{{short description|2020 song by For King & Country}} {{Use Australian English|date=January 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{For|the biblical army|Heavenly Host}}{{Infobox song | name = Heavenly Hosts | cover = Heavenly Hosts - For King & Country.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = [[For King & Country (band)|For King & Country]] | album = [[A Drummer Boy Christmas]] | released = {{Start date|df=yes|2021|11|3}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = * [[Contemporary Christian music|CCM]] * [[Christmas music]] | length = 3:47 | label = [[Word Entertainment]] | writer = * Benjamin Backus * [[Joel Smallbone]] * Luke Smallbone * [[Aqualung (musician)|Matt Hales]] * [[Tedd T]]jornhom * Tony Wood | producer = * Benjamin Backus * For King & Country * Tedd Tjornhom | chronology = [[For King & Country (band)|For King & Country]] | prev_title = [[Kingdom Come (Rebecca St. James song)|Kingdom Come]] | prev_year = 2021 | next_title = [[Love Me Like I Am]] | next_year = 2022 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Xx2xHa-A0KQ|"Heavenly Hosts"}} | type = single | header = Music videos }} {{External music video|{{YouTube|InUfHaAB1u4|"Heavenly Hosts" (Acoustic)}} | type = single | header = no }} {{External music video|{{YouTube|5G9XnUogiXA|"Heavenly Hosts" (Lyrics)}} | type = single | header = no }} }}
"'''Heavenly Hosts'''" is a song performed by an Australian [[Contemporary Christian music|Christian pop]] duo [[For King & Country (band)|For King & Country]]. The song impacted [[Christian radio]] in the United States on 3 November 2021,<ref name="Curb-Word Promo" /> becoming the third single from ''[[A Drummer Boy Christmas]]'' (2020). The song was written by Benjamin Backus, [[Joel Smallbone]], Luke Smallbone, [[Aqualung (musician)|Matt Hales]], [[Tedd T]]jornhom, and Tony Wood.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://songselect.ccli.com/songs/7163365 |title= Heavenly Hosts {{!}} Chords, Lyrics and Sheet Music {{!}} SongSelect® |website= SongSelect |publisher= CCLI |access-date= 14 January 2022}}</ref>
"Heavenly Hosts" peaked at No. 16 on the US [[Hot Christian Songs]] chart.<ref name="Hot Christian Songs" />
==Background== On 16 October 2020, For King & Country released "Heavenly Hosts" as the second and final promotional single from ''A Drummer Boy Christmas'' (2020),<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.thechristianbeat.org/for-king-country-premiere-original-christmas-song-heavenly-hosts/ |title= For KING & COUNTRY Premiere Original Christmas Song "Heavenly Hosts" - TCB |last= Longs |first= Herb |date= 16 October 2020 |website= The Christian Beat |access-date= 14 January 2022}}</ref> accompanied with a lyric video.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.ccmmagazine.com/news/for-king-country-release-heavenly-hosts/ |title= for KING & COUNTRY Release 'Heavenly Hosts' {{!}} CCM Magazine |last= Cluver |first= Ross |date= 19 October 2020 |website= [[CCM Magazine]] |access-date= 14 January 2022}}</ref> For King & Country shared the story behind the song,<ref>{{cite web |url= https://jubileecast.com/articles/25015/20201018/for-king-country-release-new-single-heavenly-hosts.htm |title= for KING & COUNTRY Release New Single "Heavenly Hosts" : News : JubileeCast |date= 18 October 2020 |website= JubileeCast |access-date= 14 January 2022}}</ref> saying: {{blockquote|Writing an original Christmas song is a bit of a daunting task, but we were always very intrigued by what it looked like when the angels met the shepherds. What did it look like, and what was being said? One of the beautiful storylines of the song is that the simple shepherds were the first ones to see the beautiful spectacle in the sky, and we thought it would be an appropriate story to tell through song for ''A Drummer Boy Christmas''.}}
==Composition== "Heavenly Hosts" composed in the key of [[A (musical note)|A]] with a tempo of 109 [[beats per minute]] and a musical time signature of {{music|time|4|4}}.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.multitracks.com/songs/for-KING-And-COUNTRY/A-Drummer-Boy-Christmas/Heavenly-Hosts/ |title= Heavenly Hosts by for KING & COUNTRY |website= MultiTracks |access-date= 14 January 2022}}</ref>
==Commercial performance== "Heavenly Hosts" debuted at number 48 on the US [[Hot Christian Songs]] dated 12 December 2020.<ref>{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/christian-songs/2020-12-12/ |title= Hot Christian Songs – Billboard |date= 8 December 2020 |magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date= 14 January 2022}}</ref> The song peaked at number 16 spent a total of six non-consecutive weeks on the chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/artist/for-king-country/chart-history/ico/ |title= For King & Country |magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |version= [[Hot Christian Songs]] Chart History |access-date= 14 January 2022}}</ref>
==Music videos== The official lyric video of the song was released on 16 October 2020, also on For King & Country's YouTube channel.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G9XnUogiXA |title= for KING & COUNTRY- Heavenly Hosts {{!}} Official Picture-Story Lyric Video {{!}} SCENE 05 - YouTube |date= 16 October 2020 |website= [[YouTube]] |access-date= 14 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/news/2020/10/16.forKINGandCOUNTRYReleasesHeavenlyHosts.asp |title= JFH News: for KING and COUNTRY Releases "Heavenly Hosts," First of 2 Original Christmas Tunes from "A Drummer Boy Christmas" |date= 16 October 2020 |website= Jesus Freak Hideout |access-date= 14 January 2022}}</ref> The music video of "Heavenly Hosts" was released by For King & Country via YouTube on 27 November 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx2xHa-A0KQ |title= for KING & COUNTRY - Heavenly Hosts (Official Music Video) - YouTube |date= 27 November 2020 |website= [[YouTube]] |access-date= 14 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.thechristianbeat.org/for-king-country-heavenly-hosts-music-video/ |title= For KING & COUNTRY "Heavenly Hosts" Music Video - TCB |last= Clarks |first= Jessie |date= 27 November 2020 |website= The Christian Beat |access-date= 14 January 2022}}</ref> On 17 December 2020, For King & Country released the acoustic performance video of the song through YouTube.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InUfHaAB1u4 |title= for KING & COUNTRY- Heavenly Hosts {{!}} Acoustic Performance Video - YouTube |date= 17 December 2020 |website= [[YouTube]] |access-date= 14 January 2022}}</ref>
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for "Heavenly Hosts" ! scope="col"| Chart (2020–2022) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|Billboardchristiansongs|16|artist=For King Country|rowheader=true|accessdate=14 January 2022|refname="Hot Christian Songs"}} |- {{single chart|Billboardchristianairplay|2|artist=For King Country|rowheader=true|accessdate=14 January 2022}} |- ! scope="row"| US [[Christian adult contemporary|Christian AC]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/artist/for-king-country/chart-history/ica/ |title= For King & Country Chart History - Billboard |magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |version= Christian AC Airplay Chart |access-date= 14 January 2022}}</ref> | 2 |}
==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Release history and formats for "Heavenly Hosts" |- ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| Ref. |- ! scope="row" | Various | 16 October 2020 | {{hlist| [[Music download|Digital download]] | [[Streaming media|streaming]]}}{{small|(promotional release)}} | rowspan="2" | [[Word Entertainment]] | <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.amazon.com/Heavenly-Hosts/dp/B08HR9CX38 |title= Heavenly Hosts by for KING & COUNTRY on Amazon Music - Amazon.com |date= 16 October 2020 |website= Amazon.com |access-date= 14 January 2022}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | United States | 3 November 2021 | [[Christian radio]] | <ref name="Curb-Word Promo">{{cite web |url= https://www.instagram.com/p/CVzObCfM5zt/ |url-access= registration |title= Curb-Word Promo Team on Instagram: "On the 6th day of Christmas🎄, Curb{{!}}Word Entertainment gave to me... 🌟 for KING & COUNTRY "Heavenly Hosts" 🌟 Sara Reeves "Go Tell It On The…" |date= November 3, 2021 |website= [[Instagram]] |access-date= 14 January 2021 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/curbwordpromo/2698564032473046253_2698564026961627015 |archive-date= 13 January 2021}}</ref> |}
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