Never Lost

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"Never Lost"
File:Never Lost by Elevation Worship.png
Single by Elevation Worship
Released November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
Genre Contemporary worship music
Length 5:15
Label Elevation Worship Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Aaron Robertson
Script error: The function "ucfirst" does not exist. singles chronology
"See a Victory"
(2019)		 "Never Lost"
(2019)		 "Impresionante"
(2020)
Music video
"Never Lost" (Lyrics) on YouTube
Music video
"Never Lost" (Backroom Sessions) on YouTube

"Never Lost" is a song performed by American contemporary worship band Elevation Worship released as a standalone single, on November 1, 2019.[1] The song was written by Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, and Tiffany Hammer.[2] Chris Brown and Aaron Robertson handled the production of the single.

"Never Lost" debuted at No. 36 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart.[3] Elevation Worship also released a live version of the song which featured Tauren Wells on their live album, Graves into Gardens (2020). This version of the song peaked at No. 31 on the Hot Christian Songs chart.[4]

The song was notably covered by CeCe Winans, who released her version of the song on September 4, 2020, as the lead single to her live album, Believe for It (2021). CeCe Winan's single peaked at No. 2 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart.[5] CeCe Winans' rendition of "Never Lost" was nominated for the GMA Dove Award Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year at the 2021 GMA Dove Awards. It won the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance/Song at the 2022 Grammy Awards.

Background

Elevation Worship released "Never Lost" as a standalone single, on November 1, 2019.[6] Chris Brown spoke of the song,[7] saying: <templatestyles src="Template:Blockquote/styles.css" />

When we look through Scripture, we see that God's never been intimidated by a battle his children were facing. The walls of Jericho fell. Lazarus got up from the grave. And we still worship the same Champion of Heaven who fights for us. We hope this song points you to His past faithfulness in your own life, and gives you strength for today.

Composition

"Never Lost" is composed in the key of E♭ with a tempo of 61.5 beats per minute, and a musical time signature of 6
8.[8]

Commercial performance

"Never Lost" debuted at No. 36 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart dated November 16, 2019.[9] The song spent a total of eleven weeks on the Hot Christian Songs chart.[10]

Music videos

The lyric video of "Never Lost" was published on YouTube by Elevation Worship on May 1, 2020.[11] On May 13, 2020, Elevation Worship released "Never Lost" Backroom Session performance video on their YouTube channel.[12]

Track listing

"Never Lost"[13]
No. Title Length
1. "Never Lost"   5:15
Apple Music bonus content exclusive[14]
No. Title Length
2. "Never Lost" (lyric video) 5:14
Total length:
 10:29

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Never Lost"
Chart (2019-20) Peak
position
US Christian Songs (Billboard)[3] 36

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various November 9, 2019
Elevation Worship Records [13]

Live version featuring Tauren Wells

"Never Lost (Live)"
Song by Elevation Worship featuring Tauren Wells
from the album Graves into Gardens
Released May 1, 2020 (2020-05-01)
Genre Contemporary worship music
Length 6:50
Label Elevation Worship Records
Songwriter(s)
  • Chris Brown
  • Steven Furtick
  • Tiffany Hammer
Producer(s)
  • Chris Brown
  • Aaron Robertson
Music video
"Never Lost" (Live) on YouTube
Music video
"Never Lost" (Lyrics) on YouTube

On May 1, 2020, Elevation Worship released the live version of "Never Lost" featuring Tauren Wells as part of their eighth live album, Graves into Gardens.[15]

Composition

"Never Lost" is composed in the key of B with a tempo of 62 beats per minute, and a musical time signature of 6
8.[16]

Commercial performance

The live version of "Never Lost" debuted at No. 31 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart dated May 16, 2020.[17] The song spent a total of twenty-one weeks on the Hot Christian Songs chart.[18]

Music videos

The lyric video of the song was published on YouTube by Elevation Worship on May 1, 2020.[19] On May 13, 2020, Elevation Worship released the live music video of "Never Lost" featuring Tauren Wells as the lead vocalist, recorded at Elevation Church's Ballantyne campus on their YouTube channel,[20]

Charts

CeCe Winans version

"Never Lost"
File:Never Lost by CeCe Winans.png
Single by CeCe Winans
from the album Believe For It
Released September 4, 2020 (2020-09-04)
Genre Urban contemporary gospel
Length 4:10
Label Puresprings Gospel
Songwriter(s)
  • Chris Brown
  • Steven Furtick
  • Tiffany Hammer
Producer(s) Kyle Lee
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"It's Christmas"
(2018)		 "Never Lost"
(2020)		 "Believe For It"
(2021)
Music video
"Never Lost" (Lyrics) on YouTube

On September 4, 2020, CeCe Winans released her rendition of "Never Lost" as the lead single to her live album, Believe For It (2021). Kyle Lee handled the production of the single.[22] The recording was nominated for the 2021 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song.[23] CeCe Winans' rendition of "Never Lost" was nominated for the GMA Dove Award Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year at the 2021 GMA Dove Awards. It also won a Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance/Song at the 2022 Grammy Awards.

Composition

"Never Lost" is composed in the key of D with a tempo of 61.5 beats per minute, and a musical time signature of 6
8.[24]

Commercial performance

CeCe Winans' rendition of "Never Lost" debuted at No. 20 on Billboard's Hot Gospel Songs chart dated September 19, 2020.[25] The song spent a total of thirty-three weeks on the Hot Gospel Songs chart.[26]

Music video

The lyric video of the song was published on YouTube by CeCe Winans on September 4, 2020.[27] The video was directed by Calvin Nowell and Travis Flynn, and filmed at Rocketown, in Nashville, Tennessee.[28]

Accolades

Awards
Year Organization Award Result Ref
2021 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song Nominated [29]
GMA Dove Awards Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year Nominated [30]
2022 Grammy Awards Best Gospel Performance/Song Won [31]

Track listing

Never Lost[32]
No. Title Length
1. "Never Lost"   4:10
"Never Lost" Apple Music bonus content[33]
No. Title Length
2. "Never Lost" (Lyric Video) 4:11
Total length:
 8:21

Charts

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various September 4, 2020
Puresprings Gospel [33]

Other versions

  • Cain released a live performance version of the song as part of the Essential Worship Song Sessions series on YouTube.[35]

References

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