Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)

"Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)"
Single by Hillsong United
from the album Zion
Released 2013
Format Digital download
Recorded 2013
Genre Contemporary worship music
Length 8:55
Label Sparrow
Writer(s) Matt Crocker, Joel Houston Salomon Ligthelm & Joshua R

"Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)" is a song recorded by Hillsong United first released on their album Zion. In the United States, the song spent 48 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart, starting in December 2013, and it was the top song of 2014 on the chart. An EP, Oceans, included the original, radio, Red Rocks live, and remix versions of this song, as well as a video of it from Elevate. The lead vocalist on the song was Hillsong member Taya Smith.[1] On 30 September 2014, a Spanish version of the song was released to digital retailers.[2] Smith also sings this version.

Track listing

  1. "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)" – 8:55
  1. "Océanos (Donde Mis Pies Pueden Fallar)" - 4:19

Cover versions

Selena Gomez released a cover of the song on her Instagram account on 22 August 2014.[3]

Deanna Johnson from season 8 of The Voice U.S. performed the song during the Top 12, and was released to the iTunes Store on 13 April 2015.[4]

Chart performance

"Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart. The song stayed atop the chart for 45 consecutive weeks until it was overtaken in October 2014 by Carrie Underwood's song "Something in the Water".[5] "Oceans" remained high on the chart at the end of 2014; it was listed at No. 3 on 27 December 2014 chart.[6] Billboard named it as the number one song on the Hot Christian Songs chart for 2014.[7] The song returned to number 1 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart for the chart week ending 18 April 2015.

Chart and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2013–15) Peak
position
scope="row"US Christian Songs (Billboard)[8] 1
US Top Heatseekers (Billboard)[9] 11
scope="row"US Billboard Hot 100[10] 83

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[11] Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Awards

The song won many of the main categories at the 2014 GMA Dove Awards. It won the "Song of the Year", "Contemporary Christian Performance of the Year", "Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year", "Worship Song of the Year", and Hillsong United was named the "Artist of the Year".[12]

References

  1. ↑ Davis, Kevin. ""Wake" by Hillsong Young & Free". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "iTunes - Music - Océanos (Donde Mis Pies Pueden Fallar) - Single by Hillsong UNITED". iTunes. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Inocencio, Marc Inocencio (22 August 2014). "Selena Gomez Performs Spiritual Cover of Hillsong United’s ‘Oceans’". RyanSeacrest.com. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) [The Voice Performance] - Single by Deanna Johnson". iTunes. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  5. ↑ Jessen, Wade (9 December 2014). "The Year in Christian Music: Carrie Underwood & Hillsong Triumph". Billboard. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "December 27, 2014 Christian Songs chart". Billboard. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "Charts - Year End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Hillsong United Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Christian Songs for Hillsong United. Retrieved 09 September 2014.
  9. ↑ "Heatseekers Songs". Billboard. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "Hillsong United Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Hillsong United. Retrieved 09 September 2014.
  11. ↑ "American single certifications – Hillsong United – Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  12. ↑ "Hillsong United Honored with Five Dove Awards including "Artist of the Year" and "Song of the Year" Awards". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved 19 December 2014.