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| "My Deliverer" | ||||
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| Single by Mandisa | ||||
| from the album Freedom | ||||
| Released | January 27, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Gospel, R&B | |||
| Length | 3:15 | |||
| Label | Sparrow | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Chad Cates, Jason Walker, Tony Webster Wood | |||
| Mandisa singles chronology | ||||
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"My Deliverer" is the first single from Mandisa's second album Freedom. It was released on January 27, 2009.
This song was also featured the compilation album WOW Hits 2010 .
The song is about someone who was helpless, and was watching, waiting, praying, staying down on his/her knees waiting for the Lord to rescue him/her. On the chorus the lines "Every moment I will give You praise" is basically giving praise to God every day of your life and thanking Him for every blessing.
The song rose up to Christian radio, receiving up to 1,000 spins in the first week of release. It debuted at number twenty on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs and climbed to the number nine position, becoming Mandisa's fifth top 10 hit and her first solo top 10 hit since 2007's "Christmas Day".
It peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot Christian AC chart, becoming her first top 10 hit on the chart since "Lose My Soul".
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Christian Songs ( Billboard ) [1] | 9 |
| US Christian Airplay ( Billboard ) [2] | 9 |
| US Christian AC ( Billboard ) [3] | 8 |
In 2010, the song was nominated for a Dove Award for Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year at the 41st GMA Dove Awards. [4]
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