Great Things (Phil Wickham song)

"Great Things"
Single by Phil Wickham
from the album Living Hope
Released	June 1, 2018 (2018-06-01)
Recorded	2018
Genre	Contemporary worship music
Length	4:50
Label	Fair Trade Services
Songwriter(s)	Phil Wickham Jonas Myrin
Producer(s)	Jonathan Smith
Phil Wickham singles chronology
"Till I Found You" (2018) "Great Things" (2018) "You Cannot Be Stopped" (2019)
Music videos
"Great Things" (Lyrics) on YouTube
"Great Things // King of My Heart" (House Sessions) on YouTube
"Great Things" (Singalong 4 Live) on YouTube

"Great Things" is a song by American contemporary Christian musician Phil Wickham. The song was released on June 1, 2018, as the third single from his seventh studio album, Living Hope (2018).^[1] It impacted Christian radio on December 26, 2019.^[2] Wickham co-wrote the song with Jonas Myrin,^[3] and collaborated with Jonathan Smith in the production of the single.^[4]

Background

On June 1, 2018, Phil Wickham released "Great Things" as the third single from Living Hope, an album which was slated for release in August 2018, along with its accompanying lyric video.^[1][5] Wickham shared the story behind the song,^[6] saying:

The song "Great Things" was born out of necessity; I had been leading worship regularly at a church called Harvest Christian Fellowship for about 2 years and I found that we really needed more upbeat worship songs that were easy to catch on but still had something special and rich in them to start our services. I sat down over the next couple of weeks and started pouring over scripture and came upon this idea of people in the bible worshiping God as a God who does great things and I thought what a great title for a song full of praise and celebration. With that anchor, I homed in on how He has rescued us from death and conquered the grave. He breaks through the chains that we have to this world and all that comes with that and turns it into a life of freedom.

The song was released to Christian radio on December 26, 2019.^[2]

Composition

"Great Things" is a corporate worship song,^[5] composed in the key of B Major with a tempo of 124 beats per minute.^[7] Wickham's vocal range spans from B₄ to F♯₅.^[8]

Music videos

The lyric video of "Great Things" was published on Phil Wickham's YouTube channel on June 12, 2018.^[9] The live performance video for the "Great Things // King of My Heart" House Sessions rendition was released on January 18, 2019, to YouTube.^[10] On May 6, 2019, the Singalong 4 live performance video of the song was availed on YouTube.^[11]

Accolades

Awards

Year	Organization	Award	Result	Ref
2020	GMA Dove Awards	Worship Recorded Song of the Year	Nominated	[12]

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Great Things" Chart (2018-20) Peak position US Christian Songs (Billboard)[13] 11 US Christian Airplay (Billboard)[14] 7

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Great Things" Chart (2020) Position US Christian Songs (Billboard)[15] 31 US Christian Airplay (Billboard)[16] 24 US Christian AC (Billboard)[17] 22

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	June 1, 2018	Digital download streaming	Fair Trade Services	[18]
United States	December 26, 2019	Christian radio		[2]

References

1. Longs, Herb (June 1, 2018). "Phil Wickham Drops New Song "Great Things"". The Christian Beat. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
2. "Phil Wickham - Great Things - Daily Play MPE®Daily Play MPE®". Daily Play MPE®. Destiny Media Technologies Inc. November 11, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
3. "Great Things - Phil Wickham Sheet Music | PraiseCharts". PraiseCharts. PraiseCharts Publishing, Inc. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
4. "Phil Wickham – Great Things | Genius Lyrics". Genius. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
5. Andre, Jonathan (June 3, 2018). "Phil Wickham – Till I Found You / Great Things | 365 Days Of Inspiring Media". 365 Days Of Inspiring Media. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
6. Young, Abby (January 7, 2020). "Behind The Song: Phil Wickham Shares The Heart Behind His New Single "Great Things" | Freeccm.com". Freeccm.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
7. "Key & BPM for Great Things by Phil Wickham | Tunebat". Tunebat. August 3, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
8. "Phil Wickham "Great Things" Sheet Music (Leadsheet) in B Major - Download & Print - SKU: MN0183785". Musicnotes.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
9. "Phil Wickham - Great Things (Official Lyric Video) - YouTube". YouTube. YouTube, LLC. April 27, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
10. "Phil Wickham - Great Things // King of My Heart (House Sessions) - YouTube". YouTube. YouTube, LLC. January 18, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
11. "Phil Wickham - Great Things (Singalong 4 Live) - YouTube". YouTube. YouTube, LLC. May 6, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
12. "2020 Nominees | The 51st Annual GMA Dove Awards". GMA Dove Awards. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
13. "Phil Wickham Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
14. "Phil Wickham Chart History (Christian Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
15. "Hot Christian Songs - Year-End | Billboard". Billboard. Billboard-Hollywood. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
16. "Christian Airplay Songs - Year-End | Billboard". Billboard. Billboard-Hollywood. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
17. "Christian AC Songs - Year-End | Billboard". Billboard. Billboard-Hollywood. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
18. "Great Things - Single by Phil Wickham on Apple Music". Apple Music. United States. Apple Inc. June 1, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2020.

External links

• Lyrics and sheet music for the song on PraiseCharts