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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox Single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = Thank God for Believers
| name = Thank God for Believers
| Cover = Mark Chesnutt - Thank God.jpg
| cover = Mark Chesnutt - Thank God.jpg
| Artist = [[Mark Chesnutt]]
| alt =
| Album = [[Thank God for Believers]]
| type = single
| A-side =
| artist = [[Mark Chesnutt]]
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| album = [[Thank God for Believers]]
| B-side = "Hello Honky Tonk"<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|date=2008|pages=92-93|isbn=0-89820-177-2}}</ref>
| B-side = "Hello Honky Tonk"<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|pages=92–93|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}</ref>
| Released = July 21, 1997
| released = July 15, 1997<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/chesnutt_mark/543675/album.jhtml |title=CMT.com : Mark Chesnutt : Album |access-date=2012-11-09 |archive-date=2010-03-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100313191539/http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/chesnutt_mark/543675/album.jhtml |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| Format = [[CD Single]], [[7"]]
| Recorded =
| recorded = 1996
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| studio =
| Genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| Length = 3:26
| venue =
| Label = [[Decca Records|Decca]]
| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| length = 3:26
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| Writer = Mark Alan Springer, [[Roger Springer]], Tim Johnson
| Producer = Mark Wright
| label = [[Decca Records|Decca]]
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| writer = Mark Alan Springer, [[Roger Springer]], [[Tim Johnson (songwriter)|Tim Johnson]]
| Certification =
| Last single = "[[Let It Rain (Mark Chesnutt song)|Let It Rain]]"<BR>(1997)
| producer = [[Mark Wright (record producer)|Mark Wright]]
| prev_title = [[Let It Rain (Mark Chesnutt song)|Let It Rain]]
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| This single = "'''Thank God for Believers'''"<BR>(1997)
| prev_year = 1997
| Next single = "It's Not Over"<BR>(1998)
| next_title = [[It's Not Over (Vern Gosdin song)|It's Not Over]]
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| Misc =
| next_year = 1997
}}
}}
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"'''Thank God for Believers'''" is a song co-written by Mark Alan Springer, [[Roger Springer]] and [[Tim Johnson (songwriter)|Tim Johnson]] and was recorded by the American [[country music]] singer [[Mark Chesnutt]]. It was released in July 1997 as the title track and first single from his album ''[[Thank God for Believers]]''. It peaked at number 2 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 7 on the Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks chart.

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"'''Thank God for Believers'''" is a song co-written by Mark Alan Springer, [[Roger Springer]] and Tim Johnson and was recorded by American [[country music]] singer [[Mark Chesnutt]]. It was released in July 1997 as the title track and lead-off single from his album ''[[Thank God for Believers]]''. It peaked at number 2 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 7 on the Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks chart.


==Content==
==Content==
The narrator describes his lover, who is a very spiritual woman. He tells the audience about her strong faith and how she always gives him second chances after all the hell he's put her through. He can't believe that his wife's faith in him remains so he thank's god for believers.
The narrator describes his lover, who is a very spiritual woman. He tells the audience about her strong faith and how she always gives him second chances after all the hell he's put her through. He can't believe that his wife's faith in him remains so he thanks God for believers.


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
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==Music video==
==Music video==
The music video was directed by Richard Murray and premiered in late 1997.
The music video was directed by Richard Murray and premiered in late 1997. Country music singer-songwriter [[Ed Bruce]] appears as the old man in the video.


==Chart performance==
==Chart performance==
"Thank God for Believers" debuted at #69 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the chart week of August 2, 1997.
"Thank God for Believers" debuted at number 69 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the chart week of August 2, 1997.
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!align="left"|Chart (1997)
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!align="center"|Peak<br />position
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|-
|-
{{singlechart|Canadacountry|7|chartid=3393|publishdate=December 1, 1997|accessdate=July 17, 2013}}
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks
|align="center"|2
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|align="left"|Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks
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|align="center"|7

===Year-end charts===
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!scope="col"|Chart (1997)
!scope="col"|Position
|-
| US [[Hot Country Songs|Country Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1997/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 1997: Country Songs | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | date=1997| accessdate=July 17, 2013}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 66
|}
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{{Mark Chesnutt}}
{{Mark Chesnutt}}

[[Category:1997 singles]]
[[Category:1997 singles]]
[[Category:Mark Chesnutt songs]]
[[Category:Mark Chesnutt songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Roger Springer]]
[[Category:Songs written by Roger Springer]]
[[Category:Songs written by Tim Johnson (songwriter)]]
[[Category:Decca Records singles]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Mark Wright (record producer)]]
[[Category:Songs written by Mark Alan Springer]]
[[Category:1997 songs]]

Latest revision as of 06:02, 31 May 2024

"Thank God for Believers"
Single by Mark Chesnutt
from the album Thank God for Believers
B-side"Hello Honky Tonk"[2]
ReleasedJuly 15, 1997[1]
Recorded1996
GenreLand
Length3:26
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s)Mark Alan Springer, Roger Springer, Tim Johnson
Producer(s)Mark Wright
Mark Chesnutt singles chronology
"Let It Rain"
(1997) 		"Thank God for Believers"
(1997) 		"It's Not Over"
(1997)

"Thank God for Believers" is a song co-written by Mark Alan Springer, Roger Springer and Tim Johnson and was recorded by the American country music singer Mark Chesnutt. It was released in July 1997 as the title track and first single from his album Thank God for Believers. It peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 7 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

Content

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The narrator describes his lover, who is a very spiritual woman. He tells the audience about her strong faith and how she always gives him second chances after all the hell he's put her through. He can't believe that his wife's faith in him remains so he thanks God for believers.

Critical reception

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Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Chesnutt "wrings every drop of regret, pain, bewilderment, and appreciation from this great lyric..." She goes on to say that Chesnutt remains one of the "most affecting male vocalists on the country music landscape."[3]

Music video

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The music video was directed by Richard Murray and premiered in late 1997. Country music singer-songwriter Ed Bruce appears as the old man in the video.

Chart performance

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"Thank God for Believers" debuted at number 69 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the chart week of August 2, 1997.

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 7
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 2

Year-end charts

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Chart (1997) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 66

References

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  1. ^ "CMT.com : Mark Chesnutt : Album". Archived from the original on 2010-03-13. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 92–93. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  3. ^ Billboard, July 26, 1997
  4. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3393." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 1, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  5. ^ "Mark Chesnutt Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Best of 1997: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
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