{{short description|2020 song by Cory Asbury}} {{Infobox song | name = The Father's House | cover = The Father's House by Cory Asbury (Official Single Cover).png | alt = | type = single | artist = [[Cory Asbury]] | album = [[To Love a Fool]] | released = {{Start date|2020|1|24}} | recorded = 2019 | studio = | venue = | genre = * [[Contemporary worship music|Worship]] | length = * {{Duration|m=4|s=13}} (studio version) * {{Duration|m=4|s=22}} (acoustic version) | label = [[Bethel Music]] | writer = * Cory Asbury * Benjamin Hastings * Ethan Hulse | producer = * [[Ed Cash]] | chronology = Cory Asbury | prev_title = [[Reckless Love (song)|Reckless Love]] | prev_year = 2017 | next_title = [[Christ Be Magnified]] | next_year = 2020 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|eSSQc0q335Y|"The Father's House" (Acoustic)}} | type = single | header = Music videos }} {{External music video|{{YouTube|KOcZnQdbDQE|"The Father's House" (Live)}} | type = single | header = no }} {{External music video|{{YouTube|lHWRlRkkvV0|"The Father's House" (Lyrics)}} | type = single | header = no }} }}
"'''The Father's House'''" is a song performed by American [[Contemporary worship music|contemporary worship]] musician [[Cory Asbury]], which was released as the lead single to Asbury's third studio album, ''[[To Love a Fool]]'', on January 24, 2020.<ref name="Hallels">{{cite web |url= http://www.hallels.com/articles/23023/20200124/bethel-musics-cory-asbury-returns-with-new-single-the-fathers-house.htm |title= Bethel Music's Cory Asbury Returns with New Single "The Father's House" |date= January 24, 2020 |website= Hallels |access-date= February 2, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://relevantmagazine.com/culture/heres-the-new-single-from-cory-asbury-the-fathers-house/ |title= Here's the New Single From Cory Asbury, 'The Father's House' |date= January 24, 2020 |website= [[Relevant (magazine)|Relevant]] |access-date= February 2, 2020}}</ref> Asbury collaborated with Ethan Hulse and Benjamin Hastings of [[Hillsong United]] in writing the song,<ref name="CCM Mag">{{cite web |url= https://www.ccmmagazine.com/release/cory-asbury-the-fathers-house-single/ |title= Cory Asbury 'The Father's House' – single – CCM Magazine |last= Cluver |first= Ross |date= January 24, 2020 |website= [[CCM Magazine]] |publisher= [[Salem Media Group|Salem Communications]] |access-date= February 2, 2020}}</ref> and the production of the single was handled by [[Ed Cash]].<ref name="TCB">{{cite web |url= https://www.thechristianbeat.org/index.php/new-music/7122-cory-asbury-celebrates-new-season-in-the-father-s-house |title= Cory Asbury Celebrates New Season In 'The Father's House' |last= Clarks |first= Jessie |date= January 24, 2020 |website= The Christian Beat |access-date= February 2, 2020}}</ref>
"The Father's House" was a commercial success, having reached No. 3 on the US [[Hot Christian Songs]] chart while becoming Asbury's second top ten on the chart.<ref name="Hot Christian Songs" /> "The Father's House" received a nomination for the [[GMA Dove Award]] Song of the Year at the [[52nd GMA Dove Awards|2021 GMA Dove Awards]].
==Background== Cory Asbury announced on his social media that he would be releasing new music on January 24, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.newreleasetoday.com/news_detail.php?newsid=4493 |title= Cory Asbury Returning With New Music |date= January 24, 2020 |website= NewReleaseToday |publisher= NRT Media, Inc |access-date= February 2, 2020}}</ref> On January 17, 2020, Asbury then announced that "The Father's House" would be released on January 24, availing the single for pre-save on [[Spotify]].<ref>{{cite tweet |last= Asbury |first= Cory |author-link= Cory Asbury |user= CoryAsbury |number= 1218177791671328769 |date= January 17, 2020 |title= Cory Asbury on Twitter: "And now, the NEW. “The Father’s House” next Friday. Pre-save in Spotify here: https://t.co/4BFbEBuHyi https://t.co/A9rxKKR95m" / Twitter |access-date= February 2, 2020}}</ref>
On November 6, 2020, Asbury released the live version of "The Father's House" as part of his album, ''[[To Love a Fool – A Rooftop Experience]]'' (2020).<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.thechristianbeat.org/index.php/new-music/8894-cory-asbury-drops-to-love-a-fool-a-rooftop-experience-album |title= Cory Asbury Drops 'To Love A Fool' Live Album |last= Clarks |first= Jessie |date= November 6, 2020 |website= The Christian Beat |access-date= February 19, 2021}}</ref>
==Writing and development== Cory Asbury shared the story behind the song in an interview published on the Bethel Music website on January 23, 2020,<ref name="BM Interview">{{cite web |url= https://bethelmusic.com/blog/an-interview-with-cory-asbury-why-he-took-a-year-off/ |title= An Interview With Cory Asbury—Why He Took a Year Off - Bethel Music |date= January 23, 2020 |website= [[Bethel Music]] |access-date= February 2, 2020}}</ref> saying: {{blockquote| "The Father’s House" was born a couple of years ago during a tour I was on. We had a few days off in [[Redding, California]] and I went to a house that overlooks the [[Sacramento River]] where our team usually meets to write music. My soul felt tired and weary, and I sat down at the piano because music is therapy for me. I just poured it out before God and went nuts. I did this for 15-20 minutes until this song came out, "You never want it perfect, you just want my heart." — Cory Asbury<ref name="BM Interview" />}}
Asbury added that during his hiatus, Benjamin Hastings had visited him at his home in Michigan and opined that the lyric was a verse, not a chorus, and from there on, began writing out the song.<ref name="BM Interview" />
==Composition== "The Father's House" is composed in the key of [[D♭ (musical note)|D♭]] with a tempo of 81 beats per minute and a musical time signature of {{music|time|4|4}}.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.multitracks.com/songs/Cory-Asbury/The-Father's-House/The-Father's-House-(Studio-Version)/?fb_comment_id=2590352437730477_2592817120817342 |title= The Father's House by Cory Asbury |website= MultiTracks |access-date= February 2, 2020}}</ref>
==Accolades== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Awards |- ! Year ! Organization ! Award ! Result ! Ref |- ! scope="row" | 2021 | [[52nd GMA Dove Awards|GMA Dove Awards]] | Song of the Year | {{Nominated}} | <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9613134/2021-gma-dove-awards-nominations |title= 2021 GMA Dove Award Nominees: Full List {{!}} Billboard |last= Grein |first= Paul |date= August 11, 2021 |website= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group |access-date= August 14, 2021}}</ref> |- |}
==Commercial performance== "The Father's House" debuted at No. 16 on the US [[Hot Christian Songs]] chart dated February 8, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/christian-songs/2020-02-08 |title= Hot Christian Songs {{!}} Billboard |date= February 4, 2020 |website= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group |access-date= March 30, 2020}}</ref> Before its release, the song had spent five weeks on the [[Christian Airplay]] chart, having debuted at No. 45 on the issue dated January 11, 2020,<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/christian-airplay/2020-01-11 |title= Christian Airplay Chart {{!}} Billboard |date= January 7, 2020 |website= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group |access-date= March 30, 2020}}</ref> and reaching No. 20 on the February 8 chart issue,<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/christian-airplay/2020-02-08 |title= Christian Airplay {{!}} Billboard |date= February 4, 2020 |website= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group |access-date= March 30, 2020}}</ref> indicating that the song received early radio airplay. In the song's eleventh week on Christian Airplay, the song reached No. 10, becoming his second top ten on the chart, after his 2018 hit single "[[Reckless Love (song)|Reckless Love]]".<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9339259/michael-w-smith-waymaker-no-8-christian-airplay |title= Michael W. Smith, Cory Asbury, Jermaine Dolly & Maranda Curtis Rise on Religious Charts {{!}} Billboard |last= Asker |first= Jim |date= March 20, 2020 |website= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group |access-date= March 30, 2020 |quote= Cory Asbury earns his second straight career-opening Christian Airplay top 10, as "The Father's House" lifts 12-10 (6.9 million, up 16%). Asbury, who is also part of the Bethel Music collective, hit No. 1 with his first solo single, "Reckless Love," which began a 13-week rule in April 2018.}}</ref> On the Hot Christian Songs chart dated March 28, 2020, "The Father's House" also became his second top ten, having peaked at No. 10.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9343213/cory-asbury-the-fathers-house-hot-christian-songs-top-10 |title= Cory Asbury's 'The Father's House' Hits Hot Christian Songs Top 10 {{!}} Billboard |last= Asker |first= Jim |date= March 25, 2020 |website= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group |access-date= March 30, 2020}}</ref>
==Music videos== The acoustic music video of "The Father's House" performed by Cory Asbury was released on [[Apple Music]] on January 24, 2020,<ref>{{cite web |url= https://music.apple.com/us/music-video/the-fathers-house-acoustic/1494165587 |title= The Father's House (Acoustic) by Cory Asbury on Apple Music |date= January 24, 2020 |website= [[Apple Music]] |version= United States |publisher= [[Apple Inc.]] |access-date= February 2, 2020}}</ref> with the lyric video of the song being published on Bethel Music's [[YouTube]] channel on the same day.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHWRlRkkvV0 |title= The Father's House - Cory Asbury - YouTube |date= January 24, 2020 |website= [[YouTube]] |access-date= February 2, 2020}}</ref> The acoustic music video was then released to YouTube by Bethel Music on January 31, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSSQc0q335Y |title= The Father's House (Acoustic) - Cory Asbury - YouTube |date= January 31, 2020 |website= [[YouTube]] |access-date= February 2, 2020}}</ref> Bethel Music then released a live music video of the song being performed by Asbury at [[Bethel Church (Redding, California)|Bethel Church]] via YouTube on March 13, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOcZnQdbDQE |title= The Father's House (Live) - Cory Asbury - YouTube |date= March 13, 2020 |website= [[YouTube]] |access-date= March 18, 2020}}</ref>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = The Father's House<ref name="TFH Spotify">{{cite web |url= https://open.spotify.com/album/176Tjgg9MyxfNeagc4fWLP?si=vSzyZeVrSq6UZo0iQZ5X5g |title= The Father's House by Cory Asbury on Spotify |date= January 24, 2020 |website= Spotify |access-date= February 2, 2020}}</ref> | extra_column = | total_length =
| title1 = The Father's House | note1 = | writer1 = {{hlist| Cory Asbury | Benjamin Hastings | Ethan Hulse}} | length1 = 4:13 }}
{{Track listing | headline = The Father's House (Acoustic)<ref name="TFH Acoustic Amazon">{{cite web |url= https://www.amazon.com/Fathers-House-Acoustic-Version/dp/B0846BQL18/ref=mp_s_a_1_30?keywords=Cory+Asbury&qid=1580662780&s=dmusic&s |title= The Father's House (Acoustic Version) by Cory Asbury on Amazon Music - Amazon.com |date= January 31, 2020 |website= [[Amazon Music]] |access-date= February 2, 2020}}</ref> | extra_column = | total_length =
| title1 = The Father's House | note1 = Acoustic | length1 = 4:22 }}
{{Track listing | headline = The Father's House (Deluxe) — [[Apple Music]] exclusive<ref name="TFH Apple Music">{{cite web |url= https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-fathers-house-deluxe-single/1494165578 |title= The Father's House (Deluxe) - Single by Cory Asbury on Apple Music |date= January 24, 2020 |website= [[Apple Music]] |version= United States |publisher= [[Apple Inc.]] |access-date= February 2, 2020}}</ref> | extra_column = | total_length = 13:02
| title1 = The Father's House | note1 = | length1 = 4:13
| title2 = The Father's House | note2 = Acoustic | length2 = 4:22
| title3 = The Father's House | note3 = Acoustic Music Video | length3 = 4:27 }}
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Weekly chart performance for "The Father's House" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position |- {{single chart|Billboardchristiansongs|3|artist=Cory Asbury|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 10, 2020|refname=Hot Christian Songs}} |- {{single chart|Billboardchristianairplay|1|artist=Cory Asbury|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 3, 2020}} |- !scope="row"|US [[Christian adult contemporary|Christian AC]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-christian-adult-contemporary/2020-05-02 |title= Christian AC Songs Chart {{!}} Billboard |date= April 28, 2020 |website= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood |access-date= May 13, 2020}}</ref> | 1 |}
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===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Year-end chart performance for "The Father's House" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US Christian Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/hot-christian-songs |title= Hot Christian Songs - Year-End {{!}} Billboard |website= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood |access-date= December 5, 2020}}</ref> | 6 |- ! scope="row"| US Christian Airplay (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/christian-airplay-songs |title= Christian Airplay Songs - Year-End {{!}} Billboard |website= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood |access-date= December 5, 2020}}</ref> | 4 |- ! scope="row"| US Christian AC (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/hot-christian-adult-contemporary |title= Christian AC Songs - Year-End {{!}} Billboard |website= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood |access-date= December 5, 2020}}</ref> | 1 |- ! scope="row"| US ([[WAY-FM Network|WAY-FM]])<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.wayfm.com/content/bekah/the-top-20-wayfm-songs-of-2020/ |title= WAY-FM Top 20 Songs - Year-End {{!}} |website= [[WAY-FM Network|WAY-FM]] |publisher= WAY-FM |access-date= December 5, 2020}}</ref> | 8 |} {{col-end}}
==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Version ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| Ref. |- | rowspan="3" | Various | rowspan="2" | January 24, 2020 | Studio | rowspan="3" | {{hlist| [[Music download|Digital download]] | [[Streaming media|streaming]]}} | rowspan="3" | [[Bethel Music]] | <ref name="TFH Spotify" /> |- | [[Apple Music]] deluxe bundle | <ref name="TFH Apple Music" /> |- | January 31, 2020 | Acoustic | <ref name="TFH Acoustic Amazon" /> |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{URL| https://www.praisecharts.com/songs/details/74171/the-fathers-house-studio-version-sheet-music | Lyrics and sheet music for "The Father's House" (Studio Version)}} on PraiseCharts
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