[Music] As I Am – Hillsong Young & Free Ft. Peter CottonTale
GRAMMY nominated Hillsong Young & Free and GRAMMY award-winning producer and recording artist Peter CottonTale announce the release of their special collaboration, âAs I Amâ (with Peter CottonTale). The original chart-topping hit âAs I Amâ was a standout track off the bandâs GRAMMY-nominated album âAll Of My Best Friends,â released in August 2020. Produced by Young & Free members Michael Fatkin, Ben Tan, Michael Guy Chislett, Aodhan King, and Laura Toggs, the track features Peter CottonTale as the co-primary artist, with lead vocals from Young & Freeâs singer/songwriter Melodie Wagner. âAs I Amâ (with Peter CottonTale) is available today across all streaming platforms via Capitol Records.
The original track âAs I Am,â appeared on Hillsong Young & Freeâs GRAMMY-nominated hit-album, âALL OF MY BEST FRIENDS,â which includes many chart-topping hits including âUncomplicated,â âWorld Outside Your Window,â âLord Send Revival,â âBest Friendsâ (which peaked at #1 on the Hot AC chart with more than 15 MILLION global streams), and breakout single âNever Have I Everâ which hit #1 at Hot AC for four consecutive weeks. The full-length album earned the group a 2021 GRAMMY nomination for âBest Contemporary Christian Albumâ and marked their second career nomination. Since its debut, âALL OF MY BEST FRIENDSâ has garnered more than 55 MILLION global streams and over 13 MILLION combined YouTube views.
Peter Wilkins, better known as Peter CottonTale, is a highly sought-after music producer and composer that came to prominence alongside Chance The Rapper and The Social Experiment. Widely recognized for his work with Chance and other artists including Justin Bieber, he released his first solo project âCATCHâ in 2020 to rave reviews. Peterâs soulful sound breaths new life into his latest collaboration with Hillsong Young & Free featuring freshly crafted instrumentation and additional Gospel components he is most widely recognized for.
Hillsong Young & Free band members Aodhan King and Melodie Wagner said, âIn celebration of the anniversary of All Of My Best Friends weâve put together a very special version of our song As I Am featuring the incredible Peter CottonTale and team. We love his work and what heâs brought to this release. We pray that it lifts you up and reminds you that God loves you unconditionally, just as you are.â
âAs I Amâ (with Peter CottonTale) follows the release of the bandâs latest seven-track live EP, âOut Here on a Friday Where It Began.â Written over the course of just one week and recorded live at Hillsong Youth on a Friday night in Sydney, Young & Free enlisted collaboration from several of their very own youth ministry members to help produce the compilation. âWe couldnât wait to introduce the new songs to our youth, so we recorded them LIVE on a Friday night barely three weeks later,â says Young & Freeâs Laura Toggs. Since the EPâs release on July 30, the project has received over 6 MILLION global streams, with the lead single, âPhenomenaâ receiving 2.5 MILLION global streams and 1 MILLION YouTube views to date. âFreedom Is Coming,â another hot track off the record, impacted Hot AC radio on September 3 and has counted more than 1.5 MILLION global streams.
Since forming in 2013, Hillsong Young & Free has released a number of highly successful albums and more than 20 singles, acquiring over 545 MILLION YouTube channel views and 1.4 BILLION global career streams (with a 1.1M global unit career consumption). With a combined social following of 3 MILLION plus fans, Young & Free has seen eight No. 1 career singles and ten Top 10 singles at Hot AC radio. Their debut album âWe Are Young & Freeâ landed in the Top 25 on Billboard 200 while âYouth Revivalâ garnered the group its first-ever GRAMMY nomination for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album (2017). Their recent single âEvery Little Thingâ hit #1 at Hot AC radio for eight weeks, making it the longest-running #1 for the band.
