"Better Than a Hallelujah" | ||||
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Single by Amy Grant | ||||
from the album Somewhere Down the Road | ||||
Released | 2010 | |||
Genre | CCM, Adult Contemporary, Pop | |||
Length | 3:44 | |||
Label | EMI/Sparrow | |||
Songwriter(s) | Sarah Hart Chapin Hartford | |||
Producer(s) | Dan Muckala | |||
Amy Grant singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Better Than a Hallelujah" on YouTube |
"Better Than a Hallelujah" is a digital MP3 single released in 2010 (see 2010 in music) to promote Amy Grant's album Somewhere Down the Road, which was also released in 2010. The single for "Better Than a Hallelujah" was released to radio for airplay and additionally released commercially as a digital MP3, as the same version to appear on the album. The radio single reached number 8 on the Christian charts.
Although not included on the single release, an "Ambient Mix" of the song was released digitally as a bonus track for the album Somewhere Down the Road on iTunes and other services.
In early 2011, "Better Than a Hallelujah" received a Grammy nomination for Best Gospel Song for songwriters Sarah Hart and Chapin Hartford. However, it lost to "It's What I Do," written by Jerry Peters and Kirk Whalum and recorded by Whalum and Lalah Hathaway. The song also received a nomination for a Dove Award for Short Form Music Video of the Year at the 42nd GMA Dove Awards.[1]