This Is a Move
{{short description|2019 song by Tasha Cobbs Leonard}}
{{Use American English|date=October 2020}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = This Is a Move
| cover = This Is a Move by Tasha Cobbs Leonard (Official Single Cover).png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Tasha Cobbs Leonard
| album =
| released = {{Start date|2019|1|25}}
| recorded = 2018
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = {{Duration|m=7|s=25}}
| label = Capitol CMG
| writer =
- Tasha Cobbs Leonard
- Nate Moore
- Tony Brown
- Brandon Lake
| producer = Kenneth Leonard, Jr.
| chronology = Tasha Cobbs Leonard
| prev_title = Your Spirit
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = O Holy Night
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|JrP63AbapVo|"This Is a Move" (Live)}}
| type = single
| header = Music video
}}
}}
"This Is a Move" is a song by Tasha Cobbs Leonard, which was released as a standalone single on January 25, 2019.{{cite web |url= https://music.apple.com/us/album/this-is-a-move-live-single/1449774195 |title= This Is a Move (Live) - Single by Tasha Cobbs Leonard on Apple Music |date= January 25, 2019 |website= Apple Music |version= United States |publisher= Apple Inc. |access-date= October 17, 2020}} Cobbs Leonard co-wrote the song with Brandon Lake, Nate Moore, and Tony Brown.{{cite web |url= https://songselect.ccli.com/Songs/7123068/this-is-a-move |title= This Is A Move {{!}} Chords, Lyrics and Sheet Music {{!}} SongSelect® |website= SongSelect |publisher= CCLI |access-date= October 17, 2020}} Kenneth Leonard Jr. handled the production of the single.{{cite web |url= https://www.multitracks.com/blog/new-from-tasha-cobbs-leonard-this-is-a-move |title= NEW from Tasha Cobbs Leonard - "This Is a Move" |date= January 25, 2019 |website= MultiTracks |access-date= October 17, 2020}}
The song was a commercial success, debuting at number four on the Billboard's Hot Gospel Songs chart, spending twenty-six weeks on the chart. The song was number 33 on the year-end Hot Gospel Songs chart for 2019. "This Is a Move" won the GMA Dove Award Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year in the 2019 GMA Dove Awards.{{cite web |url= https://www.thechristianbeat.org/index.php/news/6721-winners-unveiled-at-50th-annual-gma-dove-awards |title= Winners Unveiled At 50th Annual GMA Dove Awards |last= Longs |first= Herb |date= October 16, 2019 |website= The Christian Beat |access-date= October 12, 2020}} "This Is a Move" earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Gospel Performance/Song in the 2020 Grammy Awards,{{cite web |url= https://www.thechristianbeat.org/index.php/news/6916-capitol-christian-music-group-celebrates-22-grammy-nominations |title= Capitol Christian Music Group Celebrates 22 GRAMMY Nominations |last= Clarks |first= Jessie |date= November 21, 2019 |website= The Christian Beat |access-date= October 12, 2020}} and the Stellar Award for Song of the Year at the 2020 Stellar Awards.
Brandon Lake released the song as his debut single with Bethel Music on June 28, 2019. The song peaked on number 36 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, spending eighteen weeks on the chart.
Background
Cobbs Leonard shared the story behind the song in an interview with Larissa Mendoza of Get Up! Mornings With Erica Campbell,{{cite web |url= https://getuperica.com/113359/tasha-cobbs-leonard-this-is-a-move-song/ |title= Tasha Cobbs Leonard Opens Up About How "This Is A Move" Was Birthed {{!}} Get Up! Mornings With Erica Campbell |date= January 31, 2019 |website= Get Up! Mornings With Erica Campbell |access-date= October 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919235900/https://getuperica.com/113359/tasha-cobbs-leonard-this-is-a-move-song/|archive-date=September 19, 2021}} saying: {{blockquote|My husband and I, we were invited to a writing session in Atlanta. So we drove down to some of the guys and we were sitting in a room... One of the guys, his name is Brandon Lake, he said "Y'all I have this song that God gave me last night, it has two verses." He started singing "Mountains are still being moved," and immediately we felt the presence of God. Him and I, and a couple of other guys, we just sat and we started doing a verse and a chorus. We felt the presence of God so strong. I just took it on the road and started putting it in my set. People were really blessed around the world, and there were so many testimonies happening. I really felt like I need to release this because there is a move of God happening and I believe that in my heart. We're about to see miracles, signs and wonders.}}
Composition
"This Is a Move" is composed in the key of A♭ with a moderate tempo of 69 beats per minute and a musical time signature of {{music|time|6|8}}.{{cite web |url= https://www.multitracks.com/songs/Tasha-Cobbs-Leonard/This-Is-a-Move/This-Is-a-Move/ |title= This Is a Move by Tasha Cobbs Leonard |website= MultiTracks |access-date= October 17, 2020}} Cobbs Leonard's vocal range spans from E♭3 to F5.{{cite web |url= https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0200159 |title= Tasha Cobbs Leonard "This Is a Move" Sheet Music in Ab Major - Download & Print - SKU: MN0200159 |website= Musicnotes |access-date= October 17, 2020}}
Music video
Tasha Cobbs Leonard released the live music video of "This Is a Move" through their YouTube channel on January 25, 2019.{{cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrP63AbapVo |title= Tasha Cobbs Leonard - This Is A Move (Live) - YouTube |date= January 25, 2019 |website= YouTube |publisher= YouTube, LLC |access-date= October 17, 2020}}
Accolades
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|+ Awards |
| Year
! Organization ! Award ! Result ! Ref |
|---|
| scope="row" | 2019
| Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year | {{Won}} | {{cite web |url= http://doveawards.com/awards/2019-winners/ |title= 2019 Winners {{!}} The 50th Annual GMA Dove Awards |date= October 16, 2019 |website= GMA Dove Awards |access-date= October 24, 2019}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2020
| Best Gospel Performance/Song | {{Nominated}} | {{cite web |url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/8544267/2020-grammy-nominations-complete-list |title= 2020 Grammy Nominees: The Complete List {{!}} Billboard |last= Warner |first= Denise |date= November 20, 2020 |website= Billboard |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group |access-date= October 12, 2020}} |
| Stellar Awards
| Song of the Year | {{Nominated}} | {{cite web |url= https://www.thestellarawards.com/2020nominees.html |title= The Stellar Awards {{!}} 2020 Nominees |website= Stellar Awards |access-date= October 17, 2020}} |
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2019)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Gospel Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url= https://www.billboard.com/artist/tasha-cobbs-leonard/chart-history/gsi/ |title= Tasha Cobbs Leonard Chart History {{!}} Billboard |website= Billboard |version= Hot Gospel Songs |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group |access-date= October 17, 2020}}
| 4 |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2019)
! scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row"| US Gospel Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/hot-gospel-songs |title= Hot Gospel Songs – Year-End 2019 |work= Billboard |access-date= October 17, 2020}}
| 33 |
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Release history
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| scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| Ref. |
|---|
| Various
| January 25, 2019 | {{hlist| Digital download | streaming}} |
Brandon Lake version
{{Infobox song
| name = This Is a Move
| cover = This is a Move by Brandon Lake (Official Single Cover).png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Brandon Lake
| album =
| released = {{Start date|2019|6|28}}
| recorded = 2018
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=42}}
| label = Bethel Music
| writer =
| producer = David Leonard
| chronology = Brandon Lake
| prev_title = New Stories
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = We Praise You
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{External music video|{{URL| music.apple.com/tr/music-video/this-is-a-move-live/1471193543 | "This Is a Move" (Live)}} on Apple Music
| type = single
| header = Music video
}}
}}
On June 28, 2019, Brandon Lake released his own rendition of "This Is a Move" via Bethel Music as a standalone single.{{cite web |url= https://www.newreleasetoday.com/albumdetail.php?album_id=21307 |title= This Is A Move (Live) (Single) by Brandon Lake {{!}} CD Reviews And Information {{!}} NewReleaseToday |last= Ford |first= Bradden |date= July 1, 2019 |website= NewReleaseToday |access-date= October 17, 2020}}{{cite web |url= https://www.thechristianbeat.org/index.php/new-music/6232-bethel-music-s-newest-signee-brandon-lake-drops-debut-single-this-is-a-move |title= Bethel Music's Newest Signee Brandon Lake Drops Debut Single "This Is A Move" |last= Clarks |first= Jessie |date= July 1, 2019 |website= The Christian Beat |access-date= October 17, 2020}} David Leonard produced Lake's single.{{cite web |url= https://www.stephenjameshart.com/blog/2019/1/4/behind-the-artwork-brandon-lake-this-is-a-move |title= Behind the Artwork: This Is A Move - Brandon Lake — stephen james hart |last= Hart |first= Stephen |date= June 28, 2019 |website= Stephen James Hart |access-date= October 17, 2020}}
=Artwork=
Stephen James Hart, the art director and visual worship leader for Bethel Music, shared on his blog the story of the single artwork for Lake's rendition of the song. Hart worked with Suzzane Ecker and Lake on multiple covers before arriving at the final result, which captured "the tension between creativity and clarity."
=Composition=
"This Is a Move" is composed in the key of G with a moderate tempo of 74 beats per minute and a musical time signature of {{music|time|6|8}}.{{cite web |url= https://www.multitracks.com/songs/Brandon-Lake/This-Is-a-Move/This-Is-A-Move/ |title= This Is a Move by Brandon Lake |website= MultiTracks |access-date= October 17, 2020}}
=Commercial performance=
"This Is a Move" became Lake's first charting single, making its debut at number 41 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs Chart dated July 13, 2019.{{cite web |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/christian-songs/2019-07-13 |title= Hot Christian Songs Chart {{!}} Billboard |date= July 9, 2019 |website= Billboard |version= Hot Christian Songs |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group |access-date= October 17, 2020}} The song peaked at number 36 on the September 28-dated chart,{{cite web |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/christian-songs/2019-09-28 |title= Hot Christian Songs Chart {{!}} Billboard |date= September 24, 2019 |website= Billboard |version= Hot Christian Songs |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group |access-date= October 17, 2020}} and spent a total of eighteen non-consecutive weeks on Hot Christian Songs Chart.{{cite web |url= https://www.billboard.com/artist/brandon-lake/chart-history/ico/ |title= This Is a Move Chart {{!}} Billboard |website= Billboard |version= Hot Christian Songs |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group |access-date= October 17, 2020}}
=Music video=
The live music video of the song, performed by Lake in a worship service at Bethel Church, was released on Apple Music on July 5, 2019.{{cite web |url= https://music.apple.com/tr/music-video/this-is-a-move-live/1471193543 |title= This Is a Move (Live) by Brandon Lake on Apple Music |date= July 5, 2019 |website= Apple Music |version= United States |publisher= Apple Inc. |access-date= October 17, 2020}}
=Track listing=
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| headline = This Is a Move{{cite web |url= https://www.amazon.com/This-Move-Brandon-Lake/dp/B084Q5T3XC |title= This Is a Move by Brandon Lake on Amazon Music - Amazon.com |date= June 28, 2019 |website= Amazon Music |access-date= October 17, 2020}}{{cite web |url= https://open.spotify.com/album/6crpNvPmpoEgTFGkqzaEuh |title= This Is a Move by Brandon Lake on Spotify |date= June 28, 2019 |website= Spotify |access-date= October 17, 2020}}
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{{Track listing
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| headline = This Is a Move (Deluxe) — Apple Music exclusive{{cite web |url= https://music.apple.com/tr/album/this-is-a-move-deluxe-edition-single/1471193531 |title= This Is a Move (Deluxe Edition) - Single by Brandon Lake on Apple Music |date= July 5, 2019 |website= Apple Music |version= United States |publisher= Apple Inc. |access-date= October 17, 2020}}
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| title1 = This Is a Move
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| length1 = 3:42
| title2 = This Is a Move
| note2 = Live
| length2 = 7:31
| title3 = This Is a Move
| note3 = Live Music Video
| length3 = 7:25
}}
=Charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2019–2020)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{single chart|Billboardchristiansongs|36|artist=Brandon Lake|access-date=October 17, 2020|rowheader=true|refname="Hot Christian Songs"}} |
=Release history=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Version ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| Ref. |
|---|
| rowspan="2" | Various
| June 28, 2019 | Standard | rowspan="2" | {{hlist| Digital download | streaming}} | rowspan="2" | Bethel Music |
| July 5, 2020
| Deluxe |
Other versions
- Bethel Music released an instrumental version of the song on their album, Without Words: Genesis, on November 15, 2019.{{cite web |url= http://www.365daysofinspiringmedia.com/reviews/bethel-music-without-words-genesis/ |title= Bethel Music – Without Words: Genesis {{!}} 365 Days of Inspiring Media |last= Andre |first= Jonathan |date= November 27, 2019 |website= 365 Days of Inspiring Media |access-date= October 17, 2020}}
- On July 3, 2020, Housefires released their own rendition of "This Is a Move" which featured Nate Moore and Katie Torwalt on their album, Housefires + Friends (2020).{{cite web |url= https://www.newreleasetoday.com/albumdetail.php?album_id=22551 |title= Housefires + Friends (Live) by Housefires {{!}} CD Reviews And Information {{!}} NewReleaseToday |date= July 3, 2020 |website= NewReleaseToday |access-date= October 17, 2020}}
References
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External links
- {{URL| https://www.praisecharts.com/songs/details/72429/this-is-a-move-sheet-music | Lyrics and sheet music for "This Is a Move"}} on PraiseCharts
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