The Motions (song)
| "The Motions" | ||||
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| Single by Matthew West | ||||
| from the album Something to Say | ||||
| Released | January 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Studio | Dark Horse Recording Studios, Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | CCM | |||
| Length | 3:47 | |||
| Label | Sparrow | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Matthew West, Jason Houser, Sam Mizell | |||
| Producer(s) | Ed Cash | |||
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| "The Motions" on YouTube | ||||
"The Motions" is a song by contemporary Christian singer-songwriter Matthew West from his third studio album, Something to Say. It was released in January 2009 as the album's third single. It reached No. 1 on Christian adult contemporary radio in April 2009. The single was certified Platinum by RIAA.
The song is about complacency and a desire to "break free from the average, ordinary, lukewarm Christian life", and was inspired by a June 2007 column that West wrote for CCM Magazine.
The song appeared in the compilation album WOW Hits 2010.