Cody Carnes & Benjamin William Hastings’ ‘Take You at Your Word’ Tops Christian Airplay Chart
Written by djfrosty on November 5, 2024
Cody Carnes and Bejamin William Hastings’ “Take You at Your Word” ascends a spot to No. 1 on Billboard’s Christian Airplay chart dated Nov. 9. During the Oct. 25-31 tracking week, the duet increased by 5% to 6.2 million audience impressions, according to Luminate.
Carnes and Hastings co-authored the track with Aodhan King, while Austin Davis and Aaron Robertson co-produced it.
For the 35-year-old Carnes, who has been married to singer-songwriter Kari Jobe since 2014, “Word” marks his first leader among his 11 Christian Airplay appearances. He has three additional top 10s. Most recently, “Firm Foundation (He Won’t)” hit No. 2 this past January, after “Ain’t Nobody” reached No. 2 in April 2023. He earned his first top 10 with his team-up with Jobe and Elevation Worship, “The Blessing: Live” (No. 7, September 2020).
For Hastings, who hails from Belfast, Northern Ireland, and now makes his home in Los Angeles, “Word” is also his first Christian Airplay chart-topper in his fourth try. The 32-year-old hit a prior No. 13 high mark last September with “That’s the Thing About Praise” featuring Blessing Offor.
‘Everything’ You Need to Know
Singer-songwriter Otis Kemp banks his second consecutive career-opening Gospel Airplay No. 1 with “Everything” featuring Lena Byrd Miles (up 13% in plays week-over-week).
The song, which Kemp wrote with Kortni Kemp (his niece) and Candice Caton, follows his rookie breakthrough “Daily Bread,” which led for a week in July 2023.
Miles, who grew up in San Leandro, Calif., and was raised in Oakland, scores her second No. 1 with her fourth Gospel Airplay entry. Her “WOW (Walk on Water)” dominated for three frames in May 2023.