Selah (song)

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American singer-songwriter Ant Clemons first became involved with West during the recording sessions for the rapper's eight studio album Ye (2018), with Clemons helping record the album's second single "All Mine" (2018). Following on from Clemons being involved with West as a songwriter for Teyana Taylor's second studio album K.T.S.E. in June 2018, the two of them didn't see each other again until the fall of that year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-ant-clemons-904042/|title=Ant Clemons Went From Sleeping on Floors to Singing With Kanye West|author=Leight, Elia|website=Rolling Stone|url-access=limited|date=October 29, 2019|access-date=November 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105045958/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-ant-clemons-904042/|archive-date=November 5, 2019|url-status=live}} At that time, Clemons went to Chicago and found himself freestyling in front of others, including West. During the freestyle session, Clemons gave West a demo he worked on, off of which they built the skeleton of "Selah", originally called "Chakras". Alongside helping create the song and providing backing vocals for it, Clemons contributed vocals to fellow Jesus Is King tracks "Everything We Need" and "Water".{{Cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/121012112|title=Jesus Is King / Kanye West|publisher=Tidal|access-date=July 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025183453/https://listen.tidal.com/album/121012112|archive-date=October 25, 2019|url-status=live}}

In 2019, West and vocal arranger Nikki Grier of gospel group the Sunday Service Choir re-wrote the lyrics of songs by him. While doing this, West took on the stance of wanting to create music related to God, setting out to make Christian music. Though some members of the Sunday Service Choir had been initially dismissive of ideas by West, the group ultimately warmed up to his ideas. Throughout 2019, the Sunday Service Choir's concerts were popular with numerous celebrities, including American actor Brad Pitt. The group ultimately worked on Jesus Is King, being heavily involved with it vocally. The first feature on the album is from the Sunday Service Choir on the track "Every Hour", while the group provided additional vocals for "Selah" as well as "Everything We Need" and "Water".{{Cite web|last1=Vain|first1=Madison|url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a29590670/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-album-credits-lyrics/|title=Kanye West's Gospel Album Jesus Is King Comes With a Shocking List of Collaborators|website=Esquire|date=October 25, 2019|access-date=July 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218111641/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a29590670/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-album-credits-lyrics/|archive-date=December 18, 2019|url-status=live}} Alongside the Sunday Service Choir and Clemons, the former of the three includes vocals from record producer Bongo ByTheWay.

West had originally planned to release "Selah" on Yandhi in November 2018 and recorded a demo for it, though the album was ultimately shelved.{{Cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-fails-to-live-up-to-its-vision/11654522|title=Kanye West's Jesus Is King fails to live up to its creator's grand vision|publisher=Triple J|date=October 30, 2019|access-date=July 16, 2020|last1=Truskett|first1=Angus|archive-date=August 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200825125907/https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-fails-to-live-up-to-its-vision/11654522|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/30/arts/music/kanye-west-jesus-is-king.html|title=Kanye West Teases 'Jesus Is King,' a New Album With No Cursing|work=The New York Times|url-access=registration|date=September 30, 2019|access-date=November 22, 2019|last1=Coscarelli|first1=Joe|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001010128/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/30/arts/music/kanye-west-jesus-is-king.html|archive-date=October 1, 2019|url-status=live}} In August 2019, West's then-wife Kim Kardashian posted an image of a track list for Jesus Is King that showed the song slated for release on it.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/08/29/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-album-tracklist-release-date|title=Is this the tracklist and release date for a new Kanye West album called Jesus Is King?|author=Darville, Jordan|date=August 29, 2019|access-date=September 28, 2022|website=The Fader|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017171646/https://www.thefader.com/2019/08/29/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-album-tracklist-release-date|url-status=live}} In the image, the Bible was open to Psalm 57:6, a passage that uses the word "Selah".{{cite web |last1=Butler |first1=Bethonie |title=Kanye West is releasing 'Jesus Is King' soon. Or not. Here’s everything we know about the album. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/10/02/kanye-west-is-releasing-jesus-is-king-soon-or-not-heres-everything-we-know-about-album/ |website=The Washington Post |date=October 2, 2019 |access-date=September 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027045634/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/10/02/kanye-west-is-releasing-jesus-is-king-soon-or-not-heres-everything-we-know-about-album/ |archive-date=October 27, 2019 |url-status=live }} By September 29, 2019, West had re-recorded certain lyrics for the song.{{cite web|last=Saponara|first=Michael|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8531686/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-experience|title=Kanye West Brings 'Jesus Is King' Experience to NYC to Play Latest Version of Project: 'This Album Is an Expression of the Gospel'|website=Billboard|date=September 30, 2019|access-date=July 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228020933/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8531686/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-experience|archive-date=December 28, 2019|url-status=live}} It later leaked online on October 13 of that year after being played at 2019 listening sessions for the album in Detroit, Chicago and New York, with the leak being different from the version of the song played at the listening sessions.{{Cite news |author=Navjosh |url=https://hiphop-n-more.com/2019/10/kanye-west-selah-all-dreams-real-songs/ |title=Two More Kanye West Songs 'Selah' & 'All Dreams Real' Surface Online |date=October 13, 2019 |website=HipHop-N-More |access-date=November 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226013228/https://hiphop-n-more.com/2019/10/kanye-west-selah-all-dreams-real-songs/ |archive-date=February 26, 2020 |url-status=live }} In response to the song and other tracks by GOOD Music rappers leaking in October 2019, the record label's president Pusha T branded the leaks "cute" but he stated that "if I find out who is leaking it, I will make a decent example out of you...and no one can stop it, no Kanye, nobody!"{{Cite web |last1=Espinoza |first1=Joshua |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/10/pusha-t-threatens-person-behind-good-music-leaks |title=Pusha-T Warns Those Behind Recent Leaks: 'I Will Make a Decent Example Out of You' |date=October 13, 2019 |website=Complex |access-date=July 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716095413/https://www.complex.com/music/2019/10/pusha-t-threatens-person-behind-good-music-leaks |archive-date=July 16, 2020 |url-status=live }} Def Jam Recordings shared a trailer for Jesus Is King that same month, featuring a preview of the song.{{Cite news|last1=E|first1=Sandra|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/kanye-wests-selah-previewed-in-latest-jesus-is-king-teaser-news.93954.html|title=Kanye West's 'Selah' Previewed In Latest 'Jesus Is King' Teaser|date=October 23, 2019|website=HotNewHipHop|access-date=July 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231214249/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/kanye-wests-selah-previewed-in-latest-jesus-is-king-teaser-news.93954.html|archive-date=December 31, 2019|url-status=live}} Jeffrey LaValley, musical director of the New Jerusalem Choir, received writing credit on "Selah" due to having created and wrote the melody of the group's recording "Revelations 19:1" (1984), which the song samples a rendition of.{{efn|name="writer"}} With the original version having been released back in 1984, West only needed a mechanical license for usage because it could be classified as public domain. He also wrote the song, along with Cyhi the Prynce, Consequence, Federico Vindver, No Malice, BoogzDaBeast, Rennard East, Pusha T, E*vax, Sean Leon, John Boyd, and Adam Wright.{{efn|name="bmi"}} The title "Selah" is a Hebrew term that appears throughout the Book of Psalms, which West defined as a term meaning "to look back and reflect upon".{{Cite web|url=http://entertainmentvoice.com/2019/10/25/yeezus-turns-to-jesus-kanye-west-preaches-on-gospel-influenced-jesus-is-king-album/|title=Yeezus Turns to Jesus: Kanye West Preaches the Gospel on 'Jesus Is King' Album|last1=Mehta|first1=Adi|website=Entertainment Voice|date=October 25, 2019|access-date=July 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402150535/http://entertainmentvoice.com/2019/10/25/yeezus-turns-to-jesus-kanye-west-preaches-on-gospel-influenced-jesus-is-king-album/|archive-date=April 2, 2020|url-status=live}}

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Musically, "Selah" is a hip hop and gospel track.{{cite web |last1=Frank |first1=Allegra |title=Kanye West's Jesus Is King album and IMAX experience: an unfinished pair |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/10/25/20932236/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-album-imax-movie-review |website=Vox |date=October 25, 2019 |access-date=June 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624083242/https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/10/25/20932236/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-album-imax-movie-review |archive-date=June 24, 2020 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Burns |first1=Tyler |title=How Kanye West's 'Jesus is King' embeds black gospel music in white evangelical theology |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/10/30/how-kanye-wests-jesus-is-king-embeds-black-gospel-music-white-evangelical-theology/ |website=The Washington Post |date=October 30, 2019 |access-date=August 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609203513/https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/10/30/how-kanye-wests-jesus-is-king-embeds-black-gospel-music-white-evangelical-theology/ |archive-date=June 9, 2020 |url-status=live }} Instrumentation for the song consists primarily of military drums, which have been noted for conveying attitude. The chord progression of it was compared to that of the track "Gerudo Valley", from the soundtrack of video game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998).{{cite news|last=Craddock|first=Ryan|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/10/random_hmm_this_new_kanye_west_song_sure_sounds_familiar|title=Random: Hmm, This New Kanye West Song Sure Sounds Familiar|website=Nintendo Life|date=October 28, 2019|access-date=July 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225075618/http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/10/random_hmm_this_new_kanye_west_song_sure_sounds_familiar|archive-date=February 25, 2020|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Reilly|first=Nick|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/did-kanye-wests-jesus-is-king-rip-off-the-legend-of-zelda-2561744|title=Did Kanye West's 'Jesus Is King' rip-off 'The Legend of Zelda'?|website=NME|date=October 28, 2019|access-date=July 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105072640/https://www.nme.com/news/music/did-kanye-wests-jesus-is-king-rip-off-the-legend-of-zelda-2561744|archive-date=November 5, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Makalintal|first=Bettina|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/mbm4m4/a-new-kanye-song-jesus-is-king-sounds-like-the-legend-of-zelda-soundtrack-and-were-not-mad-actually|title=A New Kanye Song Sounds Like the Zelda Soundtrack and We're Not Mad Actually|website=Vice|date=October 28, 2019|access-date=July 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212065846/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/mbm4m4/a-new-kanye-song-jesus-is-king-sounds-like-the-legend-of-zelda-soundtrack-and-were-not-mad-actually|archive-date=December 12, 2019|url-status=live}} The song features samples of a gospel rendition of the New Jerusalem Choir's "Revelations 19:1", as performed by the Sunday Service Choir.{{Cite web|last1=Zidel|first1=Alex|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/kanye-wests-sunday-service-choir-returns-with-hallelujah-filled-revelations-19-1-new-song.1985628.html|title=Kanye West's Sunday Service Choir Returns With Hallelujah-Filled 'Revelations 19:1'|date=December 27, 2019|website=HotNewHipHop|access-date=May 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403105345/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/kanye-wests-sunday-service-choir-returns-with-hallelujah-filled-revelations-19-1-new-song.1985628.html|archive-date=April 3, 2020|url-status=live}} Prior to the song's chorus, organ chords are featured alongside West rapping.{{cite web|last=Nguyen|first=Dean Van|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/oct/26/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-review|title=Kanye West: Jesus Is King review – rap genius can't see the light|work=The Guardian|date=October 26, 2019|access-date=May 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026155013/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/oct/26/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-review|archive-date=October 26, 2019|url-status=live}} The chorus includes repeated "hallelujah" chants from the Sunday Service Choir, which are sampled from the rendition.{{cite web|last=Saponara|first=Michael|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8547078/jesus-is-born-album-highlights-kanye-west|title=5 Things We Learned From Kanye West's 'Jesus Is Born' Album|website=Billboard|date=December 26, 2019|access-date=May 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328235814/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8547078/jesus-is-born-album-highlights-kanye-west|archive-date=March 28, 2020|url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Thistlethwaite |first1=Michael |title=What 'Jesus is King' Should Have Been {{!}} 'Selah' – Kanye West |url=https://impact89fm.org/83429/music/what-jesus-is-king-should-have-been-selah-kanye-west/ |publisher=Impact 89FM |date=November 20, 2019 |access-date=June 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604101737/https://impact89fm.org/83429/music/what-jesus-is-king-should-have-been-selah-kanye-west/ |archive-date=June 4, 2020 |url-status=live }} Percussion and sound effects of metal scraping accompany the chorus, while the octave of the vocals rises. The group being sampled adds gospel vocals to the chorus and as it continues, the instrumentation is silenced. A capella singing from the Sunday Service Choir follows, while the chorus ends with the line "He is wonderful" from the group. After the chorus, West raps in time with the drums coming in.

The lyrics of the song are used by West to assert his faith in Christianity, with it including verses of the Bible being referenced by him. The song opens with West using his faith to boast, "God is king, we the soldiers", which alludes to his past and how he has evolved over time.{{cite web|last=Kornhaber|first=Spencer|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/10/kanye-wests-jesus-king-stunning-spiritual-empty-album-review/600919/|title=Kanye West's 'Jesus Is King' Review: Stunning, Empty|work=The Atlantic|url-access=limited|date=October 29, 2019|access-date=July 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210192307/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/10/kanye-wests-jesus-king-stunning-spiritual-empty-album-review/600919/|archive-date=December 10, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Krakauer|first=Steve|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/kanye-west-s-new-album-jesus-king-wants-make-faith-ncna1072071|title=Kanye West's new album 'Jesus Is King' wants to make faith a pop culture force|publisher=NBC News|date=October 26, 2019|access-date=July 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716203413/https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/kanye-west-s-new-album-jesus-king-wants-make-faith-ncna1072071|archive-date=July 16, 2020|url-status=live}} Comparing himself to Noah before the story of the Genesis flood took place, West mentions that he is being judged. West delivers Christian rapping, including him using the lyrics: "Everybody wanted Yandhi/Then Jesus Christ did the laundry."{{cite web|last=O'Connor|first=Roisin|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-review-album-stream-tracklist-features-lyrics-sunday-service-a9171816.html|title=Kanye West review, 'Jesus is King': Rapper continues to divide on this confusing album|work=The Independent|date=October 25, 2019|access-date=July 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025210548/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-review-album-stream-tracklist-features-lyrics-sunday-service-a9171816.html|archive-date=October 25, 2019|url-status=live}} The lyrics indicate that West scrapped Yandhi due to his religious beliefs after going through a new birth experience, since he vowed to no longer create secular music, providing fans with meaning of the album being shelved.{{cite web|last=Wheeler|first=André|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/oct/25/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-new-album|title=Chick-fil-A and Yeezy Boosts: what we learned from Kanye West's Jesus Is King|work=The Guardian|date=October 25, 2019|access-date=July 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030064726/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/oct/25/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-new-album|archive-date=October 30, 2019|url-status=live}} West uses certain lyrics to reference John 8:33 and John 8:36. For the conclusion of the song, crys of "Woo" are heard.

"Selah" was released on October 25, 2019, as the second track on West's ninth studio album Jesus Is King.{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/jesus-is-king-mw0003318875 |title=Jesus Is King – Kanye West |last=Yeung |first=Neil Z. |date=October 31, 2019 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=November 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026202926/https://www.allmusic.com/album/jesus-is-king-mw0003318875 |archive-date=October 26, 2019 |url-status=live }} On September 28, 2019, West played the song twice during a listening party for the album at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago.{{cite web|last=Leight|first=Elias|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/can-kanye-west-save-gospel-choirs-893633/|title=Can Kanye West's 'Jesus Is King' Save Gospel Choirs?|work=Rolling Stone|url-access=limited|date=October 25, 2019|access-date=July 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207171352/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/can-kanye-west-save-gospel-choirs-893633/|archive-date=February 7, 2020|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/28/20889040/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-auditorium-theatre-listening-party-chance-the-raper |title=Kanye West 'Jesus is King' listening pop-up at Auditorium Theatre 'sells out' in a flash |last=Nunzio |first=Miriam Di |date=September 28, 2019 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |url-access=subscription |access-date=July 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228202613/https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/28/20889040/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-auditorium-theatre-listening-party-chance-the-raper |archive-date=December 28, 2019 |url-status=live }} Of the song's presence at the listening session, attendee Donald Lawrence recalled that watching "a crowd that was probably 25% African American, 75% caucasian — hip-hop kids from the suburbs — go bananas when the choir came in [was amazing]". The following day, West previewed the song as part of the album's listening party at New York's United Palace.

West and the Sunday Service Choir performed the song live at Bethany Church in Baton Rouge on November 3, 2019.{{Cite news |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kanye-west-louisiana-sunday-service-jesus-lord |title=Kanye West's Sunday Service had 'over 1,000' commit their lives to Christ: 'New wave of revival' |last=Parke |first=Caleb |date=November 4, 2019 |publisher=Fox News |access-date=November 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191120174817/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kanye-west-louisiana-sunday-service-jesus-lord |archive-date=November 20, 2019 |url-status=live }} For West's Sunday Service Experience at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church on November 17 of that year, the song was performed by him and the group. During the performance, the line "He saved a wretch like me" was sung off-key by West.{{Cite news |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kanye-west-joel-osteen-lakewood-church-sunday-service-experience |title=Kanye West performs free 'Sunday Service Experience' concert at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church |last=Miles |first=Frank |date=November 18, 2019 |publisher=Fox News |access-date=November 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191118045804/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kanye-west-joel-osteen-lakewood-church-sunday-service-experience |archive-date=November 18, 2019 |url-status=live }} West performed the song live during a Sunday Service concert at Pigeon Forge's LeConte Center on January 19, 2020.{{Cite news |url=https://eu.knoxnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/01/19/kanye-wests-pigeon-forge-sunday-service-focused-worship-not-kanye/4479366002/ |title=Kanye West's Pigeon Forge Sunday Service had little to do with Kanye, focused on worship |last=Jones |first=Maggie |date=January 19, 2020 |website=Knoxville News Sentinel |access-date=July 16, 2020 |archive-date=August 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200825125633/https://www.knoxnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/01/19/kanye-wests-pigeon-forge-sunday-service-focused-worship-not-kanye/4479366002/ |url-status=live }} On January 27, West held a midnight Sunday Service concert in tribute to American basketball player Kobe Bryant after the 2020 Calabasas helicopter crash killed 9 people including Bryant and his daughter.{{Cite news |url=https://www.spin.com/2020/01/kanye-west-chance-the-rapper-remember-kobe-bryant-sunday-service/ |title=Kanye West Pays Tribute to Kobe Bryant at Midnight Sunday Service |last=Chan |first=Anna |date=January 27, 2020 |website=Spin |access-date=July 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701205034/https://www.spin.com/2020/01/kanye-west-chance-the-rapper-remember-kobe-bryant-sunday-service/ |archive-date=July 1, 2020 |url-status=live }} West performed the song live during the concert, with his then-sister-in-law Kourtney Kardashian sharing videos of him performing it to her Instagram Stories.

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"Selah" was met with lukewarm reviews from music critics, with general praise for the composition. Rawiya Kameir of Pitchfork noted "the battle drums that propel" the song for echoing "the stark, confrontational attitude of" West's sixth studio album Yeezus (2013).{{cite web|last=Kameir|first=Rawiya|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/kanye-west-jesus-is-king/|title=Kanye West: Jesus Is King|website=Pitchfork|date=October 28, 2019|access-date=May 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029051120/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/kanye-west-jesus-is-king/|archive-date=October 29, 2019|url-status=live}} Entertainment Weekly{{'}}s Brian Josephs praised the song for the Sunday Service Choir going "to awe in the climax".{{Cite web |url=https://ew.com/music-reviews/2019/10/28/kanye-west-unreliable-pastor-jesus-is-king/ |title=Kanye West is an unreliable pastor on Jesus Is King |last=Josephs |first=Brian |date=October 28, 2019 |work=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=May 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101075216/https://ew.com/music-reviews/2019/10/28/kanye-west-unreliable-pastor-jesus-is-king/ |archive-date=November 1, 2019 |url-status=live }} Jordan Bassett from NME commented that the song features "dour organ" and "intermittent percussion".{{cite web|last=Bassett|first=Jordan|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-review|title=Kanye West – 'Jesus Is King' review: an iconoclast sounds peaceful and fulfilled on this jubilant gospel collection|website=NME|date=October 25, 2019|access-date=July 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025210547/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-review|archive-date=October 25, 2019|url-status=live}} Sam C. Mac of Slant Magazine viewed the Sunday Service Choir as "on hand" for elevating the song, specifically with a "hallelujah" chant "that's augmented by dynamic leaps in octave and by Ye's colossal bursts of percussive, scraping-metal sound effects".{{cite web|last=Mac|first=Sam C.|title=Review: Kanye West's Jesus Is King Is a Compelling But Veiled Act of Self-Worship|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review-kanye-west-jesus-is-king-is-a-compelling-but-veiled-act-of-self-worship/|work=Slant Magazine|date=October 30, 2019|access-date=May 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030195321/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review-kanye-west-jesus-is-king-is-a-compelling-but-veiled-act-of-self-worship/|archive-date=October 30, 2019|url-status=live}} Will Rosebury from Clash admitted that hearing West rap the lyrics, "Keeping perfect composure/When I scream at the chauffeur/I ain't mean I'm just focused" would mean the fans "fearing an ultra-positive Kanye will breathe a sigh of relief", while Rosebury questioned "who the fuck wants a reined-in Kanye West?"{{Cite web |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/kanye-west-jesus-is-king |title=Kanye West – Jesus Is King {{!}} Reviews |last=Rosebury |first=Will |date=October 29, 2019 |website=Clash |access-date=July 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212111958/https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/kanye-west-jesus-is-king |archive-date=December 12, 2019 |url-status=live }} In a review for American Songwriter, Luke Levenson stated the song is where "West punctuates his bars with bible verses several times", which he called "punchy moments" that are "weighed down by the effeteness" of certain lyrics.{{cite web|last=Levenson|first=Luke|title='Jesus is King' — Kanye West's Evangelical Burnout|url=https://americansongwriter.com/2019/10/jesus-is-king-kanye-wests-evangelical-burnout/|work=American Songwriter|date=October 30, 2019|access-date=July 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030153710/https://americansongwriter.com/2019/10/jesus-is-king-kanye-wests-evangelical-burnout/|archive-date=October 30, 2019|url-status=live}} Levenson elaborated, describing West as delivering the lyrics "with an exerted vocal effect, tensing up his throat as the track drives beneath his voice" and concluded by writing that this "amounts to heavy stuff", though is "less gripping" than West's previous works related to God. The New York Times critic Jon Caramanica opined that the song "swells until West cites Bible verses over door-slam percussion, suggesting an explosion of religious awakening", while noting his rapping sometimes being "tart".{{cite web|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/27/arts/music/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-review.html|title=Kanye West, Heretic by Nature, Finds God|work=The New York Times|url-access=registration|date=October 28, 2019|access-date=July 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028014249/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/27/arts/music/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-review.html|archive-date=October 28, 2019|url-status=live}}

In a mixed review, Brendan Klinkenberg of Rolling Stone complemented the song's composition for "lightly affected organs opening to bludgeoning percussion and a crescendoing choir" but criticized West's rapping due to being what "capsizes the vessel" and slammed his lyricism.{{cite web|last=Klinkenberg|first=Brendan|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/kanye-wests-jesus-is-king-904921/|title=Review: Kanye West, 'Jesus Is King'|work=Rolling Stone|url-access=limited|date=October 28, 2019|access-date=May 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028235236/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/kanye-wests-jesus-is-king-904921/|archive-date=October 28, 2019|url-status=live}} For The Atlantic, Spencer Kornhaber said that the album's excitement "comes to a thud" when West begins rapping on the song, criticizing his lyricism despite directing praise towards the song's drums and the addition of the Sunday Service Choir for the chorus. Wren Graves was more negative at Consequence, noting the drums "temporarily impress" and analyzing that the song "creates an expectant atmosphere with moody organs" alongside the Sunday Service Choir "whispering 'Hallelujah'" as West "quotes the Book of John on bondage and slavery", but complained that even though you think it "is going somewhere" due to the Sunday Service Choir getting louder and the tension rising, "poof, nothing happens".{{Cite web |url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/10/album-review-kanye-west-jesus-is-king/ |title=Kanye West Even Bores God with the Passionless Jesus Is King |last=Graves |first=Wren |date=October 28, 2019 |work=Consequence |access-date=July 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028191359/https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/10/album-review-kanye-west-jesus-is-king/ |archive-date=October 28, 2019 |url-status=live }} Graves expressed further criticism, describing the later part of the song as where West "returns with a meandering verse about greed, betrayal, forgiveness, and truth, saying nothing as he tries to cover everything", concluding that there is "no central idea, no point". Ross Horton from The Line of Best Fit listed the song among the parts of Jesus Is King "not worth saving", branding it as "a bunch of Bible verses interspersed with barbed, growled snatches of vocal".{{cite web|last=Horton|first=Ross|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-album-review|title=Kanye West – Jesus Is King {{!}} Album Review|website=The Line of Best Fit|date=October 26, 2019|access-date=May 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027001238/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-album-review|archive-date=October 27, 2019|url-status=live}} In The Guardian, Dean Van Nguyen called the song's lyrical content "as thin as Bible paper".

"Selah" received a nomination for Top Gospel Song at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards, though ultimately lost the award to fellow album track "Follow God".{{cite web |last1=Atkinson |first1=Katie |title=2020 Billboard Music Awards Winners: Complete List |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/bbmas/9465082/2020-billboard-music-awards-winners/ |website=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015130746/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/bbmas/9465082/2020-billboard-music-awards-winners/ |archive-date=October 15, 2020 |date=October 14, 2020 |access-date=November 5, 2020}} At the 2021 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards, the former was awarded as one of the Winning Gospel Songs.{{cite news |title=2021 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards |url=https://www.ascap.com/news-events/awards/2021/rs-awards |publisher=ASCAP |date=June 22, 2021 |access-date=July 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622230529/https://www.ascap.com/news-events/awards/2021/rs-awards |archive-date=June 22, 2021 |url-status=live }}

Following the release of Jesus Is King, "Selah" debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 19.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8542559/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-full-album-hot-100-chart|title=Kanye West's 'Jesus Is King': All 11 Songs Debut on Hot 100|work=Billboard|last=Zellner|first=Xander|url-access=subscription|date=November 4, 2019|access-date=July 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105040719/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8542559/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-full-album-hot-100-chart|archive-date=November 5, 2019|url-status=live}} The track remained on the Hot 100 for two weeks. It entered at number three on the US Christian Songs chart, alongside charting identically on the Gospel Songs chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8543012/jesus-is-king-makes-history-hot-christian-songs|title='Jesus Is King' Makes History On Hot Christian Songs, Hot Gospel Songs Charts|work=Billboard|url-access=subscription|last=Asker|first=Jim|date=November 7, 2019|access-date=February 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116040126/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8543012/jesus-is-king-makes-history-hot-christian-songs|archive-date=November 16, 2019|url-status=live}} On the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, the track reached number 10.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/2019-11-09|title=Top Hip-Hop Songs / R&B Songs Chart – November 9, 2019|work=Billboard|access-date=July 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105112950/https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/2019-11-09|archive-date=November 5, 2019|url-status=live}} "Selah" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for amassing 500,000 certified units in the United States on July 9, 2021.

The track entered the Canadian Hot 100 at number 19, charting identically to its debut on the Billboard Hot 100.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2019-11-09|title=Canadian Music: Top 100 Songs – November 9, 2019|work=Billboard|access-date=July 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104165945/https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2019-11-09|archive-date=November 4, 2019|url-status=live}} Similarly, "Selah" reached number 18 on the ARIA Singles Chart, standing as the album's second highest charting track in Australia.{{cite web|url=https://www.mediaweek.com.au/aria-chart-tones-and-i-sets-another-record-selena-kanye-new/|title=ARIA Chart: Tones and I sets another record, Selena & Kanye new|work=Mediaweek|last=Manning|first=James|date=November 3, 2019|access-date=July 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200107065052/https://www.mediaweek.com.au/aria-chart-tones-and-i-sets-another-record-selena-kanye-new/|archive-date=January 7, 2020|url-status=live}} The track was less successful on the New Zealand Singles Chart, debuting at number 24.{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2019-11-01|title=NZ Top 40 Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=November 9, 2019|access-date=July 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101230526/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=4770|archive-date=November 1, 2019|url-status=live}} It charted identically on the Latvian Singles Chart and UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 19 on both of the charts.{{cite news|last1=Myers|first1=Justin|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/tones-and-is-dance-monkey-scores-highest-sales-week-yet-to-stay-at-number-1__27645/|title=Tones and I's Dance Monkey holds on to Number 1 thanks to bumper sales|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=November 1, 2019|access-date=August 25, 2020|archive-date=November 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102010042/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/tones-and-is-dance-monkey-scores-highest-sales-week-yet-to-stay-at-number-1__27645/|url-status=live}} Top 30 positions were attained by the track in Iceland, Ireland, Denmark, and Estonia. In Slovakia, the track experienced lesser performance, peaking at number 31 on the country's Singles Digitál Top 100 chart. It also reached the top 50 in Switzerland, Lithuania and Portugal.

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West screened his concert film Jesus Is King at the Forum in the County of Los Angeles on October 23, 2019, revealing "Selah" as part of the soundtrack.{{Cite news|url=https://www.revolt.tv/2019/10/24/20930314/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-premiere|title=Kanye West hosts 'Jesus Is King' album & movie premiere in Los Angeles|last1=Moorwood|first1=Victoria|publisher=Revolt|date=October 24, 2019|access-date=July 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717071644/https://www.revolt.tv/2019/10/24/20930314/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-premiere|archive-date=July 17, 2020|url-status=live}} Two days later, Jesus Is King was released simultaneously with the album of the same name, including a special mix of the song that is listed in the film's credits.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gigwise.com/features/3363822/5-things-the-new-kanye-west-film-jesus-is-king-does|title=5 things the new Kanye West film Jesus is King does|last1=Atkinson|first1=Jessie|website=Gigwise|date=October 26, 2019|access-date=July 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026201710/https://www.gigwise.com/features/3363822/5-things-the-new-kanye-west-film-jesus-is-king-does|archive-date=October 26, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Curto |first1=Justin |title=Everything in Kanye West's 'Jesus Is King' Movie |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/10/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-movie-everything-to-know.html |website=Vulture |url-access=limited |date=October 25, 2019 |access-date=July 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025174347/https://www.vulture.com/2019/10/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-movie-everything-to-know.html |archive-date=October 25, 2019 |url-status=live }} American musician Louie Zong shared an edit of "Selah" that combined it with "Gerudo Valley" on the same day, which was met with generally positive responses from fans of West.{{cite news|last=Richman|first=Darren|url=https://www.indy100.com/article/kanye-west-selah-legend-zelda-music-jesus-is-king-new-album-9172136|title=Kanye West accused of ripping off Legend of Zelda music on new album Jesus is King|work=indy100|date=October 26, 2019|access-date=July 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209234811/https://www.indy100.com/article/kanye-west-selah-legend-zelda-music-jesus-is-king-new-album-9172136|archive-date=December 9, 2019|url-status=live}} On November 14, 2019, LaValley recalled his niece calling him from Phoenix and "saying congratulations", with LaValley questioning in response: "Congratulations? Congratulations for what?"{{Cite news|url=https://www.abc12.com/content/news/Flint-gospel-musician-honored-with-credit-of-1984-song-sampled-on-Kanyes-Jesus-is-King-album-564947052.html|title=Flint gospel musician 'honored' with credit of 1984 song sampled on Kanye's 'Jesus is King' album|author=Ramey, Elisse|publisher=ABC 12|date=November 14, 2019|access-date=November 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115121544/https://www.abc12.com/content/news/Flint-gospel-musician-honored-with-credit-of-1984-song-sampled-on-Kanyes-Jesus-is-King-album-564947052.html|archive-date=November 15, 2019|url-status=live}} LaValley's niece replied by telling that his "tune is on Kanye's album", with him responding with: "Girl, shut up", and laughing, while being amazed when seeing himself credit as a writer on the song.{{efn|name="writer"|"Selah" samples a rendition of the New Jerusalem Choir's "Revelations 19:1" by the Sunday Service Choir.}} According to LaValley, the song's popularity brought more attention to the New Jerusalem Choir version, which he labeled "an honor". When questioned about West possibly performing the song in LaValley's hometown of Flint he acknowledged that an appearance from West "would be controversial", despite stating: "I don't know. I'd love for him to. I'd love to see him come to Flint."

Kim Kardashian shared a video of her and Kanye's daughter Chicago West singing the "hallelujah" part of "Selah" via Instagram on January 28, 2020.{{cite web |last1=Mendez |first1=Michele |title=Kim Kardashian's Video Of Chicago Singing Kanye West's 'Selah' Is Too Sweet |url=https://www.elitedaily.com/p/kim-kardashians-video-of-chicago-singing-kanye-wests-selah-is-too-sweet-21754982 |website=Elite Daily |date=January 28, 2020 |access-date=July 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129150928/https://www.elitedaily.com/p/kim-kardashians-video-of-chicago-singing-kanye-wests-selah-is-too-sweet-21754982 |archive-date=January 29, 2020 |url-status=live }} Kardashian captioned the video "Chi's favorite songs 🙏🏼✨" and fans praised Chicago's singing skills, while Kanye later stated that it is their daughter's favorite song.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/inside-kanye-west-vision-for-the-future-cover-may-2020|title=Kanye West on His Next Album, Designing Yeezy, and Kobe Bryant|author=Welch, Will|date=April 15, 2020|access-date=July 18, 2020|website=GQ|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200415223343/https://www.gq.com/story/inside-kanye-west-vision-for-the-future-cover-may-2020|archive-date=April 15, 2020}} On February 2, 2020, the Super Bowl LIV trailer for the tenth Fast & Furious franchise film F9 (2021) was released and included the song.{{cite web |title='Selah' Featured In New Fast & Furious 9 Trailer |url=https://www.syncsite.com/news/post/MzY1NTAtNzlmZjA4/ |website=Syncsite |date=February 2, 2020 |access-date=July 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200315071751/https://www.syncsite.com/news/post/MzY1NTAtNzlmZjA4/ |archive-date=March 15, 2020 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Did You See the Sunday Service-Inspired 'Fast & Furious' Spot Last Night? |url=https://relevantmagazine.com/culture/did-you-see-the-sunday-service-inspired-fast-furious-spot-last-night/ |website=Relevant |date=February 3, 2020 |access-date=July 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715091704/https://relevantmagazine.com/culture/did-you-see-the-sunday-service-inspired-fast-furious-spot-last-night/ |archive-date=July 15, 2020 |url-status=live }} The song was later used in another trailer that premiered at the Super Bowl LV in February 2021.{{cite magazine |last1=Saponara |first1=Michael |title=Cardi B's 'Fast & Furious 9' Role Revealed Following 'Up' Frenzy |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.60496/title.cardi-bs-fast-furious-9-role-revealed-following-up-frenzy |magazine=HipHopDX |date=February 9, 2021 |access-date=May 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210003147/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.60496/title.cardi-bs-fast-furious-9-role-revealed-following-up-frenzy |archive-date=February 10, 2021 |url-status=live }} In September 2023, West's remix album Jesus Is King Part II with record producer and fellow rapper Dr. Dre leaked online, featuring an intro that combines "Selah" with the album's original opener "Every Hour".{{cite magazine |last1=Rubright |first1=Taylor |title=Kanye West & Dr. Dre {{!}} Jesus Is King 2 (Leak) Album Review |url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/kanye-west-dr-dre-jesus-is-king-2-leak |magazine=HipHopDX |date=October 10, 2023 |access-date=May 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012181655/https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/kanye-west-dr-dre-jesus-is-king-2-leak |archive-date=October 12, 2023 |url-status=live }}

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{{Infobox song

| name = Revelations 19:1

| artist = Sunday Service Choir

| album = Jesus Is Born

| released = {{start date|2019|12|25}}

| recorded = 2019

| genre = Gospel

| length = {{Duration|m=5|s=33}}

| label =

• INC

| composer =

• Jason White
• Nikki Grier
• Stephen A. Hurd
• Steve Epting

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A rendition of the track "Revelations 19:1" by the New Jerusalem Baptist Church Choir was recorded by the Sunday Service Choir, and the rendition is sampled within "Selah".{{cite web|last=Bowler|first=Paul|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-gospel-influence/|title='Jesus Is King': The Gospel According To Kanye West|website=uDiscoverMusic|date=October 31, 2019|access-date=May 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204213923/https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-gospel-influence/|archive-date=December 4, 2019|url-status=live}} The Sunday Service Choir version of "Revelations 19:1" was released on December 25, 2019, as the third track on the group's debut studio album Jesus Is Born.{{cite web |last1=Yeung |first1=Neil Z. |title=Jesus is Born – Sunday Service Choir |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/jesus-is-born-mw0003347503 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=January 9, 2020 |archive-date=August 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200825125633/https://www.allmusic.com/album/jesus-is-born-mw0003347503 |url-status=live }} However, this was two months after the release of "Selah" on Jesus Is King, meaning that the rendition had been sampled prior to release.{{cite web |last1=Hudson |first1=Alex |title=Kanye West's Sunday Service Choir Release Gospel Album 'Jesus Is Born' |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/kanye_wests_sunday_service_choir_release_gospel_album_jesus_is_born |website=Exclaim! |date=December 26, 2019 |access-date=May 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605215649/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/kanye_wests_sunday_service_choir_release_gospel_album_jesus_is_born |archive-date=June 5, 2020 |url-status=live }} In January 2019, former West Angeles Church of God in Christ music director Jason White received a call from Ray Romulus of the Stereotypes telling him that Kanye West wanted a choir, requesting 100 people for it and to put together a band. Despite being "a little scared" of getting involved with any of West's controversies, White said that he "could see something different about this guy" on the night of first meeting West in rehearsal and he has since served as the Sunday Service Choir's director.{{Cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-jason-white-choir-905199/ |title=How Kanye West's 'Sunday Services' Began |last=Leight |first=Elias |date=October 31, 2019 |website=Rolling Stone |url-access=limited |access-date=June 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108111018/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-jason-white-choir-905199/ |archive-date=January 8, 2020 |url-status=live }} White solely arranged the rendition, while he also composed it alongside Nikki Grier, Stephen A. Hurd and Steve Epting.

File:West Angeles Church of God In Christ-Cathedral.jpg.|West Angeles Church of God in Christ, whose director Jason White arranged the rendition after appreciating West during rehearsals in spite of his controversies.]]

"Revelations 19:1" is a gospel track, which features the Sunday Service Choir singing for over five minutes. Its chorus sees the group deliver praise for Christ, including them singing "hallelujah" repeatedly. The rendition reached number 17 on the US Billboard Gospel Songs chart for the issue date of January 11, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/gospel-songs/2020-01-11|title=Gospel Music: Top Gospel Songs – January 11, 2020|website=Billboard|access-date=May 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108082215/https://www.billboard.com/charts/gospel-songs/2020-01-11|archive-date=January 8, 2020|url-status=live}} It has been regularly performed live by the Sunday Service Choir on a weekly basis.

Credits adapted from Tidal.{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/145622820/|title=Jesus Is Born / Sunday Service Choir|publisher=Tidal|access-date=July 17, 2020|archive-date=August 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200825125634/https://listen.tidal.com/album/145622820/|url-status=live}}

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A. Jeffrey LaValley—composer of Revelation 19:1

Credits for "Selah" adapted from Tidal and the BMI Repertoire.{{efn|name="bmi"|Find additional credits for the song on the [https://repertoire.bmi.com/StartPage.aspx BMI Repertoire] by searching the work number #40758455.}}

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• Benny Blanco{{spaced en dash}} additional production
• Francis Starlite{{spaced en dash}} additional production
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• Consequence{{spaced en dash}} songwriter
• No Malice{{spaced en dash}} songwriter
• Jeffrey LaValley{{spaced en dash}} songwriter
• Rennard East{{spaced en dash}} songwriter
• Pusha T{{spaced en dash}} songwriter
• Sean Leon{{spaced en dash}} songwriter
• John Boyd{{spaced en dash}} songwriter
• Adam Wright{{spaced en dash}} songwriter
• Anthony Clemons{{spaced en dash}} additional vocals
• BongoByTheWay{{spaced en dash}} additional vocals
• Sunday Service Choir{{spaced en dash}} additional vocals
• Mike Dean{{spaced en dash}} mastering engineer, mixer
• Jess Jackson{{spaced en dash}} mixer
• Andrew Drucker{{spaced en dash}} recording engineer
• Jamie Peters{{spaced en dash}} recording engineer
• Jesse Ray Emster{{spaced en dash}} recording engineer
• Josh Bales{{spaced en dash}} recording engineer
• Josh Berg{{spaced en dash}} recording engineer
• Randy Urbanski{{spaced en dash}} recording engineer
• Shane Fitzgibbon{{spaced en dash}} recording engineer
• Steven Felix{{spaced en dash}} recording engineer
• Zack Djurich{{spaced en dash}} recording engineer

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• [https://camlyrics.com/2021/02/08/fast-and-furious-9-trailer-song-selah-lyrics/ Fast and Furious 9 Trailer Song – Selah song] lyrics at camlyrics

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