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Toby McKeehan, better known by his stage name TobyMac, is an American contemporary Christian music singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He was first known for being a member of the Christian rap and rock trio DC Talk, staying with them from 1987 until they went on hiatus in 2000. He has since continued a successful solo career with the release of eight studio albums: Momentum (2001), Welcome to Diverse City (2004), Portable Sounds (2007), Tonight (2010), Eye on It (2012), This Is Not a Test (2015), The Elements (2018), and Life After Death (2022) as well as five remixed albums: Re:Mix Momentum (2003), Renovating Diverse City (2005), Dubbed and Freq'd: A Remix Project (2012), Eye'm All Mixed Up (2014) and The St. Nemele Collab Sessions (2019). He also has two full-length Christmas albums: Christmas in Diverse City (2011) and Light Of Christmas (2017). He became the third Christian artist to have a No. 1 debut on Billboard 200 chart with Eye on It.
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"My Savior My God" is a 2006 radio single by contemporary Christian musician, Aaron Shust, from his album, Anything Worth Saying. Although usually credited as author and composer, Shust used the verses from Dora Greenwell's 1873 poem, "I Am Not Skilled to Understand", and added a new bridge. The song became his first No. 1 hit on Christian radio by April 2006, staying there for eleven weeks, and was the most played song of the year on Christian adult contemporary radio. It received the "Song of the Year" award at the GMA Dove Awards of 2007. It lasted 49 weeks on the overall chart. The song is played in a D major key at 78 beats per minute. It was the second biggest Christian song of the 2000s, according to Billboard.
"Get Back Up" is a song by Christian musician tobyMac from his album, Tonight. It was released on January 26, 2010, on iTunes. The song charted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs, becoming his third No. 1 on the chart. It stayed there for three weeks. It charted for 42 weeks, his longest charting song on the chart. The song is played in an E Flat major key, and 91 beats per minute.
"The Lost Get Found" is the lead single from Christian pop artist Britt Nicole's third album The Lost Get Found. A mid-tempo pop song, "The Lost Get Found" was released on June 16, 2009, to digital stores. It peaked at No. 1 on Christian radio and No. 8 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart.
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"Christmas This Year" is a Christmas song by American Christian hip hop recording artist TobyMac from his 2011 Christmas album Christmas in Diverse City. The song was released as a single on November 30, 2010. It features guest vocals from American singer and songwriter Leigh Nash. The song became Toby's fourth Hot Christian Songs No. 1 and Nash's first, staying there for two weeks. It lasted 5 weeks on the overall chart. The song is played in a B major key, and 95 beats per minute.
The Elements is the eighth studio album by American recording artist TobyMac released on October 12, 2018, on ForeFront Records. It is his fifth album to top the Billboard Christian Albums chart. The album's lead single, "I Just Need U.", peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Christian Songs chart.
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- ↑ "Renovating Diverse City". iTunes. October 8, 2004.
- ↑ "WOW Hits 2005". iTunes. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ "Get Back Up (Broke Remix)". iTunes. January 2005. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
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- ↑ "tobyMac Chart History (Christian Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
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