Echo (Elevation Worship song)

"Echo" is a song performed by American contemporary worship band Elevation Worship featuring Tauren Wells, released as the third single from Elevation Worship's eleventh live album, Hallelujah Here Below (2018), on August 31, 2018.[1] The song was written by Alexander Pappas, Chris Brown, Israel Houghton, Matthews Ntlele and Steven Furtick.[2] Chris Brown and Aaron Robertson handled the production of the single.

"Echo"
Single by Elevation Worship featuring Tauren Wells
from the album Hallelujah Here Below
ReleasedAugust 31, 2018 (2018-08-31)
RecordedMarch 2018
VenueElevation Ballantyne, Charlotte, North Carolina, US
Genre
Length
  • 3:56 (Live version)
  • 3:46 (Studio version)
Label
  • Elevation Worship Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Chris Brown
  • Aaron Robertson
Elevation Worship singles chronology
"Here Again"
(2018)		 "Echo"
(2018)		 "Hallelujah Here Below"
(2018)
Tauren Wells singles chronology
"Known"
(2018)		 "Echo"
(2018)		 "God's Not Done With You"
(2019)
Music videos
"Echo" (Live) on YouTube
"Echo" (Paradoxology) on YouTube

Background

In leading up to the September 2018 release of Hallelujah Here Below, "Echo" was released as the third single from the album, following the release of singles "Won't Stop Now" and "Here Again".[3] The song was recorded in March 2018 at Elevation Ballantyne in Charlotte, North Carolina.[4] Tauren Wells, in an interview with Jake Frederick of NewReleaseToday, shared that the collaboration came about after he connected with people from Elevation Church at the Inside Elevation conference.[5] When he returned to Elevation Church another weekend to lead worship, where he led the song upon request before they asked him to feature on the song as part of the album.[5] Wells described the song as "one of those songs that brings so much energy and joy into a room."[6]

On February 1, 2019, a Spanish rendition of the song, titled "Eco (Echo)" was released by Elevation Worship.[7] On April 12, 2019, a revamped version of "Echo" was released on Elevation Worship's album Paradoxology (2019), a collection of revamped songs initially released on Hallelujah Here Below.[8] The song, garnering early airplay from several radio stations, was set to impact Christian radio on July 26, 2019.[9]

Composition

"Echo" is composed in the key of D major with a tempo of 104 beats per minute,[10] and a musical time signature of 4
4.[11]

Music videos

Elevation Worship released the live music video of "Echo" featuring Tauren Wells recorded at Elevation Church's Ballantyne campus on their YouTube channel on August 31, 2018.[12] On February 1, 2019, The lyric video of "Eco (Echo)" in Spanish was published on YouTube.[13] The music video for the Paradoxology rendition of "Echo" shot on location at Savona Mill was published on Elevation Worship's YouTube channel on April 13, 2019.[14]

Track listing
"Echo"[15]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Echo" (featuring Tauren Wells)
3:56
"Eco" (Spanish version)[7]
No.TitleTranslator(s)[13]Length
1."Eco" (in Spanish)
  • Crystal Velez
  • Edgar Aguilar
  • Abraham Osorio
  • Lucas Consuegra
  • Evan Craft
  • Isaac Moraleja
  • Job Gonzalez
3:47
"Echo" (Studio version) [16]
No.TitleLength
1."Echo" (Studio version; featuring Tauren Wells)3:46

Charts

Release history
Region Version Date Format Label Ref.
Various Live August 31, 2018
Elevation Worship Records [15]
Spanish February 1, 2019 [7]
Studio July 26, 2019 [16]
United States Christian radio [9]
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References
  1. Longs, Herb (September 1, 2018). "Elevation Worship Releases New Song "Echo" Ft. Tauren Wells". The Christian Beat. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  2. "Echo - SongSelect® by CCLI® - Worship planning starts here!". SongSelect. CCLI. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  3. "Elevation Worship Releases Single 'Echo' from Upcoming Album". NewReleaseToday. NRT Media, Inc. September 5, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  4. Yap, Timothy (September 5, 2018). "Listen to Elevation Worship Featuring Tauren Wells "Echo" Here : News : Hallels". Hallels. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  5. Frederick, Jake (April 18, 2019). "An Interview with Tauren Wells | AN NRT EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW | NewReleaseToday". NewReleaseToday. NRT Media, Inc. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  6. Young, Abby (September 5, 2018). "News: Elevation Worship releases single "Echo" from upcoming album | Freeccm.com". Freeccm.com. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  7. "Eco (Echo) - Single by Elevation Worship on Apple Music". Apple Music. United States. Apple Inc. February 1, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  8. Longs, Herb (April 13, 2019). "Elevation Worship Releases New Project 'Paradoxology'". The Christian Beat. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  9. "Elevation Worship feat. Tauren Wells - Echo - Daily Play MPE®Daily Play MPE®". Daily Play MPE®. Destiny Media Technologies Inc. July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  10. "Echo (feat. Tauren Wells) by Elevation Worship, Tauren Wells | Tunebat". Tunebat. August 31, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  11. "Echo by Elevation Worship". MultiTracks. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  12. "Echo (feat. Tauren Wells) | Live | Elevation Worship - YouTube". YouTube. YouTube, LLC. August 31, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  13. "Eco (Echo) | Spanish | Video Oficial Con Letras | Elevation Worship - YouTube". YouTube. YouTube, LLC. February 1, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  14. "Echo (Paradoxology) | Official Music Video | Elevation Worship - YouTube". YouTube. YouTube, LLC. April 13, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  15. "Echo (feat. Tauren Wells) - Single by Elevation Worship on Apple Music". Apple Music. United States. Apple Inc. August 31, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  16. "Echo [feat. Tauren Wells] - Single by Elevation Worship on Apple Music". Apple Music. United States. Apple Inc. July 26, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  17. "Elevation Worship Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  18. "Elevation Worship Chart History (Christian Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  19. "Elevation Worship Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  20. "Christian Airplay Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
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