Never Alone (BarlowGirl song)
BarlowGirl song
"Never Alone" (cf. Romans 8:34-39) is a song by Christian rock band BarlowGirl from their self-titled debut album BarlowGirl. The song was released as a radio single in 2004, when it soon became a No. 1 hit. It's included on WOW Hits 2005.
Background and writing
The song was written by the three sisters of BarlowGirl over a period of 45 minutes. In their More Than Music book, the band says "One morning, we were in our living room praying and talking through our latest journal entries while Becca strummed idly on her guitar...On an impulse, Alyssa flipped open her journal and found some phrases she'd written over and over and sang them to the melody Becca was playing."
Chart positions
"Never Alone" was the longest-running No. 1 song on R&R's Christian Hit Radio and Christian rock charts. It was named the "Song of the Year" for 2004 on both charts.
Music video
A music video for the song was announced on April 27, 2006, and premiered on June 28, 2006, on Yahoo!
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