"God So Loved" is a song by We the Kingdom that was released as the fourth single from their debut studio album, Holy Water (2020), on May 29, 2020.[1] The song was written by Ed Cash, Scott Cash, Franni Cash, Martin Cash, and Andrew Bergthold.
"God So Loved" became We the Kingdom's second top ten entry on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, having peaked at No. 4.[2] "God So Loved" received a nomination for the GMA Dove Award Worship Recorded Song of the Year at the 2021 GMA Dove Awards.
We the Kingdom initially released the live performance version of "God So Loved" on October 25, 2019, as part of their debut extended play, Live at the Wheelhouse.[3] An acoustic version of the song by the band was released on the Live Acoustic Sessions EP on March 6, 2020.[4] The studio version of "God So Loved" then followed on May 29, 2020, as the third single from Holy Water (2020).
We the Kingdom shared the story behind the song,[5] saying:
We’ve spent the last two years refining this song that has grown so dear to our hearts. We’ve worked on multiple versions that have been stepping stones along the journey to where it has ended up, and while we loved the journey, we are so excited to have finished the recording and that it’s finally out.
The world feels so fractured right now, and we are grateful to have a Savior who understands and enters into this brokenness. We believe in Jesus, and we believe that He is the only hope for the world. He came for both the victim and villain inside us all, and He beckons us to the foot of the Cross where He welcomes us with open arms.
On October 8, 2020, We the Kingdom released a new rendition of the song dubbed "God So Loved (World Version)" featuring Ayrton Day, Markus Fackler, Palankin, Victory Worship, André Aquino, NV Worship, and Veronika Lohmer, as a single.[7]
"God So Loved" is composed in the key of B♭ with a moderate rock tempo of 100 beats per minute and a musical time signature of 4 4.[8] The singers' vocal range spans from F3toD5.[9]
"God So Loved" made its debut at No. 33 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated June 13, 2020,[11] following its commercial release. The song broke through to the top ten sector of the chart at No. 9 on the September 5, 2020-dated chart, after thirteen weeks appearing on the chart.[12] The song has since peaked at No. 5.[2]
"God So Loved" debuted on the US Christian Airplay at No. 46, on the chart dated June 27, 2020.[13] It spent seventeen weeks on the chart before reaching No. 1 on the October 17, 2020-dated chart.[14]
We the Kingdom released the live audio video of "God So Loved" on October 24, 2019.[15] An acoustic performance video of "Holy Water" at the Boiler Room at Neuhoff Site, Nashville, Tennessee, was published on YouTube on the same day.[16] We the Kingdom released the lyric video of "God So Loved" on May 30, 2020.[17] The Storybrooke Sessions video was released to YouTube on June 9, 2020.[18] The live music video of the song, recorded at Young Life Sharptop Cove in Jasper, Georgia, was released on June 19, 2020, on YouTube.[19] On October 8, 2020, We the Kingdom released the World Version music video featuring Ayrton Day, Markus Fackler, Palankin, Victory Worship, André Aquino, NV Worship, and Veronika Lohmer was released to YouTube.[20]
