City on Our Knees
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{{Infobox song
| name = City on Our Knees
| cover = City on our knees.jpg
| alt =
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = TobyMac
| album = Tonight
| released = {{start date|2009|08|14}}
| recorded = 2009
| studio =
| venue =
| length = {{duration|m=4|s=26}}
| label = ForeFront
| writer = Toby McKeehan, Cary Barlowe, Jaime Moore
| producer = McKeehan, Moore
| prev_title = No Ordinary Love
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = ShowStopper
| next_year = 2009
}}
"City on Our Knees" is a song by Christian artist TobyMac from his album, Tonight (2010). It was released as a radio single in August 2009 and reached No. 1 on Billboard{{'}}s Hot Christian Songs chart in October 2009.{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=tobymac|chart=Christian Songs}}|title=Christian Songs|accessdate=October 25, 2009|magazine=Billboard}} It also reached No. 8 on Billboard's Heatseekers Songs. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award as the Best Gospel Song.{{cite web |url=http://www.grammy.com/grammy_awards/52nd_show/list.aspx#05 |title=Nominees And Winners |publisher=GRAMMY.com |accessdate=November 11, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100927173921/http://www2.grammy.com/GRAMMY_AWARDS/52ND_SHOW/list.aspx#05 |archivedate=September 27, 2010 }} The song also charted at No. 4 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. The song sold over 17,000 digital units in its first week.{{cite web|url=http://www.stereotruth.net/2009/09/toby%E2%80%99s-city-on-our-knees-sells-17000-downloads-in-first-week/ |title=Toby's City on Our Knees Sells 17,000 Downloads |publisher=StereoTruth.net |date=September 7, 2009 |accessdate=November 11, 2011}} As of February 20, 2010, the song has sold over 225,000 copies, making it the fastest charting and selling track of tobyMac's career.{{cite web |url=http://www.weekend22.com/music.cfm?newsid=869 |title=Weekend22 |publisher=Weekend22 |date=February 20, 2010 |accessdate=November 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928160549/http://www.weekend22.com/music.cfm?newsid=869 |archive-date=September 28, 2011 |url-status=dead }} It won a Dove Award for Pop/Contemporary Song of the year.
Background
On McKeehan's YouTube account, he posted a video talking about the meaning of the song; "'City on our Knees' is really about a moment. A moment that we all come together. Where our differences fall by the wayside. And it's really a reminder that that moment could be right now, tonight."{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57bOZrdC7Ao |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/57bOZrdC7Ao |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=Story of 'City on Our Knees'|publisher=YouTube|date=August 24, 2009|accessdate=November 11, 2011}}{{cbignore}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = CD single{{cite web|url = https://www.discogs.com/Toby-Mac-City-On-Our-Knees/release/2222980|title = Toby Mac - City on Our Knees (CD) at Discogs|access-date = July 11, 2016|date = November 17, 2009|work = Discogs}}
| total_length =
| title1 = City on Our Knees
| length1 = {{duration|m=4|s=32}}
| title2 = Lose My Soul
| note2 = Shoc Remix
| length2 = {{duration|m=4|s=17}}
| title3 = Boomin'
| note3 = UTB Remix) (featuring Shonlock
| length3 = {{duration|m=3|s=35}}
| title4 = Interview
| length4 = {{duration|m=15|s=5}}
}}
Awards
In 2010, the song was nominated for a Dove Award for Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year at the 41st GMA Dove Awards.[http://blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/2010/02/18/41st-annual-gma-dove-awards-nominees-announced/ 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards nominees announced] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120707061925/http://blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/2010/02/18/41st-annual-gma-dove-awards-nominees-announced/ |date=July 7, 2012 }} on The Tennessean (February 18, 2010)
Charts
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scope="col"| Chart (2009)
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{{singlechart|Billboardbubbling100|4|artist=tobyMac|artistid=430689|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 11, 2016|refname=bubbling}} |
{{singlechart|Billboardchristiansongs|1|artist=tobyMac|artistid=430689|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 11, 2016}} |
scope="row"| US Christian Digital Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url = http://www.billboard.com/artist/430689/tobymac/chart?f=1095|title = tobyMac - Chart history - Billboard|access-date = July 11, 2016|date = January 23, 2010|magazine = Billboard}}
| 4 |
scope="row"| US Heatseekers Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url = http://www.billboard.com/artist/430689/tobymac/chart?f=887|title = tobyMac - Chart history - Billboard|access-date = July 11, 2016|date = November 21, 2009|magazine = Billboard}}
| 11 |
Certifications
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References
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Category:ForeFront Records singles
Category:Songs written by Cary Barlowe
Category:Songs written by TobyMac
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