Relate (song)

"Relate" (stylized in uppercase) is a song performed by an Australian Christian pop duo For King & Country. The song was released as the lead single to their upcoming studio album, What Are We Waiting For? (2022), on 6 August 2021.[1] The song was written by Josh Kerr, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone and Tayla Parx.

"Relate"
Single by For King & Country
from the album What Are We Waiting For?
Released6 August 2021 (2021-08-06)
Genre
Length2:53
LabelWord Entertainment
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Josh Kerr
  • Tedd T.
  • For King & Country
For King & Country singles chronology
"Amen"
(2021)		 "Relate"
(2021)		 "For God Is With Us"
(2021)
Music videos
"Relate" on YouTube
"Relate" (Live) on YouTube
"Relate" (Lyrics) on YouTube

"Relate" peaked at No. 10 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart.[2]

Background

On 2 August 2021, For King & Country announced that they will release "Relate" on 6 August 2021, along with song's music video premiering on Apple Music.[3] The duo also announced that they were slated to perform the song live on the nationally syndicated morning talk show Fox & Friends.[4]

Composition

"Relate" is composed in the key of G with a tempo of 70 beats per minute and a musical time signature of 4
4.[5]

Reception

Critical response

Jonathan Andre of 365 Days of Inspiring Media gave a positive review of "Relate", saying, "Standing at a bit under 3 minutes, both Joel and Luke deliver another compelling song about unity and seeing things from someone else’s perspective."[6] Andre opined that the song is "a firm sequel" to "Bleed the Same" by Mandisa.[6]

Commercial performance

"Relate" debuted at number 46 on the US Christian Airplay chart dated 14 August 2021.[7]

Music videos

The music video of "Relate" premiered on Apple Music on 6 August 2021, and was later published on For King & Country's YouTube channel on 7 August 2021.[8] The live performance video of "Relate" was released via YouTube on 6 August 2021.[9] The official lyric video of the song was uploaded on YouTube on 10 August 2021.[10]

Track listing
"Relate"[11]
No.TitleLength
1."Relate"2:53
"Relate" — Apple Music bonus content[12]
No.TitleLength
2."Relate" (Music video)3:17
Total length:6:10

Charts

Release history
Release dates and formats for "Relate"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various 6 August 2021
Word Entertainment [11][12]
United States 3 September 2021 Christian radio [19]

References
  1. Clarks, Jessie (6 August 2021). "For KING & COUNTRY Premiere New Single "Relate" - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. "For King Country Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. Chavez, Adriana (2 August 2021). "for KING & COUNTRY Announce New Single 'Relate'". Vacancy Magazine. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  4. Longs, Herb (2 August 2021). "FFor KING & COUNTRY To Premiere New Single "Relate" On August 6 - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  5. "Relate by for KING & COUNTRY". MultiTracks. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  6. Andre, Jonathan (8 August 2021). "For KING & COUNTRY – Relate – Single | 365 Days Of Inspiring Media". 365 Days Of Inspiring Media. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  7. "Christian Airplay Chart | Billboard". Billboard. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  8. "for KING & COUNTRY | RELATE (Official Music Video) - YouTube". YouTube. YouTube, LLC. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  9. "for KING & COUNTRY | Relate - The Official Performance Video (Live from Montana) - YouTube". YouTube. YouTube, LLC. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  10. "for KING & COUNTRY | RELATE (Official Lyric Video) - YouTube". YouTube. YouTube, LLC. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  11. "RELATE by for KING & COUNTRY on Amazon Music - Amazon.com". Amazon Music. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  12. "RELATE - Single by for KING & COUNTRY on Apple Music". Apple Music. United States. Apple Inc. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  13. "For King Country Chart History (Christian Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  14. "For King & Country Chart History |". Billboard. Christian AC Airplay Chart. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  15. "For King Country Chart History (Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  16. "Hot Christian Songs – Billboard". Billboard. Year-End Chart. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  17. "Christian Airplay Songs – Billboard". Billboard. Year-End Chart. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  18. "Christian AC Songs – Billboard". Billboard. Year-End Chart. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  19. ""Relate" by for King & Country - 55 Promotion". 55 Promotion. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
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