Jennifer Hudson released her new single “Here I Am (Singing My Way Home),” co-written by Reservoir’s Jamie Hartman along with Carole King and Hudson, today. The original song will be featured in the upcoming Aretha Franklin biopic, Respect, out August 13th. Regarding the collab, Vulture noted, “The full strength of Hudson’s voice is on display in this song, which starts in pure gospel before opening up into a beautiful adult-contemporary-soul number.” Jennifer Hudson remarked, via  Entertainment Weekly, “Music is such a living and breathing character in this film, as it was in Ms. Franklin’s life. The process of creating this song was like constructing the greatest tribute I could possibly offer to her spirit.” While, Carole King added, “Writing a song with Jamie Hartman and Jennifer Hudson felt both familiar and fresh at the same time. The process of songwriting continues to amaze me. One minute there’s nothing, and then a song grows out of the seed of an idea.”

 

Stream the single below: