Prayin' (Johnny Logan song)

"Prayin'" is a song written by Alan Earls from Greystones, County Wicklow[2] and recorded by Australian-born Irish singer and composer Johnny Logan. The song was released in association with RTÉ's music entertainment series The Hit. The song peaked at number 3 on the Irish charts and number 1 on the Irish rock chart.[3]

"Prayin'"
Single by Johnny Logan
Released9 August 2013
Genrerock[1]
Length3:49
LabelVision Independent Productions
Songwriter(s)
  • Alan Earls
Johnny Logan singles chronology
"Last Days of Beautiful"
(2010)
"Prayin'"
(2013)
"The Way She Looks At You"
(2015)

Following the chart position, Logan spoke to the Irish Independent saying "For a person who has been around as long as I have, this is incredible. I feel like the singer Bill Nighy plays in the film Love Actually, the guy who tops the charts by accident."[4]

Reception

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Padraig Muldoon from WiwiBloggs said “"Prayin'" is completely different to his previous work. It's an anthemic rock song, which you could easily imagine being performed to a packed stadium. After a few listens it's very hard not to sing along. And despite its somber themes of death and loss it is oddly uplifting.”[4]

Track listing

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Digital download[5]
No.TitleLength
1."Prayin'"3:49

Charts

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Chart (2013) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 3

References

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  1. ^ "Prayin' by Johnny Logan". amazon. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Johnny Logan Prayin for a Hit!". Meath Chronicle. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Johnny Logan WINS Chart Battle". Eurovision Ireland. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Ireland: Johnny Logan Raps His Way to Chart Success". wiwibloggs. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Prayin' by Johnny Logan". iTunes Store. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Chart Track: Week 33, 2013". Irish Singles Chart.