People (Hillsong United album)

People
Live album by
Hillsong United
Released26 April 2019 (2019-04-26)
VenueSydney
GenreContemporary worship music
Length73:23
LabelHillsong, Capitol CMG
ProducerJoel Houston, Michael Guy Chislett
Hillsong United chronology
Wonder
(2017) 		People
(2019) 		In the Meantime
(2020)
Singles from People
  1. "Good Grace"
    Released: 7 December 2018
  2. "Whole Heart (Hold Me Now)"
    Released: 11 January 2019
  3. "As You Find Me"
    Released: 9 February 2019
  4. "Another in the Fire"
    Released: 1 May 2020

People is the fourteenth live album from Australian contemporary worship music band Hillsong United. It was released on 26 April 2019, through Hillsong Music and Capitol Christian Music Group. The writing process for the album involved biblical influences, having the role as worship music for Hillsong,[1] and its musical style involves a youthful influence, with use of acoustic instruments within recording.[2][3][4]

Recorded on 18 November 2018 at Hills Campus in Sydney, upon release, the album received generally positive reviews by critics, receiving a rating of 4.5 out of 5 from critics such as 365 Days of Inspiring Media.[5][6] The album debuted at No. 6 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, No. 2 on the US Billboard 200,[7] as well as the Canadian Albums Chart. People won the Worship Album of Year at the 50th Dove Awards in 2019, while its deluxe edition was also nominated to Worship Album of Year at the 51st Dove Awards in 2020.

To promote the album, Hillsong United toured the United States for the first time in three years,[8] and also released an accompanying film.[9] In the lead up to the release of People (Live), Hillsong United released a range of promotional material for the album, including promotional videos and merchandise.[10][11] Songs from the album has been played at over 1,000 Hillsong campus, with the songs 'Good Grace' and 'Whole Heart' collectively receiving over 32 million streams as of May 2019, a month after the release of the full album.[12][13] On 20 July 2019, Hillsong United teamed up with Spotify to release four acoustic songs from the album, along with four music videos.[14] On 1 May 2020, a studio version of "Another in the Fire", featuring Taya Gaukrodger, was released as a single.[15]

  1. ^ Wagner, Thomas (2020). Music, branding, and consumer culture in church : Hillsong in focus. London. ISBN 978-0-429-50795-3. OCLC 1120906903.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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  7. ^ McIntyre, Hugh (7 May 2019). "Pink, Hillsong United, Schoolboy Q And AJR Debut New Albums Inside The Top 10". Forbes. Retrieved 9 May 2019. Behind Pink's Hurts 2B Human comes Christian musical act Hillsong United, whose latest project People debuts at No. 2 with 107,000 equivalent units—just 8,000 equivalent copies behind the pop star. People, a live album, marks Hillsong United's highest-ranking appearance on the Billboard 200 and their third top 10. They previously peaked at No. 5 with a pair of studio recordings, Zion and Empires. Of that 107,000 total, 101,000 were actual sales, which gives them the bestselling title of the week, though Pink bested them when it comes to streams.
  8. ^ "People: Hillsong UNITED's new 2019 album". Eden.co.uk. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  9. ^ Longs, Herb (29 April 2019). "Hillsong UNITED Releases 'PEOPLE' Album & Concert Film". The Christian Beat. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
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  14. ^ Cluver, Ross (22 July 2019). "Hillsong Partners with Spotify for UNITED By Music Series". CCM Magazine. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Another in the Fire (Studio) - Single by Hillsong UNITED & TAYA". Apple Music. Retrieved 4 July 2020.