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"I Know a Name"
Single by Brandon Lake, Elevation Worship, and CeCe Winans
from the album King of Hearts
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2025 (2025-02-14)
Length7:09 (single version)
5:39 (album version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Brandon Lake singles chronology
"Can't Steal My Joy"
(2025) 		"I Know a Name"
(2025) 		"Daddy's DNA"
(2025)
Elevation Worship singles chronology
"God Is Not Against Me"
(2024) 		"I Know a Name"
(2025)
CeCe Winans singles chronology
"It's Christmas"
(2024) 		"I Know a Name"
(2025)
Music video
"I Know a Name on YouTube

"I Know a Name" is a song by Brandon Lake and Elevation Worship.[1][2][3] The song was officially released as a single on February 14, 2025, through Elevation Worship Records.[4][5][6]

The first edition of the song, released on February 14, 2025, was recorded live at Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina.[7][8] On the same day, a solo version of the song was released as an Amazon-exclusive by Lake.[9] On June 13, 2025, an album version of the song is set to be released from Lake's fifth studio album, King of Hearts. The album version is two minutes shorter than the single version and features a guest appearance from singer CeCe Winans.[10][11]

Writing and composition

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The song was written by Brandon Lake, Hank Bentley, Steven Furtick, and Jacob Scooter.[10] It was produced by Chris Brown and Steven Furtick.[1][12] Brown said of the song's lyrical theme,[7]

"When I recognize my own insufficiency, I make room for the One who is all-sufficient to step in. I don’t have enough wisdom, don’t know how to get over this anxiety, don’t know if I’ve got enough strength to keep fighting, but I know the One who does. His name is Jesus and he holds all authority in heaven and on earth."

The song is written in the key of C with a tempo of 86 beats per minutes and a time signature of 6
8.[13]

Commercial performance

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"I Know a Name" debuted at its peak position of No. 5 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart.[14] It was No. 3 on the Christian Digital Song Sales and No. 4 on the Christian Streaming Songs charts.[15][16] It later peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Christian Airplay chart and reached No. 14 on the Christian AC Airplay chart.[17][18]

Track listing

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Single version
No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."I Know a Name"
7:09
Amazon-exclusive version
No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."I Know a Name"
  • Brandon Lake
  • Hank Bentley
  • Steven Furtick
  • Jacob Scooter
Brandon Lake5:39
Album version[a]
No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."I Know a Name"
  • Brandon Lake
  • Hank Bentley
  • Steven Furtick
  • Jacob Scooter
5:39

Credits

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Adapted from AllMusic.[1][12]

  • Andrew Joseph – backing vocals
  • Andria Alston – backing vocals
  • Brandon Lake – composer, writer, acoustic guitar, lead vocalist
  • Chris Brown – acoustic guitar, lead vocalist, producer
  • Cory Edwards – engineer
  • Davide Mutendji – backing vocals
  • Drew Lavyne – engineer, mastering
  • E. Edwards – backing vocals
  • Graham King – engineer
  • Hank Bentley – composer, writer
  • Hannah Robinson – backing vocals
  • Jacob Scooter – composer, keyboards, programmer
  • Jaleta Gardner – backing vocals
  • Joey Signa – guitar
  • Johnny Collier – backing vocals
  • Jonathan Buffum – engineer
  • Jonathan Mix – editing, engineer
  • Josh Linker – engineer
  • LJ Mitchell – organ
  • Mapi Ramirez – backing vocals
  • Samuel Gibson – mixing, engineer
  • Scott Gardner – piano
  • Shae Wooten – bass guitar
  • Steven Furtick – composer, writer, executive producer, producer
  • Tai Mahawon – engineer
  • Tiffany Hudson – backing vocals
  • Vincent Baynard – drums
  • William Oakly – engineer

Charts

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Elevation Worship version

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Weekly chart performance for "I Know a Name"
Chart (2025) Peak
position
US Hot Christian Songs (Billboard)[14] 5
US Christian Airplay (Billboard)[17] 11

Brandon Lake solo version

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Weekly chart performance for "I Know a Name"
Chart (2025) Peak
position
US Hot Christian Songs (Billboard)[19] 13

CeCe Winans version

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Weekly chart performance for "I Know a Name"
Chart (2025) Peak
position
US Christian Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[20] 2

Release history

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Release history for "I Know a Name"
Region Version Date Format Label Ref.
Various
  • Original
  • live
 February 14, 2025
Elevation Worship [4]
Solo February 14, 2025
[9]
Album June 13, 2025
  • Digital download
  • streaming
  • CD
  • LP
 [10]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Full album not featured on this list

References

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  1. ^ a b c "I Know a Name". AllMusic. February 14, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  2. ^ "Elevation Worship & Brandon Lake Release Collaboration, "I Know A Name"". FaithTalk1360. February 14, 2025. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  3. ^ Yap, Timothy (February 15, 2025). "Elevation Worship and Brandon Lake Release New Song, "I Know A Name"". Jubilee Cast. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "I Know a Name". NewReleaseTuesday. February 14, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  5. ^ "Elevation Worship and Brandon Lake Release New Song". NewReleaseTuesday. February 16, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  6. ^ "Elevation Worship & Brandon Lake Release Collaboration, "I Know A Name"". The Word Sacramento. February 14, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  7. ^ a b Clarks, Jesse (February 14, 2025). "Elevation Worship & Brandon Lake Drop New Song "I Know A Name"". The Christian Beat. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  8. ^ "Elevation Worship and Brandon Lake release powerful new song, "I Know a Name"". Jesus Freak Hideout. February 14, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  9. ^ a b "I Know a Name (Amazon Music Original)". Amazon Music. February 14, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  10. ^ a b c Nicholson, Jessica (April 4, 2025). "Brandon Lake Sets New 'King of Hearts' Album, 48-City Arena Headlining Tour". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  11. ^ "I Know a Name". AllMusic. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  12. ^ a b "I Know a Name - album". AllMusic. February 14, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  13. ^ "I Know a Name". MultiTracks. February 14, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  14. ^ a b "Hot Christian Songs". Billboard. May 3, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  15. ^ "Christian Digital Song Sales". Billboard. March 1, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
  16. ^ "Christian Streaming Songs". Billboard. March 1, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  17. ^ a b "Christian Airplay". Billboard. June 21, 2025. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
  18. ^ "Christian AC Airplay". Billboard. June 21, 2025. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
  19. ^ "Hot Christian Songs". Billboard. June 28, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  20. ^ "Christian Digital Song Sales". Billboard. June 28, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
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