I Know a Name
2025 single by Brandon Lake, Elevation Worship, and CeCe Winans
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"I Know a Name" is a song by Brandon Lake and Elevation Worship.[1][2][3] The song was officially released as a single on February 14, 2025, through Elevation Worship Records.[4][5][6]
5:39 (album version)
- Brandon Lake
- Hank Bentley
- Steven Furtick
- Jacob Scooter
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| Single by Brandon Lake, Elevation Worship, and CeCe Winans | ||||
| from the album King of Hearts and So Be It | ||||
| Released | February 14, 2025 | |||
| Length | 7:09 (single version) 5:39 (album version) | |||
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The first edition of the song, released on February 14, 2025, was recorded live at Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina.[7][8] On the same day, a solo version of the song was released as an Amazon-exclusive by Lake.[9] On June 13, 2025, an album version of the song is set to be released from Lake's fifth studio album, King of Hearts. The album version is two minutes shorter than the single version and features a guest appearance from singer CeCe Winans.[10][11]
Writing and composition
The song was written by Brandon Lake, Hank Bentley, Steven Furtick, and Jacob Scooter.[10] It was produced by Chris Brown and Steven Furtick.[1][12] Brown said of the song's lyrical theme,[7]
"When I recognize my own insufficiency, I make room for the One who is all-sufficient to step in. I don’t have enough wisdom, don’t know how to get over this anxiety, don’t know if I’ve got enough strength to keep fighting, but I know the One who does. His name is Jesus and he holds all authority in heaven and on earth."
The song is written in the key of C with a tempo of 86 beats per minutes and a time signature of 6
8.[13]
Accolades
At the 2025 GMA Dove Awards, "I Know a Name" was nominated for Worship Recorded Song of the Year.[14]
| Year | Organization | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 2025 | GMA Dove Awards | Worship Recorded Song of the Year | Won | [14] |
| 2026 | Grammy Award | Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song | Nominated | [15] |
Commercial performance
"I Know a Name" debuted at its peak position of No. 5 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart.[18] It was No. 3 on the Christian Digital Song Sales and No. 4 on the Christian Streaming Songs charts.[19][20] It later peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Christian Airplay chart and No. 5 on the Christian AC Airplay chart.[21][22]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I Know a Name" |
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| 7:09 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I Know a Name" |
| Brandon Lake | 5:39 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I Know a Name" |
| 5:39 |
Credits
- Andrew Joseph – backing vocals
- Andria Alston – backing vocals
- Brandon Lake – composer, writer, acoustic guitar, lead vocalist
- Chris Brown – acoustic guitar, lead vocalist, producer
- Cory Edwards – engineer
- Davide Mutendji – backing vocals
- Drew Lavyne – engineer, mastering
- E. Edwards – backing vocals
- Graham King – engineer
- Hank Bentley – composer, writer
- Hannah Robinson – backing vocals
- Jacob Scooter – composer, keyboards, programmer
- Jaleta Gardner – backing vocals
- Joey Signa – guitar
- Johnny Collier – backing vocals
- Jonathan Buffum – engineer
- Jonathan Mix – editing, engineer
- Josh Linker – engineer
- LJ Mitchell – organ
- Mapi Ramirez – backing vocals
- Samuel Gibson – mixing, engineer
- Scott Gardner – piano
- Shae Wooten – bass guitar
- Steven Furtick – composer, writer, executive producer, producer
- Tai Mahawon – engineer
- Tiffany Hudson – backing vocals
- Vincent Baynard – drums
- William Oakly – engineer
Charts
Weekly chartsElevation Worship version
Brandon Lake solo version
CeCe Winans version
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Year-end chartsElevation Worship version
Brandon Lake solo version
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Release history
| Region | Version | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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February 14, 2025 | Elevation Worship Records | [4] | |
| Solo | February 14, 2025 |
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| Album | June 13, 2025 | [10] | |||
| Live | March 20, 2026 |
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Elevation Worship Records | [29] |
Footnotes
- Full album not featured on this list