Look Up Child (song)

"Look Up Child"
Single by Lauren Daigle
from the album Look Up Child
ReleasedJanuary 4, 2019 (2019-01-04)
Recorded2017–18
Genre
Length3:03
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ingram
  • Mabury
Lauren Daigle singles chronology
"The Christmas Song"
(2018)
"Look Up Child"
(2019)
"Rescue"
(2019)

"Look Up Child" is the second single by American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter Lauren Daigle for her third studio album of the same name.[1] The song peaked at No. 3 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, becoming her twelfth top ten single, and making her the woman with the most top tens on the chart.[2] The song is played in a D major key, and 91 beats per minute.[3]

Background

"Look Up Child" was released as the second promotional single from Look Up Child on August 28, 2018. After being seen as the second favorite from the album, it was released to Christian radio on January 4, 2019.[4] For the song, she explained in an interview with SongwriterUniverse, "I wanted to communicate that rootsy Louisiana soul-jazz element I grew up in. I thought about how my grandfather would teach me how to dance in the living room, that great cross-generational creative passion, and wanted to express that as well.”"[5]

Composition

"Look Up Child" is originally in the key of D major, with a tempo of 91 beats per minute.[3] Written in common time, Daigle's vocal range spans from A3 to B4 during the song.[6]

Commercial performance

It debuted at No. 33 on the Hot Christian Songs chart, despite not being an official single.[7] After the release of the album, it rose up to No. 12.[8] The song would be released as a single and on its twenty-sixth week, it reached the top ten.[9] It has reached its peak of No. 3. It debuted at No. 31 on the Billboard Christian Airplay chart on the issue week of November 17, 2018.[10]

Live performances

Daigle performed the song on television for the first time on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[11][12]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[23] Platinum 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States January 4, 2019 Christian radio Centricity [4]

References

  1. ^ "Look Up Child by Lauren Daigle". iTunes. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  2. ^ "Lauren Daigle Adds Another Record, as 'Look Up Child' Hits Top 10 On Hot Christian Songs". Billboard. February 28, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Key & BPM for Look Up Child by Lauren Daigle". TuneBat. September 7, 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Lauren Daigle - Look Up Child (Album) - Daily Play MPE®". Daily Play MPE®. November 2, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  5. ^ "CCM & Pop Artist Lauren Daigle Talks About Her Hit 'You Say,' Her Excellent Album Look Up Child, And Her Songwriting". Songwriteruniverse.com. August 27, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  6. ^ Daigle, Lauren (February 28, 2019). "Look Up Child by Lauren Daigle". Musicnotes.com. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  7. ^ "Music: Christian Music Chart - Billboard Chart". billboard.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  8. ^ "Music: Christian Music Chart - Billboard Chart". billboard.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  9. ^ "Music: Christian Music Chart - Billboard Chart". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  10. ^ "Music: Christian Music Chart - Billboard Chart". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  11. ^ "Lauren Daigle "Look Up Child" on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon". WCSG. November 8, 2018.
  12. ^ "Lauren Daigle: Look Up Child". November 8, 2018 – via YouTube.
  13. ^ "UK Cross Rhythms Weekly Chart". Cross Rhythms. March 3, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  14. ^ "Lauren Daigle Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  15. ^ "Lauren Daigle Chart History (Christian Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  16. ^ "Lauren Daigle - Christian AC History". Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  17. ^ "Hot Christian Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  18. ^ "Cross Rhythms– Year-End 2019". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  19. ^ "Hot Christian Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  20. ^ "Christian Airplay – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  21. ^ "Christian Pop Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 6, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  22. ^ "Christian AC – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 8, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  23. ^ "American single certifications – Lauren Daigle – Look Up Child". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 8, 2022.