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Amen (Edens Edge song)

"Amen"
Single by Edens Edge
from the album Edens Edge
ReleasedMarch 28, 2011 (2011-03-28)
GenreCountry
Length3:48
LabelBig Machine
Songwriter(s)Skip Black
Hannah Blaylock
Catt Gravitt
Gerald O'Brien
Producer(s)Mark Bright
Edens Edge singles chronology
"Amen"
(2011) 		"Too Good to Be True"
(2012)

"Amen" is a song written by Skip Black, Hannah Blaylock, Catt Gravitt and Gerald O'Brien, and recorded by American country music group Edens Edge. It was released in March 2011 as their debut single and the first from their self-titled album for Big Machine Records.[1]

Critical reception

Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the song three and a half stars out of five, calling it an "immediately likable song with a simple yet memorable chorus and a classic-sounding country melody and vocal."[2] Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a B+, writing that the vocals "complement the music nicely, and don’t get in the way of telling the story."[3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Roman White and premiered in May 2011.[4]

Chart performance

"Amen" debuted at number 60 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of April 9, 2011.[5] It also debuted at number 99 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of December 24, 2011.

Chart (2011-2012) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 83
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 18

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 83
Chart (2012) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 78

References

  1. ^ Hensel, Amanda (June 14, 2011). "Edens Edge, 'Amen' – Lyrics Uncovered". Taste of Country. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
  2. ^ Bjorke, Matt (June 20, 2011). "Eden's Edge - "Amen"". Roughstock. Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
  3. ^ Coyne, Kevin John (March 3, 2011). "Single Review: Edens Edge, "Amen"". Country Universe. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
  4. ^ "CMT : Videos : Edens Edge : Amen". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on October 23, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
  5. ^ Morris, Edward (April 2, 2011). "Thompson Square Get First No. 1 With "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not"". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on April 5, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
  6. ^ "Edens Edge Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Edens Edge Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Best of 2011: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
  9. ^ "Best of 2012: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
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