I'm Leaning on You
{{short description|2020 single by Crowder}}
{{Infobox song
| name = I'm Leaning on You
| cover = I'm Leaning on You - Crowder.jpg
| border = yes
| alt = "I'm Leaning on You" single cover
| type = single
| artist = Crowder featuring Riley Clemmons
| album = I Know a Ghost
| released = {{Start date|2020|2|14}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length =
- {{duration|m=3|s=34}}
- {{duration|m=3|s=26}} (radio version)
| label =
| writer =
- Brenton Brown
- Chris McClarney
- David Crowder
- Hank Bentley
| producer =
- Tommee Profitt
- Jordan Sapp
| chronology = Crowder
| prev_title = Home
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = Night Like This
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Riley Clemmons singles
| type = single
| prev_title = Free
| prev_year = 2019
| title = I'm Leaning on You
| year = 2020
| next_title = Over and Over
| next_year = 2020
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|PDEA0MtBaJ4|"I'm Leaning on You" (Lyrics)}}
| type = single
| header = Music videos
}}
}}
"I'm Leaning on You" is a song performed by American contemporary Christian music singer Crowder featuring Riley Clemmons. It was released on February 14, 2020, as the fourth single from his third studio album, I Know a Ghost (2018).{{cite web |url=http://www.louderthanthemusic.com/product.php?id=4894 |title= Louder Than The Music - Crowder - I'm Leaning On You |date= February 14, 2020 |website= Louder Than The Music |access-date= June 13, 2021}} Crowder co-wrote the song with Brenton Brown, Chris McClarney and Hank Bentley.{{cite web |url= https://songselect.ccli.com/Songs/7121690/im-leaning-on-you |title= I'm Leaning On You {{!}} Chords, Lyrics and Sheet Music {{!}} SongSelect® |website= SongSelect |publisher= CCLI |access-date= June 13, 2021}}
"I'm Leaning on You" peaked at No. 19 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart.
Background
Crowder had an interview with Kevin Davis, lead contributor at NewReleaseToday, talking about the song and the inspiration behind it,{{cite web |url= https://www.newreleasetoday.com/article.php?article_id=2765 |title= #1003 - "I'm Leaning On You" by Crowder {{!}} BEHIND THE SONG WITH KEVIN DAVIS {{!}} NewReleaseToday |last= Davis |first= Kevin |date= January 27, 2020 |website= NewReleaseToday |publisher= NRT Media, Inc |access-date= June 13, 2021}} saying: {{blockquote|I grew up in a Southern Baptist church and we sang "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" constantly and it was one of my favorite songs as a kid. We would often close out our church service with that song. I don't think we remind ourselves enough that when things get rough, just like the childlike faith we had as kids, that we can lean on Jesus. It's as simple as that. We need to sing that when we are kids and when we are adults. After you've gone through a bit of life, that's a necessity. I was researching the hymn and it turns out that the guy who wrote it, Anthony Showalter, was a school teacher and he had received letters from his former students saying that their wives had died, and in writing letters of consolation, Showalter was inspired by the phrase in Deuteronomy 33:27, "The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms." That's where I started from in writing this song. I'm trying to say something that inspired me as a kid which is simplistic and childlike in faith, and at the same time with deep-rooted truth. It's more than just propositional truth now, it's something meaningful and true in my life, being able to say that now.}}
Composition
"I'm Leaning on You" is an "R&B flavored" song,{{cite web |url= https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/IKnowaGhost.asp |title= Jesusfreakhideout.com: Crowder, "I Know A Ghost" Review |last= Weaver |first= Michael |date= November 9, 2018 |website= Jesusfreakhideout.com |publisher= Jesus Freak Hideout |access-date= June 13, 2021}} composed in the key of A with a tempo of 70 beats per minute and a musical time signature of {{music|time|4|4}}.{{cite web |url= https://www.multitracks.com/songs/Crowder/I-Know-a-Ghost/I'm-Leaning-On-You/ |title= I'm Leaning On You by Crowder |website= MultiTracks |access-date= June 13, 2021}}
Critical reception
Toby Fournier of Cross Rhythms gave a positive review of the song, saying, "Bare piano chords open the song with David Crowder coming in to deliver his message of hope, which gradually rises to a crescendo and features some killer backing vocals on the chorus and a chord progression that lifts the whole affair sky high."{{cite web |url= https://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Crowder/Im_Leaning_On_You_ftg_Riley_Clemmons/179613/ |title= Review: I'm Leaning On You (ftg Riley Clemmons) - Crowder - Digital Only {{!}} Cross Rhythms |last= Fournier |first= Toby |date= February 23, 2020 |website= Cross Rhythms |access-date= June 13, 2021}}
Commercial performance
"I'm Leaning on You" debuted at number 35 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated February 29, 2020.{{cite web |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/christian-songs/2020-02-29 |title= Hot Christian Songs Chart {{!}} Billboard |date= February 25, 2020 |website= Billboard |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group |access-date= June 13, 2021}} The song peaked at number 19 on the Hot Christian Songs chart dated June 6, 2020, and has spent a total of twenty-five consecutive weeks on the chart.{{cite web |url= https://www.billboard.com/artist/crowder/chart-history/ico/ |title= I'm Leaning On You Chart History {{!}} Billboard |website= Billboard |version= Hot Christian Songs |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group |access-date= June 13, 2021}}
Music videos
Crowder released the audio video of "I'm Leaning on You" showcasing the I Know a Ghost album artwork through YouTube on November 9, 2018.{{cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrEyQFE58WI |title= Crowder - I'm Leaning On You (Audio) ft. Riley Clemmons - YouTube |date= November 9, 2018 |website= YouTube |publisher= YouTube, LLC |access-date= June 13, 2021}} On February 14, 2020, Crowder released the audio video for the radio version of "I'm Leaning on You" on YouTube.{{cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfKNDjO_iHY |title= Crowder - I'm Leaning On You (Radio Version/Audio) ft. Riley Clemmons - YouTube |date= February 14, 2020 |website= YouTube |publisher= YouTube, LLC |access-date= June 13, 2021}} Crowder published the lyric video of "I'm Leaning on You" via YouTube on April 24, 2020.{{cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDEA0MtBaJ4 |title= Crowder - I'm Leaning On You (Lyric Video) ft. Riley Clemmons - YouTube |date= April 24, 2020 |website= YouTube |publisher= YouTube, LLC |access-date= June 13, 2021}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = "I'm Leaning on You"{{cite web |url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/im-leaning-on-you-mw0003359907 |title= I'm Leaning on You - Crowder {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic |website= AllMusic |publisher= All Media Network |access-date= June 13, 2021}}
| extra_column = Producer(s){{cite web |url= https://open.spotify.com/album/2nC46yOgiR9uCZxW6ZAPj9 |title= I'm Leaning On You - Single by Crowder {{!}} Spotify |date= February 14, 2020 |website= Spotify |access-date= June 13, 2021}}
| total_length = 7:00
| title1 = I'm Leaning on You
| note1 = featuring Riley Clemmons; Radio Version
| extra1 = {{hlist| Jordan Sapp | Tommee Profitt}}
| length1 = 3:26
| title2 = I'm Leaning on You
| note2 = featuring Riley Clemmons
| extra2 = Tommee Profitt
| length2 = 3:34
}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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|+ Weekly chart performance for "I'm Leaning on You" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2020)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{single chart|Billboardchristiansongs|19|artist=Crowder|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 13, 2021|refname="Hot Christian Songs"}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardchristianairplay|15|artist=Crowder|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 13, 2021}} |
| scope="row"|US Christian AC (Billboard){{cite web |url= https://www.billboard.com/artist/crowder/chart-history/ica/ |title= Crowder Chart History {{!}} Billboard |website= Billboard |version= Christian AC Songs Chart |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group |accessdate= June 13, 2021}}
| 16 |
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=Year-end charts=
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|+ Year-end chart performance for "I'm Leaning on You" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2020)
! scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row"| US Christian Songs (Billboard){{cite web |url= http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/hot-christian-songs |title= Hot Christian Songs - Year-End {{!}} Billboard |website= Billboard |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group |access-date= June 13, 2021}}
| 46 |
| scope="row"| US Christian Airplay (Billboard){{cite web |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/christian-airplay-songs |title= Christian Airplay Songs - Year-End {{!}} Billboard |website= Billboard |access-date= June 13, 2021}}
| 44 |
| scope="row"| US Christian AC (Billboard){{cite web |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/hot-christian-adult-contemporary |title= Christian AC Songs - Year-End {{!}} Billboard |website= Billboard |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood |access-date= June 13, 2021}}
| 44 |
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Release history
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|+ Release dates and formats for "I'm Leaning on You" ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row" | Various
| February 14, 2020 | {{hlist| Digital download | streaming}} | {{hlist| Sparrow | Capitol CMG}} |{{cite web |url= https://music.apple.com/us/album/im-leaning-on-you-feat-riley-clemmons-single/1497373971 |title= I'm Leaning on You (feat. Riley Clemmons) - Single by Crowder on Apple Music |date= February 14, 2020 |website= Apple Music |version= United States |publisher= Apple Inc. |access-date= June 13, 2021}} |
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Other versions
- Passion released "I'm Leaning on You" featuring Crowder and Chidima on their live album, Roar (Live From Passion 2020).{{cite web |url= https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/Roar(LiveFromPassion2020).asp |title= Jesusfreakhideout.com: Passion, "Roar (Live From Passion 2020)" Review |last= Caldwell |first= Alex |date= March 18, 2020 |website= Jesusfreakhideout.com |publisher= Jesus Freak Hideout |access-date= June 13, 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{URL| praisecharts.com/songs/details/74459/im-leaning-on-you-radio-sheet-music/chords | Lyrics and sheet music for the song on PraiseCharts}}
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