Church Bells (song)

"Church Bells"
Single by Carrie Underwood
from the album Storyteller
ReleasedApril 11, 2016 (2016-04-11)
Recorded2015
GenreCountry pop
Length3:13
LabelArista Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mark Bright
Carrie Underwood singles chronology
"Heartbeat"
(2015)
"Church Bells"
(2016)
"Dirty Laundry"
(2016)
Music videos
"Church Bells" on YouTube

"Church Bells" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood from her fifth studio album, Storyteller. The song was written by Zach Crowell, Brett James, and Hillary Lindsey, with production from Mark Bright, and was released as the third single from the album in the United States, being shipped to radio on April 3, 2016, and had an official impact date of April 11, 2016.[1]

"Church Bells" topped the Billboard Country Airplay chart, becoming Underwood's 15th leader on that chart and thereby extending her record as the female artist with most number-ones in history of that chart. It is her second number one from Storyteller on the Country Airplay chart. Underwood became the first woman in 2016 to have two number-ones on the chart. The song was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA on July 23, 2020.[2]

The song was nominated for Best Country Solo Performance at the 59th Grammy Awards.

  1. ^ "Sony Music Nashville | Carrie Underwood To Debut New Single, "Church Bells," On ACM Awards 4/3". www.sonymusicnashville.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  2. ^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America.