Songfacts®:

• Steve Angello's Human album was previewed by three EPs signifying different stages of his life: Act I - Genesis, Act ll - Inferno, and Act lll - Paradiso. After feeling disillusioned by his craft and following a recent spiritual awakening, Angello decided to reinvent his live performances by creating the three acts, each providing an alternative way to ingest music. "Rejoice" was created for Genesis and the track in turn inspired the rest of Human.
• The song features a powerful sermon that Angello stumbled upon by T.D. Jakes. The American preacher's motivational talk about starting out the New Year with a new perspective impacted the Swedish producer and he reached out to the church for an audio file of the pastor's sermon, which he incorporated in "Rejoice." Angello explained how it was the first track produced in his renewed state of mind.
  
  "'Rejoice' is the most powerful piece of music I've ever created. It isn't a written record to fill a void or accomplish status - this is pure motivation, inspiration and honesty expressed by an incredible bishop that changed me completely. I've never done anything like it and I've never worked with words that meant more in my entire career. This record is ground-breaking for me as an individual. It came into my life when I needed it the most and I had to make that moment last forever by immortalizing it."