Jesusfreakhideout.com Music News, July 2010: “Our God” Gives Passion: Awakening its First No. 1 Single

“Our God” Gives Passion: Awakening its
First No. 1 Single

NEWS SOURCE: The M Collective
July 15, 2010

With selling over 100,000 downloads and being the No. 1 selling Christian Digital track for an ongoing five weeks, Passion has garnered its first No. 1 single, “Our God.” The hit track sung by multi-platinum selling artist Chris Tomlin, tops the R&R AC Monitored, AC Indicator and National Audience Chart, holding the No. 1 position for three consecutive weeks.

Written by Matt Redman, Jonas Myrin, Chris Tomlin and Jesse Reeves, “Our God” is featured on Passion: Awakening, the latest recording from the renowned conference. Recorded live in Atlanta, Passion: Awakening received the biggest debut ever for a Passion album to date, selling over 25,000 units, with Passion event album sales nearing 2 million. The record also took the No. 1 spot on the Christian Albums Chart, No. 15 on Billboards Top 200 and No. 8 on Billboard's Current Digital Albums Chart after its first week in stores.

This spring/summer, sixstepsrecords artists Chris Tomlin, David Crowder*Band, Matt Redman, Christy Nockels and Kristian Stanfill ventured across the globe on the Passion World Tour 2010. The conference attracted more than 23,000 university students in historical landmarks including Kiev, London, Tokyo, Manila and Hong Kong.

This fall, Passion will return to gather students in Sao Paulo and Vancouver. Registration is open now for Passion 2011, which will take place January 1-4 in Atlanta, GA and April 1-3 in Ft. Worth, TX.

For more information on the Passion Movement, please visit www.268generation.com and for more information on Chris Tomlin and to view his tour dates, visit www.christomlin.com.

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About sixstepsrecords:
Founded in 2000 by Louie Giglio, sixstepsrecords (www.sixstepsrecords.com) is a worship label and a division of Passion Conferences. sixstepsrecords’ artists include Chris Tomlin (HELLO LOVE), David Crowder* Band (Church Music), Charlie Hall (The Bright Sadness), Matt Redman (We Shall Not Be Shaken), and Passion (Passion: Awakening). The label partners with Sparrow Records/EMI CMG Label Group for A&R, marketing, sales and distribution operations.

About EMI CMG Label Group:
Brentwood, Tennessee-based EMI CMG Label Group is comprised of Sparrow Records, Forefront Records, and Credential Recordings, in addition to providing A&R and marketing support for sixstepsrecords via a joint venture and licensing partnership. Balancing freedom, discipline, creativity, profitability and ministry, EMI CMG Label Group strives for excellence in artist development. The Label Group is a division of EMI Christian Music Group. For further information, please visit www.emicmg.com.