I Know a Name


"I Know a Name" is a song by Brandon Lake and Elevation Worship. The song was officially released as a single on February 14, 2025, through Elevation Worship Records.
The first edition of the song, released on February 14, 2025, was recorded live at Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. On the same day, a solo version of the song was released as an Amazon-exclusive by Lake. On June 13, 2025, an album version of the song is set to be released from Lake's fifth studio album, King of Hearts. The album version is two minutes shorter than the single version and features a guest appearance from singer CeCe Winans.

Writing and composition

The song was written by Brandon Lake, Hank Bentley, Steven Furtick, and Jacob Scooter. It was produced by Chris Brown and Steven Furtick. Brown said of the song's lyrical theme, The song is written in the key of C with a tempo of 86 beats per minutes and a time signature of.

Accolades

At the 2025 GMA Dove Awards, "I Know a Name" was nominated for Worship Recorded Song of the Year.
YearOrganizationCategoryResult
2025GMA Dove AwardsWorship Recorded Song of the YearWon
2026Grammy AwardBest Contemporary Christian Music Performance/SongNomitated

PublicationAccoladeRank
K-Love25 Songs That Defined 2025Unordered
Air1Air1 Unwrapped 20254

Commercial performance

"I Know a Name" debuted at its peak position of No. 5 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart. It was No. 3 on the Christian Digital Song Sales and No. 4 on the Christian Streaming Songs charts. It later peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Christian Airplay chart and No. 5 on the Christian AC Airplay chart.

Credits

Adapted from AllMusic.