This is the title track of gospel legend Mavis Staples' 2010 album, which peaked at #69 on the Billboard 200, the highest-ranking album of her career.
Jeff Tweedy, who fronts the indie rock band Wilco, produced the album. He told the story of this song to Mojo magazine: "That came out of a conversation with Mavis, where I told her my theory that all music basically says the same thing, which is: you're not alone. Even a kid in his room listening to the most abrasive punk rock or heavy metal, what they're really getting out of it is, 'We're in this with you.' Somewhere down deep there's a communication happening that's sustaining. So after we talked, I thought that'd be a good song to try and write for this record."
Surprised that the secular rocker Tweedy chose to work with the evangelical Christian Staples? Tweedy told The Sun: "We have a lot more common ground than people would think based on my lyrics and her past. I would argue Mavis isn't really as religious as she is spiritual. She's remarkably devoid of any judgment. She's extremely tolerant."
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