Kings & Queens (Audio Adrenaline song)

"Kings & Queens"
Single by Audio Adrenaline
from the album Kings & Queens
Released	October 22, 2012[1]
Genre	Christian contemporary-alternative-rock
Length	3:50[1]
Label	Fair Trade
Songwriter(s)	Charles Butler, Juan Otero, Joel Parisien
Audio Adrenaline singles chronology
"Goodbye" (2006) "Kings & Queens" (2012) "Believer" (2013)
Music video
"Kings & Queens" on YouTube

"Kings & Queens" is a song by Christian contemporary-alternative-rock band Audio Adrenaline from their ninth studio album, Kings & Queens. It was released on October 22, 2012, as the first single from the album.^[1].

Themes

"Kings & Queens" deals with themes of Christian service to "the least of these", a reference to Matthew 25:40. The song was inspired by the band's work with the Hands and Feet Project, a ministry to Haitian orphans. The music video for the song was filmed at the project in Haiti and features some of the orphans helped by the ministry.^[2]

Release

The song "Kings & Queens" was digitally released as the lead single from Kings & Queens on October 22, 2012.^[1]

Uses

The song appeared on the compilation album WOW Hits 2014.

It also appeared in the 2018 Christian drama film God Bless the Broken Road.^[3]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2013) Peak position US Christian AC (Billboard)[4] 7 US Christian Airplay (Billboard)[5] 4 US Christian Songs (Billboard)[6] 4 US Christian AC Indicator (Billboard)[7] 2 US Christian Soft AC (Billboard)[8] 11

Year-end charts Chart (2013) Peak position US Christian Songs (Billboard)[9] 20

References

1. Audio Adrenaline (October 22, 2012). "Kings & Queens". Amazon. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
2. "Loving the Least of These – Kings & Queens – Audio Adrenaline". Mission Trip Songs. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
3. "God Bless the Broken Road (2018) - Soundtracks - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
4. "Audio Adrenaline - Christian AC History". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 21, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
5. "Audio Adrenaline Chart History (Christian Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
6. "Audio Adrenaline Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
7. "Christian AC Indicator". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on November 21, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
8. "Christian Soft AC". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on November 21, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
9. "Hot Christian Songs - Year-End 2013 - Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2018.