Believe for It (song)

"Believe For It"
Single by CeCe Winans
from the album Believe for It
ReleasedMarch 26, 2021 (2021-03-26)
GenreContemporary worship
Length
  • 8:22 (live)
  • 3:48 (studio)
  • 5:38 (duet)
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • CeCe Winans
  • Dwan Hill
  • Kyle Lee
  • Mitch Wong
Producer(s)Kyle Lee
CeCe Winans singles chronology
"Never Lost"
(2020) 		"Believe For It"
(2021) 		"I've Got Joy"
(2022)
Duet version
Duet version with Lauren Daigle
Music videos
"Believe for It" on YouTube
"Believe for It" (Acoustic) on YouTube
"Believe for It" (Lyrics) on YouTube

"Believe for It" is a song by American gospel singer CeCe Winans, which was released on March 26, 2021, as the second single from her first live album, also titled Believe for It (2021).[1] Winans co-wrote the song with Dwan Hill, Kyle Lee, and Mitch Wong.[2] Kyle Lee produced the single.[3]

"Believe for It" peaked at number nine on the US Hot Christian Songs chart,[4] and number one on the Hot Gospel Songs chart.[5] The song was ranked by Billboard as the fourth biggest gospel song in 2021,[6] and the eighth biggest gospel song in 2022.[7] "Believe for It" won the GMA Dove Award Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year at the 2021 GMA Dove Awards. The song also won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song at the 2022 Grammy Awards. At the 2022 GMA Dove Awards, "Believe for It" won the GMA Dove Award for Song of the Year,[8] while the duet version featuring Lauren Daigle was nominated for Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year.[9]

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  2. ^ "Believe For It | Chords, Lyrics and Sheet Music | SongSelect®". SongSelect. CCLI. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  3. ^ "Believe For It (Live) - Single by CeCe Winans | Spotify". Spotify. February 5, 2021. Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
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  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hot Gospel Songs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Asker, Jim (December 2, 2021). "Kanye West & Maverick City Music Lead: Year in Gospel Charts 2021 – Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  7. ^ Asker, Jim (December 1, 2022). "Kanye West, CeCe Winans Dominate Gospel Charts in 2022 – Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  8. ^ Nicholson, Jessica (October 21, 2022). "2022 GMA Dove Awards Winners: CeCe Winans & Anne Wilson Lead – Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  9. ^ Longs, Herb (October 21, 2022). "53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards Winners List - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved October 22, 2022.