matter but sees the narrator fighting for God ("I'll praise when outnumbered / Praise when surrounded"). The verse also contains the lyric "praise is the waters / My enemies drown in", which captures the imagery of "mass death" according Christianity Today Kelsey Kramer Mcginnis.

Critical reception
In a NewReleaseToday review, Jasmin Patterson described "Praise" as "a high-energy "take you to church" moment." Timothy Yap of JubileeCast opined "In a ballad-heavy album, it's good to see the trio break loose and have fun on what sounds like a very raw and authentic praise session. This is so nourishing for the soul." Writing for Air1, Lindsay Williams said: "You know a song has no chance of being bad when Elevation Worship, Brandon Lake and Chandler Moore join forces."

Commercial performance
"Praise" debuted at No. 22 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated June 3, 2023, concurrently charting at No. 9 on the Christian Digital Song Sales chart. "Praise" debuted at No. 48 on the US Christian Airplay chart dated September 30, 2023.

The song reached number one on the Hot Christian Songs chart dated March 16, 2024, with significant gains in streaming, downloads, and airplay, following the release of the EP. "Praise" marks the third Hot Christian Songs chart-topping song for Elevation Worship, the fourth for Brandon Lake, and the first for both Chris Brown and Chandler Moore.

Music videos
The official lyric video for "Praise" was issued by Elevation Worship through YouTube on May 19, 2023. Elevation Worship released the music video for "Praise" featuring Brandon Lake, Chris Brown, and Chandler Moore leading the song during an Elevation Church worship service, via YouTube on May 22, 2023.

Performances
Elevation Worship performed "Praise" at the 54th GMA Dove Awards held on October 17, 2023.