Reckless Love (song)

"Reckless Love"
"Reckless Love" Single Cover
Single by Cory Asbury
from the album Reckless Love
ReleasedOctober 27, 2017 (2017-10-27)
RecordedSeptember 2017
Genre
Length
  • 5:31 (Original version)
  • 4:00 (Radio version)
  • 3:54 (version featuring Tori Kelly)
LabelBethel Music
Songwriter(s)
  • Caleb Culver
  • Cory Asbury
  • Ran Jackson
Producer(s)
Cory Asbury singles chronology
"My Beloved"
(2009)
"Reckless Love"
(2017)
"The Father's House"
(2020)
Alternative cover
Cover for version featuring Tori Kelly
Music videos
"Reckless Love" (Acoustic) on YouTube
"Reckless Love" (Live) on YouTube
"Reckless Love" (Lyrics) on YouTube
"Reckless Love" (feat. Tori Kelly) on YouTube
Audio sample
"Reckless Love"

"Reckless Love" is a song by Cory Asbury and it was released on October 27, 2017, as the lead single from his second studio album of the same name, Reckless Love (2018), via Bethel Music.[1] The song also appeared on the album Bethel Music en Español (2019). The song was written by Caleb Culver, Cory Asbury and Ran Jackson,[2] with production being handled by Jason Ingram and Paul Mabury.[3]

"Reckless Love" became Cory Asbury's first No. 1 single on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, issued by Billboard, in March 2018,[4] and went on to peak at No. 3 on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100, thus becoming his highest charting entry in his career. The song was ranked by Billboard as the biggest Christian song in 2018,[5] and the fourth biggest Christian song of the 2010s.[6]

The song achieved critical acclaim, having garnered several nominations and won the Song of the Year and Worship Song of the Year Awards at the 49th Annual GMA Dove Awards in 2018. It was nominated for the 2019 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song.[7] It was also nominated for Top Christian Song at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards.[8]

In January 2020, Cory Asbury released a new version of "Reckless Love" which featured Tori Kelly, and a devotional book titled Reckless Love: A 40-Day Journey Into the Overwhelming, Never-Ending Love of God.[9]

  1. ^ "Reckless Love (Single) by Cory Asbury on Amazon Music - Amazon.com". Amazon.com. October 27, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "PraiseCharts | "Reckless Love" Sheet Music (Bethel Music, Cory Asbury)". PraiseCharts. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  3. ^ "Cory Asbury - Reckless Love - Positive & Encouraging K-LOVE". K-LOVE. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  4. ^ Yap, Timothy (March 2, 2018). "Cory Asbury Scores His First #1 Single with "Reckless Love" : News : Hallels". Hallels. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  5. ^ Asker, Jim (December 6, 2018). "Lauren Daigle, Tasha Cobbs Leonard Triumph: The Year in Christian/Gospel Charts | Billboard". Billboard. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved January 18, 2020. Cory Asbury is Top Male Christian Artist, 'Reckless' Top Christian Song: The top male Christian artist of 2018 as well as the top new Christian artist, is Cory Asbury of Bethel Music. His hit "Reckless Love" is also the biggest tune this year on Hot Christian Songs.
  6. ^ Asker, Jim (November 14, 2019). "Lauren Daigle, Hillsong United & More: The Decade in Christian Charts | Billboard". Billboard. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved January 18, 2020. Cory Asbury, part of another key worship collective, Bethel Music, broke out as a solo artist with his debut hit "Reckless Love," the No. 4 hit on Hot Christian Songs for the 2010s that led the list for 18 weeks in 2018.
  7. ^ Lynch, Joe (10 February 2019). "Grammys 2019 Winners: The Complete List | Billboard". Billboard. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  8. ^ Lynch, Joe (May 1, 2019). "Billboard Music Awards Winners 2019: The Complete List | Billboard". Billboard. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  9. ^ Longs, Herb (January 11, 2020). "Tori Kelly Joins Cory Asbury For Surprise New "Reckless Love" Recording". The Christian Beat. Retrieved January 18, 2020. GRAMMY-winning pop superstar Tori Kelly joins GRAMMY-nominated Bethel Music singer/songwriter Cory Asbury for a brand-new recording of Asbury's 2018 genre-defying megahit, "Reckless Love." Now available on streaming platforms, the reimagined rendition coincides with the release of Asbury's Charisma House devotional, "Reckless Love: A 40-Day Journey Into the Overwhelming, Never-Ending Love of God."