{"id":43324,"date":"2025-03-24T15:37:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T19:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=43324"},"modified":"2025-03-24T15:37:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T19:37:23","slug":"let-him-in-anyway-blake-sheltons-new-song-is-a-plea-for-gods-forgiveness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2025\/03\/let-him-in-anyway-blake-sheltons-new-song-is-a-plea-for-gods-forgiveness.html","title":{"rendered":"\u201cLet Him in Anyway,\u201d Blake Shelton\u2019s New Song is a Plea For God\u2019s Forgiveness"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_43327\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43327\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2025\/03\/Blake-Shelton_credit-Debby-Wong-Shutterstock.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43327\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2025\/03\/Blake-Shelton_credit-Debby-Wong-Shutterstock.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43327\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Debby Wong \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Blake Shelton has released a single of his song \u201cLet Him in Anyway,\u201d which is included on his new album <em>For Recreational Use Only<\/em>. The song frames itself as a prayer for a friend who has recently passed. \u201cHey, God\/ I know you know what I&#8217;m about to pray, God \/I just had to suck it up and say goodbye to my best friend\/ And I don&#8217;t ever wanna never see him again\/ And I know the only way to get in is through you\/ And he wasn&#8217;t quite the Christian he was supposed to be\/ And Lord, it ain&#8217;t my place\/ But could you let him in anyway?\u201d the song begs. It goes on to describe a friend who \u201cwas gonna let [God} in any day \/ And I&#8217;m just asking for a miracle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shelton described the new album as taking \u201cyears\u201d in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blakeshelton.com\/news\/blake-shelton-returns-with-new-album-for-recreational-use-only-available-may-9\">press release<\/a>. \u201cIt&#8217;s been a long time since we had a new album out, and I want to thank the songwriters and musicians who helped bring this record to life. Scott (Hendricks) and I have been working on this music for years, and I&#8217;m beyond excited to finally share it with the fans,\u201d he said. Addressing this single in particular, he called it \u201cone of the most powerful songs I&#8217;ve ever had the chance to record. \u201cHardy is a co-writer and a friend, and I&#8217;ve never heard a song like this before. When I first listened to it, I knew it was something special. It&#8217;s an honor to bring it to life, and I&#8217;m incredibly proud of the record we made,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The song has left several of its admirers in tears, including Shelton\u2019s wife, Gwen Stefani. \u201cHe was playing it for Gwen, and Gwen started playing it for herself. They were headed out for some event, and she had all her makeup on,\u201d Frontline Recordings, North America President Jon Loba <a href=\"https:\/\/americansongwriter.com\/blake-sheltons-new-song-triggers-label-executives-heart-attack-exclusive\/\">recalled<\/a>. \u201cShe cried the first time she heard it. Then she played it again and cried and played it again and cried. Blake is like, \u2018Sweetie, you gotta get yourself together. We gotta go to this event.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The song had an even more intense effect on Chris Oglesby, Sr. VP of Creative at BMG. Oglesby had just given the eulogy at his brother-in-law\u2019s funeral. The man\u2019s wife had some concerns over her husband\u2019s salvation, making the song even more relevant. His first time hearing it, he \u201cstarts to bawl his eyes out.\u201d Upon a second hearing, however, Oglesby leapt out of his seat and rushed out of his room. \u201cHe was, in fact, having a heart attack. They put two stents in, and they waited two weeks and put two more stents in,\u201d said Loba, noting Oglesby had had some flutters earlier in the week but the song had, \u201cpushed him over the edge.\u201d <em>For Recreational Use Only <\/em>is set to release May 9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blake Shelton has released a single of his song \u201cLet Him in Anyway,\u201d which is included on his new album For Recreational Use Only. 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