TobyMac donated 100 % of his artist royalties from first week sales of the single to relief efforts for Haiti after the 2010 Haiti earthquake that devastated the country . This song was played when Tobymac performed on '' Fox and Friends '' . It was also featured on the WOW Hits 2011 compilation album . " Get Back Up " was released as the third single from his fourth studio album '' Tonight '' . In an interview with " Christianity Today " that the song addresses to a friend of his , " I have a friend who made some bad choices and lost his marriage , family , and essentially life as he knew it . He felt useless to God 's kingdom , and I 'd even go far enough to say worthless in many respects . I wanted to remind him that we all fall and he may be knocked down now but he is not out forever . On the outro ( the most important part ) , I wanted him to hear God 's voice saying , ' This is love calling , love calling out to the broken . ' " The song was nominated for two Dove Awards : Song of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year , at the 42nd GMA Dove Awards
2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
Get Back Up (TobyMac song)