when was i can only imagine the song released
1999 2001
title: I Can Only Imagine (MercyMe song) text: I Can Only Imagine (MercyMe song) "I Can Only Imagine" (sometimes shortened to "Imagine") is a single recorded by Christian rock band MercyMe. Written and composed by lead vocalist Bart Millard, the song, based around a main piano track, was inspired by the death of Millard's father and considers what it would be like in Heaven and to be standing before God. The song was first issued as a track on MercyMe's 1999 album "The Worship Project", which was released on an independent record label. The song was re-recorded and included on their 2001 major-label debut album "Almost There" as title: I Can Only Imagine (MercyMe song) text: Imagine" earned the Dove Awards for 'Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year' and 'Song of the Year'; Millard earned the Dove Award 'Songwriter of the Year' at the same ceremony. With 200 million copies sold, it is the best-selling Christian single of all time, having been certified 3x platinum by the RIAA. As of 2018, it is the only Christian song to reach that milestone. "I Can Only Imagine" was the debut single for United States contemporary Christian and Christian rock band MercyMe. Bart Millard, the band's vocalist, lost his father, Arthur Wesley Millard Jr., in 1991. Millard was 18 title: I Can Only Imagine (MercyMe song) text: Dennis Quaid. The film was released on March 16, 2018. I Can Only Imagine (MercyMe song) "I Can Only Imagine" (sometimes shortened to "Imagine") is a single recorded by Christian rock band MercyMe. Written and composed by lead vocalist Bart Millard, the song, based around a main piano track, was inspired by the death of Millard's father and considers what it would be like in Heaven and to be standing before God. The song was first issued as a track on MercyMe's 1999 album "The Worship Project", which was released on an independent record label. The song was re-recorded and title: I Can Only Imagine (MercyMe song) text: After hearing the song played on the station, Millard called-in and spoke with the crew; MercyMe then came in and played the song live. As other stations around the country caught on, MercyMe's label, INO Records, partnered with Curb Records. They marketed the single to wider audiences, such as Top 40 radio. In September, INO and Curb also released a double A-side physical single, "I Can Only Imagine/Word of God Speak". The latter track was co-written by Millard with the band's producer, Kipley. Eventually, the song cracked into secular charts, including the "Billboard" Hot 100 and the Hot Adult Contemporary title: I Can Only Imagine (MercyMe song) text: artists. In 2002 Amy Grant released a reworked version of the song (titled "Imagine" and paired with "Sing the Wondrous Love of Jesus") on her album, "Legacy... Hymns and Faith". In 2003, Jeff Carson and Kathryn Scott each issued variants of the song; Carson's version peaked at No. 50 on the Country Songs chart. In 2005 Wynonna Judd issued her form of the song; while in 2007 Emerson Drive provided theirs. The song was covered again in 2010 by Marie Osmond and in 2013 by gospel artist Tamela Mann. The song was performed live by Garwin Dobbins, a man struggling