# Dear Lord

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{{Infobox song
| name       = Dear Lord
| cover      = Kollegah − Dear Lord, Single Cover.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = Single
| artist     = [Kollegah](/source/Kollegah)
| album      = Monument
| language   = German
| studio     = 
* Quad Recordings ([New York City](/source/New_York_City))
* Octalogic ([Ludwigshafen](/source/Ludwigshafen))
| released   = 5 October 2018
| recorded   = 2018
| length     = {{Duration|m=4|s=53}}
| label      = Alpha Music Empire
| lyricist   = Kollegah
| producer   = AraabMuzik
| prev_title = Wie ein Alpha
| prev_year  = 2018
| next_title = Empire State of Grind
| next_year  = 2018
| misc       = {{External music video|{{YouTube|nwdfr5Xzv_c|"Dear Lord"}}
 | type   = single
 | header = Music video
}}
}}
"'''Dear Lord'''" is a song recorded by German rapper [Kollegah](/source/Kollegah) for his seventh studio album ''[Monument](/source/Monument_(Kollegah_album))'' (2018). The single was made available for digital download and streaming audio on 5 October 2018, through Alpha Music Empire.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hiphop.de/video/kollegah-dear-lord-audio |title=Kollegah – Dear Lord {{bracket|Audio}} |website=Hiphop.de |date=5 October 2018 |first=Jonas |last=Lindemann |accessdate=7 October 2018 |language=German}}</ref>

==Background==
Kollegah released his sixth studio album, ''Imperator'', in December 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rap.de/news/140547-kollegah-neues-album-monument-kommt-im-dezember/ |title=Kollegah: Neues Album "Monument" kommt im Dezember |trans-title=Kollegah: New album "Monument" will be released in December |date=1 October 2018 |publisher=Rap.de |accessdate=7 October 2018 |language=German}}</ref> He released two collaborative studio albums with German rapper [Farid Bang](/source/Farid_Bang)—''[Jung Brutal Gutaussehend 3](/source/Jung_Brutal_Gutaussehend_3)'' (2017) and ''Platin war gestern'' (2018). In September 2018, he released "Wie ein Alpha", his first solo single in more than 16 months.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/de/album/wie-ein-alpha-single/1436514467 |title=Kollegah – Wie ein Alpha – Single |date=19 September 2018 |publisher=Itunes Store |access-date=7 October 2018}}</ref> The second single, "Dear Lord", was announced through [Instagram](/source/Instagram)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BodF_ojlYcr/ |title=Freitag. gutenachtdeutschland |trans-title=Friday. goodnigthgermany |publisher=Instagram |date=3 October 2018 |accessdate=7 October 2018 |language=German}}</ref> and was released on 5 October 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.16bars.de/media/239323/kollegah-dear-lord/ |title=Kollegah – Dear Lord |publisher=16Bars |date=5 October 2018 |accessdate=7 October 2018 |language=German}}</ref>

==Music video==
The music video was directed by Adam Film and was shot in Vietnam and in the United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwdfr5Xzv_c |title=Kollegah – Dear Lord |publisher=Alpha Music Empire |date=5 October 2018 |accessdate=7 October 2018 |via=[YouTube](/source/YouTube)}}</ref>

==Personnel==
Recorded at Quad Recordings Studios in New York City and Octalogic in [Ludwigshafen](/source/Ludwigshafen).<ref name="liner notes">{{cite AV media notes|title=Monument|others=[Kollegah](/source/Kollegah)|year=2018|type=CD booklet|publisher=Alpha Music Empire, Warner Music Germany|id={{EAN|5054197032189}}|location=Germany}}</ref>
* [Kollegah](/source/Kollegah) – vocals, songwriting
* [AraabMuzik](/source/AraabMuzik) – production
* Kostas Karagiozidis – mix engineering, mastering

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
|-
{{single chart|Austria|58|artist=Kollegah|song=Dear Lord|rowheader=true|accessdate=18 October 2018}}
|-
{{single chart|Germany|48|songid=1802364|artist=Kollegah|song=Dear Lord|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 October 2018}}
|-
{{single chart|Switzerland|98|artist=Kollegah|song=Dear Lord|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 October 2018}}
|}

==References==
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{{Kollegah}}

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Category:2018 singles
Category:2018 songs
Category:Kollegah songs

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