City on Our Knees

"City on Our Knees" is a song by Christian artist TobyMac from his album, Tonight (2010). It was released as a radio single in August 2009 and reached No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart in October 2009.^[1] It also reached No. 8 on Billboard's Heatseekers Songs. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award as the Best Gospel Song.^[2] The song also charted at No. 4 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.^[3] The song sold over 17,000 digital units in its first week.^[4] As of February 20, 2010, the song has sold over 225,000 copies, making it the fastest charting and selling track of tobyMac's career.^[5] It won a Dove Award for Pop/Contemporary Song of the year.

"City on Our Knees"
Single by TobyMac
from the album Tonight
Released	August 14, 2009 (2009-08-14)
Recorded	2009
Genre	CCM, pop rock
Length	4:26
Label	ForeFront
Songwriter(s)	Toby McKeehan, Cary Barlowe, Jaime Moore
Producer(s)	McKeehan, Moore
TobyMac singles chronology
"No Ordinary Love" (2008) "City on Our Knees" (2009) "ShowStopper" (2009)

Background

On McKeehan's YouTube account, he posted a video talking about the meaning of the song; "'City on our Knees' is really about a moment. A moment that we all come together. Where our differences fall by the wayside. And it's really a reminder that that moment could be right now, tonight."^[6]

Track listing

CD single^[7]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"City on Our Knees"	4:32
2.	"Lose My Soul" (Shoc Remix)	4:17
3.	"Boomin'" (UTB Remix) (featuring Shonlock)	3:35
4.	"Interview"	15:05

Awards

In 2010, the song was nominated for a Dove Award for Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year at the 41st GMA Dove Awards.^[8]

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[3]	4
US Christian Songs (Billboard)[9]	1
US Christian Digital Songs (Billboard)[10]	4
US Heatseekers Songs (Billboard)[11]	11

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[12]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Christian Songs". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
2. "Nominees And Winners". GRAMMY.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
3. "tobyMac Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
4. "Toby's City on Our Knees Sells 17,000 Downloads". StereoTruth.net. September 7, 2009. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
5. "Weekend22". Weekend22. February 20, 2010. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
6. "Story of 'City on Our Knees'". YouTube. August 24, 2009. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
7. "Toby Mac - City on Our Knees (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. November 17, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
8. 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards nominees announced Archived July 7, 2012, at archive.today on The Tennessean (February 18, 2010)
9. "tobyMac Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
10. "tobyMac - Chart history - Billboard". Billboard. January 23, 2010. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
11. "tobyMac - Chart history - Billboard". Billboard. November 21, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
12. "American single certifications – tobyMac – City on Our Knees". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 8, 2023.