song song christian rock band written song expression grief longing written band experienced deaths people connected short period time included studio album released second single album received positive critical reception critics considering song best successful christian mainstream radio peaking christian indicator charts number hot christian charts christian chart peaking number chart ranked number billboard year end hot christian charts number year end chart background written time band people close band members died short span time lead singer initially wrote chorus following funeral service died pregnancy finish song didn want fake way writing song following death brother law chris car accident finished song play chris funeral rest intended song played chris funeral mother law encouraged record record going release essentially complete band returned studio record inclusion project composition ballad length minutes seconds lyrically song expression grief heaven time takes anger confusion song set key major moderate tempo beats minute vocal range song spans comparisons lyrical content single imagine referred song sequel imagine comparisons said imagine took focus going focus going opposite completely addresses left don think christian right wish stayed getting raw end deal believe heaven great want idea ones wait noted difference compared imagine talks stuck passes away lose somebody learn reception critical reception critical reception generally positive allmusic reviewer selected song track pick review commenting delicate ballad apart fish noted beautiful ballad similar improvement imagine difference focuses earth anticipation heaven commented true gem release opining radio release won bit surprised number spot weeks chart performance debuted number billboard hot christian songs chart chart week november advancing number weeks later song held spot weeks advancing peak position number chart week january dropped number week returned spending weeks number number respectively spent consecutive weeks chart dropping song spent weeks chart dropping song spent total thirty weeks chart chart debuted number chart week february song spent seventeen weeks chart reaching peak number chart week june song spent weeks chart peaked number billboard hot christian charts spending weeks christian indicator chart song peaked number spending total weeks spot weeks chart total chart spent week spot weeks total spent weeks christian chart peaking number uses featured compilation album wow hits compilation album charts weekly charts year end charts decade end charts
Homesick (MercyMe song)