No Longer Bound

"No Longer Bound"
Single by Forrest Frank and Hulvey
from the album California Cowboy and Child of God
ReleasedJanuary 6, 2023 (2023-01-06)
Songwriters
ProducerForrest Frank
Forrest Frank singles chronology
"What's the use?"
(2023)		 "No Longer Bound"
(2023)		 "Ride"
(2023)
Hulvey singles chronology
"Closer"
(2022)		 "No Longer Bound"
(2023)		 "Walk"
(2023)
Music video
"No Longer Bound" on YouTube

"No Longer Bound" is a song by American Christian contemporary musician Forrest Frank and Christian rapper Hulvey. It was released by River House Records on January 6, 2023.[1] The song peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart,[2] and No. 46 on the 2023 year-end charts for the same chart.[3] It was written by Forrest Frank and Christopher Hulvey, and produced by Forrest Frank. It was included on Frank's album California Cowboy in 2023, and later included on Child of God in 2024.[4] The song is about breaking free from chains of personal failures.[5]

The song was nominated in 2023 for the 54th GMA Dove Awards for Rap/Hiphop Recorded Song of the Year.[6] That same year it was nominated for Mainstream Impact Award at the NewReleaseToday We Love Awards.[7]

Music video

The music video for "No Longer Bound" features different clips of people holding up paper or signs, with writing on it mentioning personal struggles or failures that they have experienced. They then flip over the sign to reveal a part that says they are "no longer bound" from whatever struggle they have had. Text at the beginning of the video states that they had created an alternative music video that involved more than 40 people and cost $10,000, but before release, "God told them to do something different". It is followed by saying that "this is his version". Then it cuts to the rest of the video.

Maverick City Music version

On July 8, 2023, Maverick City Music released their version of the song, title "No Longer Bound (I'm Free)", with Frank and Chandler Moore.[8] It was included on their 2023 album The Maverick Way Complete.[9] The song peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart.[10]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."No Longer Bound"
3:00
Total length:3:00
Alternates
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."No Longer Bound" (sped up)
2:37
2."No Longer Bound" (slowed)
  • Frank
  • Hulvey
3:12
3."No Longer Bound" (instrumental)
  • Frank
  • Hulvey
2:53
Total length:8:43

Charts

References

  1. ↑ Clarks, Jessie (January 6, 2023). "Forrest Frank Drops "No Longer Bound" Feat. Hulvey". TCB. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  2. ↑ devops (January 2, 2013). "Hot Christian Songs". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  3. ↑ Cusson, Michael (January 2, 2013). "Hot Christian Songs". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  4. ↑ Child of God - Forrest Frank | Album | AllMusic, retrieved November 4, 2024
  5. ↑ "Music Review: "No Longer Bound" by Forrest Frank". Peer Magazine | The Salvation Army. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  6. ↑ "2023 Nominees". GMA Dove Awards. August 9, 2023. Archived from the original on August 12, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  7. ↑ "We Love Christian Music Awards - Nominees". www.newreleasetoday.com. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  8. ↑ No Longer Bound (I'm Free), July 28, 2023, retrieved November 15, 2024
  9. ↑ The Maverick Way Complete, October 27, 2023, retrieved November 15, 2024
  10. ↑ "Hot Christian Songs". Billboard. November 25, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Christian Hot Songs; November 3, 2024". November 3, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Hot Christian Songs". Billboard. November 25, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Hot Gospel Songs". Billboard. August 12, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Christian Hot Songs; November 3, 2024". November 3, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Christian Hot Songs; November 3, 2024". February 6, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Christian Hot Songs". Retrieved November 4, 2025.
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