The song was written by Joth Hunt, Henry Seeley and Liz Webber.

[5] The song has been covered by a number of Christian music artists including Todd Dulaney,[6] Travis Greene[7] and Elevation Worship led by the worship singer Chris Brown.

[11] The official music video for the song was released on December 15, 2012, and has garnered over 11 million views as of April 2021.

[12] "The Anthem" was ranked eighteenth on the Worship Leader's Top 20 Songs of 2013 list.

[18] On November 10, 2014, VaShawn Mitchell released the song "The Anthem" titled (Medley) from the album Unstoppable.