By Your Side (Tenth Avenue North song)
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| "By Your Side" | ||||
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| Single by Tenth Avenue North | ||||
| from the album Over and Underneath | ||||
| Released | August 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2007–08 | |||
| Genre | Contemporary Christian music | |||
| Length | 4:01 | |||
| Label | Reunion | |||
| Songwriters | Mike Donehey, Jason Ingram, Phillip LaRue[1] | |||
| Tenth Avenue North singles chronology | ||||
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"By Your Side" is a song by contemporary Christian band Tenth Avenue North from their debut album Over and Underneath. It was released as the album's lead single in August 2008, and reached number 1 on R&R's Christian contemporary hit radio chart in January 2009.[2][3] In 2010, "By Your Side" won the Dove Award for Song of the Year.[4] In addition, the song also appeared on compilation albums WOW Hits 2010 and WOW #1s.
The song peaked at No. 2 on the Hot Christian Songs chart. It lasted 58 weeks on the overall chart, their longest charting single.[5] The song is played in a G major key at 130 beats per minute.[6]
The song is written from the perspective of Jesus Christ.[7] Tenth Avenue North lead singer Mike Donehey's vocals have been compared to Jon Foreman.[7] The lyrics talk of how Jesus promises to be with us through all the circumstances that we face in life.[8] This song musically consists of a 3-note repetitive guitar pattern, simple piano, and gentle drums.
Awards
In 2010, the song won a Dove Award for Song of the Year at the 41st GMA Dove Awards.[9]