City_on_Our_Knees

City on Our Knees

City on Our Knees

2009 single by TobyMac

"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.[1] It also reached No. 8 on Billboard's Heatseekers Songs. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award as the Best Gospel Song.[2] The song also charted at No. 4 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[3] The song sold over 17,000 digital units in its first week.[4] 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.[5] It won a Dove Award for Pop/Contemporary Song of the year.

Quick Facts Single by TobyMac, from the album Tonight ...

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."[6]

Track listing

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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.[8]

Charts

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Certifications

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References

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    "Christian Songs". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
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    "Nominees And Winners". GRAMMY.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
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    "tobyMac Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
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    "Toby's City on Our Knees Sells 17,000 Downloads". StereoTruth.net. September 7, 2009. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
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    "Weekend22". Weekend22. February 20, 2010. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
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    "Story of 'City on Our Knees'". YouTube. August 24, 2009. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
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    "Toby Mac - City on Our Knees (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. November 17, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
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    41st Annual GMA Dove Awards nominees announced Archived July 7, 2012, at archive.today on The Tennessean (February 18, 2010)
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    "tobyMac Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
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    "tobyMac - Chart history - Billboard". Billboard. January 23, 2010. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
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    "tobyMac - Chart history - Billboard". Billboard. November 21, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
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    "American single certifications – tobyMac – City on Our Knees". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
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