History Maker

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“History Maker”
Song by Delirious?
Album King of Fools
Recorded 1997
Genre Rock
Length 6:33
Label Furious? Records
Writer Martin Smith
Producer Andy Piercy
Delirious?
King of Fools track listing
"King of Fools"
(10)		 “History Maker”
(11)		 "What A Friend I've Found"
(12)


"History Maker" is the eleventh track on English Christian rock band Delirious?'s album, King Of Fools. It has become one of the band's best-known songs, and represents King Of Fools in almost every one of their live setlists, along with the single "Deeper". "History Maker" was originally recorded as a guitar-driven six-minute rock epic, filled out by strings and synthesisers and featuring two 16-bar guitar solos. The lyrics of the song are on the power of prayer and becoming a "history maker"; i.e., someone who changes the course of history. "History Maker" became the theme song for Teen Mania's 97-98 Acquire the Fire tour, as well as Extreme Dream's YC 2000 in Alberta, Canada.

The song is greatly extended live, generally featuring the "Holy is the Lord" bridge of "God's Romance" and an extemporaneous speech by Martin Smith. The guitar solo is also occasionally extended (up to 40 bars), and the chorus of the song "Obsession" is often included after the "God's Romance" section. Martin Smith often announces this song with the sentence "This song is for all the history makers" at live concerts.

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Delirious?
Martin Smith • Stuart Garrard • Jon Thatcher • Tim Jupp • Paul Evans
Studio Albums
Cutting Edge (1993-1995) • King of Fools (1997) • Mezzamorphis (1999) • Glo (2000)  • Audio Lessonover? (2001) • Touch (2002)  • World Service (2003)  • The Mission Bell (2005)  • Kingdom of Comfort (2008)
Live Albums
Live & In the Can (1996)  • d:tour (1998)  • Access:d (2002)  • Now Is The Time (2006)
Compilation Albums
Deeper (2002) • Libertad (2002)
Collaboration Albums
UK Singles
White Ribbon Day (1997)  • Deeper (1997)  • Promise (1997)  • DeEPer EP (1997) • See the Star (1999)  • It's OK (1999)  • Waiting for the Summer (2001) • I Could Sing of Your Love Forever (2001)  • Paint The Town Red (2005)
International Singles
Gravity USA (1999)  • Inside Outside Germany (2004)  • Every Little Thing Germany (2004)
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