Owl City Releases Remix of DC Talk's 'Jesus Freak'
Multi-Platinum selling mainstream artist Owl City, an American electronic music project created by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Young, has released a remix of one of the biggest singles in Christian music history, DC Talk's famed rap/rock song 'Jesus Freak'. The new single, 'Jesus Freak (Owl City Remix)' was released on January 1st 2021.
Owl City gained mainstream popularity with the 2009 major label debut album 'Ocean Eyes', which included the single 'Fireflies' which went seven-times RIAA platinum, soared to #1 in 26 countries, and received more than 100,000,000 views on YouTube.
'Jesus Freak' was originally released by DC Talk in 1995, it was the lead radio single from the group's fourth album of the same name, and earned DC Talk three GMA Dove Awards. The Christian rap trio consisted of tobyMac, Michael Tait, and Kevin Max Smith, who have all gone on to have successful solo careers in Christian music.