Stronger (Mandisa song)

"Stronger" is the lead single by singer-songwriter Mandisa from her third album What If We Were Real.

"Stronger"
Single by Mandisa
from the album What If We Were Real
Released	January 7, 2011[1]
Recorded	July 2010 – January 2011[2][3]
Genre	CCM R&B pop
Length	3:33
Label	Sparrow
Songwriter(s)	David Garcia Ben Glover Christopher Stevens
Mandisa singles chronology
"Not Guilty" (2009) "Stronger" (2011) "Waiting for Tomorrow" (2011)
Music video
"Stronger" on YouTube

Composition

"Stronger" is originally in the key of A♭ Major, with a tempo of 174 beats per minute.[4] Written in common time, Mandisa's vocal range spans from Eb₃ to Eb₅ during the song.[5]

Live performances

Mandisa performed the song on Good Morning America.

Commercial performance

"Stronger" peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Christian Songs chart, becoming her first song to do so. As of August 31, 2011 the song has sold 194,000 copies.

Music video

A lyric video for the single "Stronger" was released on February 24, 2015.[6]

Charts

Chart performance for "Stronger"

Chart (2011)	Peak position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[7]	3
US Christian Songs (Billboard)[8]	1
US Christian Airplay (Billboard)[9]	1
US Christian AC (Billboard)[10]	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11]	Gold	500,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "GRAMMY Nominee and American Idol Alum Mandisa to Release Empowering Third Studio Album What If We Were Real on April 5". Jesusfreakhideout.com. January 19, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
2. "Mandisa". Mandisa.sparrowrecords.com. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
3. "Twitter / Mandisa: Last studio day! I told pr". Twitter.com. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
4. "Stronger By Mandisa". TuneBat. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
5. "Stronger By Mandisa". www.musicnotes.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
6. "Mandisa - Stronger (Official Lyric Video)". YouTube. February 24, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
7. "Mandisa Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
8. "Mandisa Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
9. "Mandisa Chart History (Christian Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
10. "Mandisa Chart History (Christian AC)". Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
11. "American single certifications – Mandisa – Stronger". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 26, 2017. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.