Sevens (Brandon Lake song)

"Sevens"
Single by Brandon Lake
from the album King of Hearts
ReleasedMay 15, 2025
Genre
Length4:21
Label
Songwriters
ProducerMicah Nichols
Brandon Lake singles chronology
"Daddy's DNA"
(2025)		 "Sevens"
(2025)
Music videos
"Sevens" on YouTube
"Sevens" (lyrics) on YouTube

"Sevens" is a song by American musician Brandon Lake. Released on May 15, 2025, through Provident Label Group and Sony Entertainment, the song appeared as the fourth official single from Lake's 2025 studio album, King of Hearts.[2][3] It was written by Lake, Steven Furtick, Hank Bentley, Jacob Sooter, and Micah Nichols.[4]

Background

On April 2, 2025, Lake performed the song at a "record-reveal" performance at the Riviera Theatre in Charleston, South Carolina.[5][6][7]

After seeing the song's reception, on May 12, 2025, he announced through social media that he would release the song if the concurrent album, King of Hearts, garnered 20,000 presaves within 24 hours.[8] On May 15, the song was released as an official single.[9][10] Alongside the song, an official music video and lyric video were released.[11][12]

Writing and production

Production

Lake co-wrote the song alongside Steven Furtick, Hank Bentley, Jacob Sooter, and Micah Nichols.

David Whitworth acted as programmer and recording engineer, alongside Nichols, who also produced and edited. Holly Zabka worked as executive producer, while Matt Huber was the mixing engineer and Sam Moses the mastering engineer.[4]

Composition

"Sevens" is composed in the key of C Minor, with a speed of 181.5 beats per minute and a key signature of 4
4. The song is 4:22 minutes in length.[13]

Logan Sekulow of CCM Magazine compared the song to early 2000s rock, saying that song's sound is similar to that of Stryper, Barren Cross, Black Sabbath, and Metallica. He observed that the lyrics were "apocalyptic" and "end-times" themed, with topics surrounding the Bible's Book of Revelation.[14] At the "record-reveal" performance, Lake said that the song was inspired by his noticing of the repetition of the number seven through the Bible,[15] which is mirrored in the song, with references to "seven seals", "seven scrolls" and "seven stars".[16]

Reception

Commercial

During its first charting week, "Sevens" debuted at its peak position, No. 15 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs, No. 7 on the Christian Digital Song Sales, and No. 12 on the Rock Digital Song Sales.[17][18][19]

Accolades

Year Organization Category Result Ref.
2025 We Love Awards Music Video of the Year Nominated [20]
2026 Dove Awards Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year Pending [21]
Short Form Music Video of the Year (Concept) Pending

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Sevens"4:22
2."Sevens" (live from the Record Reveal)4:31
Total length:8:53

Personnel

Adapted from Tidal.[4]

Charts

Release history

Release history for "Sevens"
Region Version Release Date Format Label Ref.
Various
  • Original
  • live
 "Sevens" May 5, 2025 [24]
Original King of Hearts June 13, 2025
  • Digital download
  • streaming
  • CD
  • LP
 [25]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Sunshine Firecracker (August 25, 2025). "Brandon Lake's Sevens: A Prophetic Anthem of the Jesus Revolution 2.0". Beat. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  2. ↑ Longs, Herb (May 15, 2025). "Brandon Lake "Sevens" Music Video". The Christian Beat. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Brandon Lake Releases New Single — 'Sevens'". GMusic+. May 15, 2025. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Sevens / Brandon Lake / Credits". Tidal. May 15, 2025. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  5. ↑ Longs, Herb (April 3, 2025). "Brandon Lake Announces New Album 'King Of Hearts' Coming June 13". The Christian Beat. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  6. ↑ "5x Grammy Award Winner Brandon Lake Reveals New Album and Brings His Largest Tour Ever to Little Caesars Arena on Sunday, March 8, 2026". 313 Presents. April 4, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Lakehouse Presents: The Record Reveal Livestream". YouTube. April 2, 2025. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  8. ↑ Yap, Timothy (May 15, 2025). "Brandon Lake Releases "SEVENS" To Celebrate 20K Pre-Saves For New Record". Jubilee Cast. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  9. ↑ Unachi, Sunny (May 19, 2025). "Grammy Winner Brandon Lake Drops Surprise Track "Sevens" to Celebrate 20,000 Presaves of His Upcoming Album". Heart song Live. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  10. ↑ Longs, Herb (May 14, 2025). "Brandon Lake Debuts New Track "SEVENS" To Celebrate 20K Pre-Saves For New Record". The Christian Beat. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Sevens (music video)". Tidal. May 15, 2025. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Sevens (lyric video)". Tidal. May 15, 2025. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Sevens by Brandon Lake". MultiTracks. May 15, 2025. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  14. ↑ Sekulow, Logan (May 28, 2025). "Reawakening of Rock: Brandon Lake's Sevens". CCM Magazine. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Sevens | Record Reveal | Live Video". CM Addict. April 11, 2025. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  16. ↑ Yap, Timothy (May 15, 2025). "Brandon Lake Releases "SEVENS" To Celebrate 20K Pre-Saves For New Record". Jubilee Cast. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  17. 1 2 "Hot Christian Songs". Billboard. May 31, 2025. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Christian Digital Song Sales". Billboard. May 31, 2025. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  19. 1 2 "Rock Digital Song Sales". Billboard. May 31, 2025. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
  20. ↑ "We Love Christian Music Awards - Nominees". We Love Awards. New Release Today. January 5, 2026. Retrieved January 5, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  21. ↑ "2026 Nominees". Gospel Music Association. July 29, 2026. Retrieved July 29, 2026.
  22. ↑ "Brandon Lake on ChristianRock.net". ChristianRock.net. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  23. ↑ "Top 100 Song of 2025". ChristianRock.net. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
  24. ↑ ""Sevens" (single) by Brandon Lake". New Release Tuesday. October 25, 2024. Archived from the original on June 7, 2025. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  25. ↑ "King of Hearts (album) by Brandon Lake". New Release Tuesday. June 13, 2025. Archived from the original on June 7, 2025. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
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