Bless Me

"Bless Me" is a song performed by American contemporary worship collective Maverick City Music and American gospel musician Kirk Franklin. The song was released on May 20, 2022, as a promotional single from their collaborative live album, Kingdom Book One (2022).^[1] The song was written by Kirk Franklin.^[2]

"Bless Me"
Promotional single by Maverick City Music and Kirk Franklin
from the album Kingdom Book One
Released	June 3, 2022 (2022-06-03)
Recorded	March 2022
Venue	Everglades Correctional Institution, Miami-Dade, Florida, US
Genre	Contemporary gospel
Length	4:32
Label	Tribl Fo Yo Soul RCA Inspiration
Songwriter(s)	Kirk Franklin
Music video
"Bless Me" on YouTube

"Bless Me" debuted at number 19 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart,^[3] and at number eight on the Hot Gospel Songs chart.^[4]

Background

On June 3, 2022, Maverick City Music and Kirk Franklin released "Bless Me" as the second promotional single from Kingdom Book One (2022), accompanied with its music video.^[5] The song follows after the release of "Kingdom" as the first promotional single from the album.^[6]

Composition

"Bless Me" is composed in the key of B♭ with a tempo of 68 beats per minute and a musical time signature of ⁴
₄.^[7]

Accolades

Awards

Year	Organization	Award	Result	Ref
2023	GMA Dove Awards	Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year	Pending	[8]

Year-end lists

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
Jesus Freak Hideout	2022 Staff Picks: Josh Balogh's Song Picks	2	[9]

Commercial performance

"Bless Me" debuted at number 19 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart,^[10] and number eight on the Hot Gospel Songs chart dated June 18, 2022.^[11]

Music video

On June 3, 2022, Kirk Franklin released the official music video of "Bless Me" via YouTube.^[12] The video shows Kirk Franklin and Maverick City Music performing the song alongside inmates at the Everglades Correctional Institution in Miami-Dade, Florida.

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Bless Me" Chart (2022) Peak position US Hot Christian Songs (Billboard)[3] 19 US Gospel Songs (Billboard)[4] 8

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Bless Me" Chart (2022) Position US Christian Songs (Billboard)[13] 61 US Gospel Songs (Billboard)[14] 17 Chart (2023) Position US Gospel Songs (Billboard)[15] 13

Release history

Release history for "Bless Me"

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	June 3, 2022	Digital download streaming (promotional release)	Tribl Records Fo Yo Soul Entertainment RCA Inspiration	[16]