The singer says the Christian proclamation was “needed,” and she wants others to feel that way too. "And so we just put the ask back, 'Thank you for sending, do you want to sing a part with me too?'" But now that I've heard it, I have to have it,'" Underwood said. I feel like this is a puzzle piece I didn't know was missing. He sent it to us kind of at the end," the singer recalled on an episode of "Today's Country Radio With Kelleigh Bannen" on Apple Music Country. "I was deep into making the album, and this one kind of came in. Underwood teamed up with award-winning artist John Legend for "Hallelujah." The single was written by Legend and submitted for Underwood to sing alone on My Gift, but she thought Legend should also be featured in the piece. With all the unrest in the world, the “American Idol” alum said her Christmas album was a “much-needed” creative escape for her in this season. 25, 2020.Ĭountry music superstar Carrie Underwood recently released her first-ever full-length Christmas album My Gift, and revealed that it needed a Christian proclamation before it could be completed, and her single “Hallelujah” was it. Retrieved May 24, 2021.Facebook Twitter Email Print Img No-img Menu Whatsapp Google Reddit Digg Stumbleupon Linkedin Comment 0 Carrie Underwood released her first Christmas album, "My Gift," on Sept.
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"Carrie Underwood + John Legend Share 'Hallelujah' Music Video". "Carrie Underwood Reveals 'My Gift' Tracklisting". The duo performed the song again at the Global Citizen Prize 2020, which aired on December 19, 2020. Underwood and Legend performed the song for Underwood's holiday special streaming on HBO Max: My Gift: A Christmas Special from Carrie Underwood. It was also nominated for Video of the Year at the 56th Academy of Country Music awards. The video received two nominations and one win from the 2021 CMT Music awards. There are also two live doves on Legend's piano during the video. There are flashes of people in the background with candles, as they attended the church in its former glory. It depicts Underwood in a snowy forest until she joins Legend at a piano inside an old, abandoned church. The official music video premiered on November 19. It also peaked at number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In the United States, "Hallelujah" reached number one on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart, becoming Underwood's third number one on that chart, and peaked at number three on both the Adult Contemporary chart and Hot Country Songs chart. The Washington Post highlighted the collaboration in its review of the album, writing, "These two Grammy winners push each other to new and impressive heights as they raise their voices to the heavens." Commercial performance Vinyl Chapters gave a positive review of the song, calling it a "breathtaking duet" between Underwood and Legend, and also a "notable standout track" from the album. "Hallelujah" received mostly positive reviews from music critics. And so we just put the ask back, 'Thank you for sending, do you want to sing a part with me, too?'."
I feel like this is a puzzle piece I didn't know was missing, but now that I've heard it, I have to have it. Underwood said, "I was deep into making the album, and this one kind of came in. The song was written by Legend and Toby Gad, and sent to Underwood late into the album-making process.