Faithfully

Album: Life After Death (2022)
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  • It's been a long year, almost took me down, I swear

    With five children, a beautiful wife and a successful career, TobyMac thought he had the perfect life. But that changed when his 21-year-old son Truett died of an accidental drug overdose in October 2019. He started writing as an outlet for his pain.

    "You go to what you know, what you love and what brings you peace," Tobymac told Billboard. "I immediately started writing – and I wrote '21 Years.' Then I wrote a song called 'Faithfully,' and I wrote 'Everything About You' in the first few months after Truett passed."
  • "Faithfully" is a raw and honest dialogue with pain, faith, and ultimately, hope. It starts with the sting of loss, his eldest son gone, leaving a life once sturdy and complete suddenly shattered. TobyMac grapples with the darkness and the struggle to see light.

    But amid the shadows, the song shifts. It reminds us of a truth bigger than our pain: Jesus' faithfulness. He is the constant in a world of change, the dependable guide when darkness threatens to consume. Even when our world breaks into pieces, He makes a way, carrying us through the storm.
  • TobyMac co-wrote "Faithfully" with Kyle Williams. The pair co-produced the track with former Hawk Nelson guitarist Micah Kuiper. Keith Everette Smith, a member of TobyMac's Diverse City Band, arranged the strings and brass.
  • "Faithfully" climbed to the summit of Billboard's Christian AC Airplay chart dated February 10, 2024, TobyMac's 13th #1 on the tally. He first reigned with "Made To Love" for nine weeks beginning in December 2006.

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