Kirk Franklin felt fearful releasing “wanna be happy”

Gospel music artist and producer Kirk Franklin has released his first song in four years, "Wanna Be Happy," he admits that he felt fearful in doing so.

The recording artist, songwriter and producer explained the concept of his new song, "Wanna Be Happy."

“Every human being was wired with the desire for happiness. And we will try different things all in the pursuit of that feeling. With this song, I'm saying, if you really want to be happy, you have to start with the originator," Franklin said in a statement shared with CP. "My goal is to try to lead people to the manufacturer of their souls."

The gospel musician was previously a choir director who burst onto the scene releasing music with successful gospel choirs like The Family, God's Property and One Nation Crew. It has been well over a decade since he went solo, but Franklin does not rule out the possibility of returning to his original format of leading choirs on records.