<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> `` I Can Only Imagine '' </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Single by MercyMe </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> from the album The Worship Project and Almost There </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> A-side </Th> <Td> `` Word of God Speak '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Released </Th> <Td> 2001 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Format </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> CD </Li> <Li> digital download </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Recorded </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 1999 and 2001 in the United States </Li> <Li> Ivy Park </Li> <Li> The Indigo Room </Li> <Li> Paradise Sound </Li> <Li> IBC Studios </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Christian alternative rock </Li> <Li> pop rock </Li> <Li> contemporary Christian </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 4 : 08 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Label </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> INO </Li> <Li> Curb </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Songwriter ( s ) </Th> <Td> Bart Millard </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer ( s ) </Th> <Td> Pete Kipley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> MercyMe singles chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> `` Bless Me Indeed ( Jabez 's Song ) '' ( 2001 ) </Td> <Td> `` I Can Only Imagine '' ( 2001 ) </Td> <Td> `` Spoken For '' ( 2002 ) </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> `` Bless Me Indeed ( Jabez 's Song ) '' ( 2001 ) </Td> <Td> `` I Can Only Imagine '' ( 2001 ) </Td> <Td> `` Spoken For '' ( 2002 ) </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when was i can only imagine the song released
2001