2020 single by Justin Bieber featuring Chance the Rapper
"Holy " is a song by Canadian singerJustin Bieber featuring American rapperChance the Rapper .[ 1] Justice [ 2] [ 3] pop song with elements ofgospel .[ 4] [ 5] Billboard [ 6]
Bieber's fifth studio albumChanges [ 7] Hailey Bieber and his love of God.[ 8] The New York Times calling it "devotional R&B".[ 9]
Bieber and Chance had previously worked on several songs together, with "Holy" marking their fifth collaboration.[ 3]
Jon Bellion earlier performed it at a VIP concert event saying that it will be released later in the year. Bellion's fans would begin to beg for it and eventually get it released by Bieber and Chance The Rapper, whom Jon would work with knowing they would reach a broader audience and more ears overall.[ 4] [failed verification
"Holy" is apop song withgospel elements.[ 10] [ 11] G-flat major , vocal range spans from D♭ 4 to G♭ 5 with a tempo of 88 beats per minute.[ 12]
Release and promotion [ edit ] Bieber performed a live version of the song onSaturday Night Live [ 13] People's Choice Awards in November.[ 1]
The acoustic version of the song was released on November 6.[ 14]
A charity version of the song was released on December 18. This version featured theLewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir , who had got to the top of theUK Christmas singles chart in 2015 with their charity release "A Bridge over You ", a chart which saw Bieber at number two with "Love Yourself". "Holy" was an early contender for the 2020 UK Christmas number one in the UK.[ 15] [ 16] [ 17] [ 18] [ 19] [ 20] [ 21]
NME Kanye West 's gospel music.[ 22] Stereogum [ 4]
Commercial performance [ edit ] "Holy" debuted and peaked at number one on theCanadian Hot 100 issued for October 3, 2020.[ 25] Music Canada .[ 26] Billboard Hot 100[ 27] Platinum certification from theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which denotes three million units based on sales and track-equivalent on-demand streams.[ 28] UK Singles Chart , and theBritish Phonographic Industry (BPI) certified it Gold.[ 29] [ 30] [ 31] [ 32] [ 33] [ 34] [ 35] [ 36] [ 37] [ 38] [ 39] [ 40] [ 41] [ 42] [ 43] [ 44] [ 45] [ 46] [ 47] [ 48] [ 49]
The music video for "Holy" was released the same day as the song, September 18, 2020. It was directed byColin Tilley and starsWilmer Valderrama andRyan Destiny .[ 3] [ 50] Just Transition .[ 51] [ 52]
Credits and personnel [ edit ] Credits adapted fromJaxsta .[ 53]
Justin Bieber – lead vocals, songwritingChance the Rapper – featured artist, lead vocals, songwritingJon Bellion – production, songwriting, background vocals, percussionJorgen Odegard – production, songwriting, background vocals, drums, engineering, organ, programming, synthesizer Michael Pollack – production, songwriting, piano, organ, background vocalsSteven Franks – production, songwriting Tommy Lee Brown – production, songwriting, bass Anthony M. Jones – songwritingElijah Marrett-Hitch – assistant mixing Darian Elliott – background vocalsMelodie Pace – background vocals Michael Bethany – background vocals Kirk Franklin – choir arrangingScooter Braun – choir arrangingChris O'Ryan – engineeringDevin Nakao – engineering John Arbuckle – engineering Josh Gudwin – engineering, mix engineering Colin Leonard – mastering engineering Michael Havens – recording engineering Candice Mills – vocals Carla Williams – vocals Christeyun Morgan – vocals Demarcus Williams – vocals Denae Daugherty – vocals Drea Randle Matthews – vocals Eboni Ellerson – vocals Eric Birdine – vocals James McKissic – vocals Ja'Quoi Griffin – vocals Mariann Shaw – vocals Marshari Williams – vocals Myron Williams – vocals Tameka Sanford – vocals Zahrea Clayton – vocals Chart (2020) Position Australia (ARIA)[ 85] 81 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[ 86] 91 Denmark (Tracklisten)[ 87] 112 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[ 88] 91 Iceland (Tónlistinn)[ 89] 59 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[ 90] 29 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[ 91] 63
Chart (2021) Position Australia (ARIA)[ 92] 58 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[ 93] 18 Denmark (Tracklisten)[ 87] 48 Global 200 (Billboard )[ 94] 85 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[ 95] 46 USBillboard Hot 100[ 96] 35 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard )[ 97] 17 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard )[ 98] 14 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard )[ 99] 19 US Rhythmic (Billboard )[ 100] 45
Region Certification Certified units /salesAustralia (ARIA )[ 32] 4× Platinum 280,000‡ Belgium (BRMA )[ 48] Gold 20,000‡ Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil )[ 101] Diamond 160,000‡ Canada (Music Canada )[ 26] 4× Platinum 320,000‡ Denmark (IFPI Danmark )[ 102] 2× Platinum 180,000‡ France (SNEP )[ 103] Gold 100,000‡ Italy (FIMI )[ 104] Gold 35,000‡ New Zealand (RMNZ )[ 34] 3× Platinum 90,000‡ Norway (IFPI Norway)[ 49] Platinum 60,000‡ Poland (ZPAV )[ 105] Platinum 50,000‡ Portugal (AFP )[ 106] Platinum 10,000‡ Spain (PROMUSICAE )[ 107] Gold 30,000‡ United Kingdom (BPI )[ 108] Platinum 600,000‡ United States (RIAA )[ 28] 3× Platinum 3,000,000‡ Streaming Japan (RIAJ )[ 109] Gold 50,000,000† Sweden (GLF )[ 110] Platinum 8,000,000† ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.
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