Chandler Moore Reveals 40-Day Rehab Stay, Releases Song About Recovery as Collaboration Hits Billboard Hot 100

# What happened

Grammy-winning singer Chandler Moore revealed he privately admitted himself into rehab for 40 days in 2023. He made the revelation public in September 2026 through Instagram posts and a short song in which he sings, "I checked into rehab today," and describes staff taking his phone and belt. Moore called the experience the "hardest thing I've ever done."

# Why he's talking about it now

Moore posted about the rehab stay during National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. In an Instagram caption he described those 40 days as a time that "wrecked me in the best and worst ways," saying he met himself in both painful and beautiful ways and that he experienced God in a way that "stripped me down." His post said he found people in treatment who didn't flinch at his story and that God stayed with him through the low points until he could breathe again.

# Career milestone at the same time

At the same moment Moore shared his recovery story, a collaboration with Elevation Worship — the song "God, I'm Just Grateful" — hit the Billboard Hot 100 at number 91. Relevant Magazine reported this was the first Hot 100 entry for both Moore and Elevation Worship. Moore posted a reaction on Instagram calling the achievement "crazy" and expressing gratitude to listeners, families, and children who have embraced the song. He said the point of the song is to set a perspective of gratitude.

# Background and context

# What Moore's posts emphasize

His public statements focus less on details of diagnoses or treatment modalities and more on the interior experience: pain, spiritual encounter, and relationships formed in recovery. He paired the rehab disclosure with art — a short song and reflective captions — and connected the timing to a month meant to raise awareness about suicide prevention.

# What this may mean for audiences

# Short timeline

• 2018: Moore helps found Maverick City Music and gains prominence through songwriting camps.

• 2023 (revealed in 2026): Moore spent 40 days in rehab.

# Bottom line