The Prodigal (Josiah Queen song)
| "The Prodigal" | ||||
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| Single by Josiah Queen | ||||
| from the album The Prodigal | ||||
| Released | September 1, 2023 | |||
| Length | 3:13 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Josiah Queen | |||
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| "The Prodigal" on YouTube | ||||
"The Prodigal" is a single by American folk rock musician Josiah Queen. The song was released on September 1, 2023, through F&L Music Group and Josiah Queen Music. It was used as the title track for Queen's 2024 record-breaking debut studio album, The Prodigal, which achieved a peak of No. 1 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums, and is credited as the biggest streaming debut album in Contemporary Christian music history. On March 31, 2025, the song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling at least 500,000 copies within the United States. In February 2024, the song achieved over 20 million digital streams in one week.