| "If We Are the Body" | ||||
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| Single by Casting Crowns | ||||
| from the album Casting Crowns | ||||
| Released | July 26, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | Glow in the Dark Studio (Decatur, GA) Zoo Studio (Franklin, TN) | |||
| Genre | CCM, acoustic rock | |||
| Length | 3:58 | |||
| Label | Beach Street | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mark Hall | |||
| Producer(s) | Mark A. Miller, Steven Curtis Chapman | |||
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"If We Are the Body" is the debut single by Christian rock band Casting Crowns. Written by Mark Hall and produced by Mark A. Miller and Steven Curtis Chapman, it was released as the lead single from the band's 2003 self-titled debut album through Beach Street Records on July 26, 2003. The song, originally written by Hall as a "teaching tool" for his youth group, is a CCM and acoustic rock song. It incorporates the violin, mandolin, and accordion in its arrangement and questions why the Christian church does not minister impartially.
"If We Are the Body" received positive reviews from music critics, who praised its lyrics and arrangement, and it was nominated for the awards for Song of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year at the 35th GMA Dove Awards. The song spent three weeks at number one on the Radio & Records Christian AC and Christian CHR charts and peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs and Hot Christian AC charts.