Hillsong United
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Hillsong United (stylised as Hillsong UNITED or UNITED) was a contemporary worship collective originating from Hillsong Church. Since forming in 1998 out of the church's youth ministry, the group has released fifteen live albums and six studio albums.
Band members were involved in Hillsong Church services and also played for the church. The band has toured in a number of countries, leading worship in various places and has an international influence.
History
Originally called United Live, Hillsong United was formed in 1998, originating from the youth ministry of Hillsong Church called Powerhouse Youth. The band released their first live album Everyday after Darlene Zschech—the worship pastor of the church—suggested for them to record their own CDs. Mentored by Zschech in their early years, the band was first led by Reuben Morgan. Joel Houston and Marty Sampson took over the leadership in 2002. The official UNITED logo was designed by drummer Luke Munns in 2002 for To the Ends of the Earth.
After several live albums in the 2000s, Hillsong United released their first full studio album All of the Above in 2007.
The band released their third studio album Zion in February 2013. The album debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and topped Billboard's Top Christian Albums. The album features "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)", which has been certified 4× Platinum in the U.S. and was awarded Top Christian Song at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards.
In 2014, Hillsong United was nominated for and won five GMA Dove Awards, including Song of the Year for "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)". The band also received its first ever American Music Awards nomination that year, for Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational, but did not win. 2015 saw the band nominated for a second consecutive year in the same category at the 43rd edition of the show. It was also nominated for the first time at that year's Billboard Music Awards in the Top Christian Artist and Top Christian Song categories; it won the former. The band was nominated again at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards, and garnered four nods across all three Christian categories, winning its second consecutive Top Christian Artist award, and its first for Top Christian Song with "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)". The band won two Dove Awards, including Worship Album of the Year, for its fourth studio album Empires, at the 47th Gospel Music Awards held that October. In 2018, the band received four nominations at the 49th GMA Dove Awards including one for Artist of the Year—it won Recorded Worship Song of the Year for its single "So Will I (100 Billion X)".
Members
- Joel Houston – worship leader, guitars, keyboards, percussion, bass
- Jonathon "JD" Douglass – worship leader, percussion, keyboards
- Jad Gillies – worship leader, guitars, percussion
- Matt Crocker – worship leader, guitars, percussion
- Michael Guy Chislett – guitars, keyboards, music director, producer
- Dylan Thomas – guitars, keyboards, music director
- Benjamin "Ben" Tennikoff – keyboard, programming, sampler
- Jihea Oh – bass guitar
- Dan McMurray – drums, percussion (2023)
- Jeriana Baptiste – worship leader
- Tahisha Hunt – worship leader
Former
Former members of the band are:
- Reuben Morgan – worship leader, guitars
- Marty Sampson – worship leader, guitars
- Brooke Fraser – worship leader, guitars
- Taya Gaukrodger – worship leader
- Benjamin William Hastings – worship leader, guitars, keyboards
- Raymond Badham – guitars
- Marcus Beaumont – guitars
- Nigel Hendroff – guitars
- Nathan Taylor – guitars
- Timon Klein – guitars
- Matt Tennikoff – bass guitar
- Adam Crosariol – bass guitar
- Simon Kobler – drums, percussion
- Brandon Gillies – drums, percussion
- Gabriel Kelly – drums, percussion
- Rolf Wam Fjell – drums, percussion
- Luke Munns – drums, percussion
- David George – piano, keyboards, synthesizer
- Peter James – piano, keyboards, synthesizer
- Kevin Lee – piano, keyboards, synthesizer
- Peter King – piano, keyboards, synthesizer
- Dave Ware – worship leader
- Tulele Faletolu – worship leader
- Annie Garratt – worship leader
- Sam Knock – worship leader
- Holly Dawson – worship leader
- Jill McCloghry – guitar, vocals
- Michelle Fragar – worship leader
Timeline
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | CAN | NLD | NOR | NZ | SCT | UK | US | |||
| All of the Above | Released: 17 March 2007 (AUS) Label: Hillsong Music Australia | 6 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 60 | |
| Aftermath | Released: 15 February 2011 Label: Hillsong Music Australia, EMI | 4 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 17 | |
| Zion | Released: 22 February 2013 (AUS) Label: Hillsong Music Australia, EMI | 1 | 16 | 39 | 5 | 8 | 60 | 55 | 5 | ARIA: Gold RIAA: Gold |
| Empires | Released: 26 May 2015 (AUS) Label: Hillsong Music Australia, Capitol CMG | 1 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 34 | 5 | |
| Wonder | Released: 9 June 2017 Label: Hillsong Music Australia, Capitol CMG | 4 | 39 | 91 | 37 | 19 | — | — | 21 | |
| Are We There Yet? | Released: 29 April 2022 Label: Hillsong Music Australia, Capitol CMG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory |
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | NZ | NLD | US | US Christ. | ||
| Everyday | Released: November 1999 Label: Hillsong Music Australia | — | — | — | — | — |
| Best Friend | Released: 20 November 2000 Label: Hillsong Music Australia | — | — | — | — | — |
| King of Majesty | Released: 15 October 2001 Label: Hillsong Music Australia | — | — | — | — | — |
| To the Ends of the Earth | Released: 21 November 2002 Label: Hillsong Music Australia | — | — | — | — | — |
| More Than Life | Released: 23 March 2004 Label: Hillsong Music Australia | — | — | — | — | — |
| Look to You | Released: 28 February 2005 Label: Hillsong Music Australia | 30 | — | — | — | 33 |
| United We Stand | Released: 11 March 2006 Label: Hillsong Music Australia | 28 | 23 | — | 162 | 11 |
| Unidos Permanecemos | Released: 2007 Label: Hillsong Music Australia | — | — | — | — | — |
| The I Heart Revolution: With Hearts as One | Released: 8 March 2008 Label: Hillsong Music Australia | 8 | 22 | — | 117 | 5 |
| [a_CROSS // the_EARTH] | Released: 9 May 2009 (AUS) Label: Hillsong Music Australia | 22 | 21 | — | 21 | 1 |
| Live in Miami: Welcome to the Aftermath | Released: 14 February 2012 Label: Hillsong Music Australia/Capitol CMG | 22 | — | — | 71 | 1 |
| Zion Acoustic Sessions | Released: 29 October 2013 Label: Hillsong Music Australia/Capitol CMG | — | — | — | 88 | 4 |
| Of Dirt and Grace: Live from the Land | Released: 15 July 2016 (AUS) Label: Hillsong Music Australia/Capitol CMG | 8 | — | 80 | 40 | 2 |
| People | Released: 26 April 2019 Label: Hillsong Music Australia/Capitol CMG Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 6 | 22 | — | 2 | 1 |
| The People Tour: Live from Madison Square Garden | Released: 29 January 2021 Label: Hillsong Music Australia/Capitol CMG Formats: CD, digital download | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory |
Soundtrack albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | US Christ. | ||
| Hillsong: Let Hope Rise – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Released: 12 August 2016 (AUS) Label: Hillsong Music Australia, Capitol | 94 | 6 |
Others
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | US | US Christ. | US Dance | ||
| One (EP) | Released: 1998 | — | — | — | — |
| In a Valley by the Sea (EP) | Released: 2 October 2007 | — | — | — | — |
| Oceans (EP) | Released: 10 September 2013 Label: Hillsong Music Australia | — | — | — | — |
| The White Album [remix project] | Released: 4 March 2014 Label: Hillsong Music Australia, Sparrow | 9 | 48 | 4 | 1 |
| So Will I (100 Billion X) [EP] | Released: 23 March 2018 Label: Hillsong Music Australia | — | — | — | — |
| People - En Español (EP) | Released: 8 November 2019 Label: Hillsong Music Australia | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Christ. | US Christ. Air. | US Christ. Digital | ||||
| "Bones" | 2011 | — | 35 | 35 | Aftermath | ||
| "Like an Avalanche" | — | 40 | 40 | ||||
| "Search My Heart" | — | 20 | 17 | ||||
| "Lead Me to the Cross" | — | — | 48 | RIAA: Gold | All of the Above | ||
| "Scandal of Grace" | 2013 | — | 25 | 21 | Zion | ||
| "From the Inside Out" | — | — | — | United We Stand | |||
| "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)" | 83 | 1 | 1 | RIAA: 4× Platinum BPI: Silver MC: 2× Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum | Zion | ||
| "Relentless" | — | 27 | — | 45 | |||
| "Love Is War" | 2014 | — | 38 | — | 50 | ||
| "Touch the Sky" | 2015 | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | RIAA: Platinum RMNZ: Gold | Empires |
| "Say the Word" | — | 24 | 29 | — | |||
| "Even When It Hurts (Praise Song)" | 2017 | — | 37 | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Wonder" | — | 11 | 11 | 6 | Wonder | ||
| "So Will I (100 Billion X)" | 2018 | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | RIAA: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum | |
| "Not Today" | — | 40 | 10 | — | |||
| "Good Grace" | — | 11 | 16 | 4 | People | ||
| "Whole Heart (Hold Me Now)" | 2019 | — | 14 | — | 3 | ||
| "As You Find Me" | — | 22 | — | 7 | |||
| "Another in the Fire" | — | 17 | 14 | 6 | RIAA: Gold | ||
| "Know You Will" | 2021 | — | 23 | 21 | 16 | Are We There Yet? | |
| "Sure Thing" | — | 46 | — | — | |||
| "On Repeat" | 2022 | — | 34 | — | — |
Other charted and certified songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | US Christ. | ||||
| "Hosanna" | 2007 | — | — | RIAA: Gold | All of the Above |
| "Stay Young" | 2013 | 53 | — | Non-album single | |
| "Prince of Peace" | 2015 | — | 26 | Empires | |
| "Heart Like Heaven" | — | 26 | |||
| "Here Now (Madness)" | — | 31 | |||
| "Captain" | — | 38 | |||
| "Rule" | — | 40 | |||
| "Empires" | — | 41 | |||
| "When I Lost My Heart to You (Hallelujah)" | — | 43 | |||
| "Street Called Mercy" | — | 45 | |||
| "Closer Than You Know" | — | 47 | |||
| "Heaven Knows" | 2017 | — | 29 | The Shack Soundtrack | |
| "Shadow Step" | — | 22 | Wonder | ||
| "Splinters and Stones" | — | 29 | |||
| "Shape of Your Heart" | — | 35 | |||
| "Glimmer In The Dust" | — | 40 | |||
| "Future Marches In" | — | 43 | |||
| "Greatest of These" | — | 49 | |||
| "Highlands (Song of Ascent)" | 2019 | — | 23 | People | |
| "Ready or Not" | — | 27 | |||
| "Clean" | — | 28 | |||
| "Might Sound Wild" | — | 31 | |||
| "Holy Ground" | — | 32 | |||
| "Here's To The One" | — | 33 | |||
| "Echoes (Til We See The Other Side)" | — | 36 | |||
| "Starts and Ends" | — | 45 | |||
| "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)" (Live) | 2021 | — | 37 | The People Tour: Live from Madison Square Garden |
Videography
- 2004: More Than Life (bonus DVD with album)
- 2005: Look to You (bonus DVD with album)
- 2006: United We Stand (bonus DVD with album)
- 2007: All of the Above (bonus DVD with album)
- 2008: The I Heart Revolution: With Hearts As One (Music DVD)
- 2010: The I Heart Revolution: We're All in This Together (Documentary DVD/Blu-ray)
- 2012: Live in Miami (Music DVD/Blu-ray)
- 2013: Zion Acoustic Sessions (Music DVD)
- 2016: Of Dirt and Grace: Live from the Land (Music DVD/Blu-ray)
A documentary, Hillsong: Let Hope Rise, directed by Michael John Warren, chronicles the rise of the band, was originally supposed to be released by Warner Bros. during the 2015 Easter weekend. As Alcon Entertainment and Warner Bros. were unable to close a deal, the film was pulled out from Warner Bros' schedule. In March 2015, Relativity Media obtained the distribution rights and the film shifted to a 29 May release. In April, Relativity moved the film to 30 September 2015. However, Relativity Media filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July and let go of the rights to the producers. PureFlix acquired the film and it was released on 16 September 2016.[citation needed]
Awards
As of 2020 the group has received 11 Dove Awards.
See also
- Hillsong Young & Free
- Youth Alive Australia
- The I Heart Revolution: With Hearts as One
Notes
- "". Published by Hillsong Church. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
- "". Published by Integrity Media. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
- "". Published by Christian Music Today. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
- "". Dissertation for the award of Masters of Philosophy, Australian Catholic University, 2010. Riches, Tanya. Retrieved 3 March 2012
- "Secularising the Sacred: The Impact of Geoff Bullock on Contemporary Congregational Song in Sydney, 1990-1999". Dissertation for the award of PhD, Macquarie University, 2002. Evans, Mark. Retrieved 3 March 2012
- "Open up the Doors: Music in the Modern Church" London: Equinox, 2006. Evans, Mark.
External links
- 14 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- @ Christian Music Today, 6/07