God's Not Dead (album) explained

God's Not Dead
Type:Studio
Artist:Newsboys
Cover:Godsnotdead.jpg
Released:15 November 2011
Recorded:2011
Genre:Christian rock, pop rock, contemporary worship music
Length:49:25
Label:Inpop
Producer:Seth Mosley
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God's Not Dead is the fifteenth studio album by the Christian Rock band Newsboys. It was released on 15 November 2011 and is the second full-length album with lead singer Michael Tait. The album featured songs by Jared Anderson, Daniel Bashta, Jason Ingram, Reuben Morgan, Jennie Lee Riddle, Jonathan Lee, Sarah Hart, Ben Cantelon, Ben Glover, Norm Miller, as well as multiple compositions and arrangements by Seth Mosley of Me in Motion. The album produced one music video for the title track. Kevin Max of dc Talk does background vocals on "God's Not Dead".

The album hit No. 1 on the Billboard Christian Albums chart, and its lead single, "God's Not Dead (Like a Lion)", originally written by Daniel Bashta, was certified Gold by the RIAA.[1] As of 10 July 2014, the album has sold 428,000 copies.

Personnel

Newsboys

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)Position
US Billboard 200[2] 172
US Christian Albums (Billboard)[3] 4
Chart (2013)Position
US Christian Albums (Billboard)[4] 29
Chart (2014)Position
US Billboard 200[5] 198
US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)[6] 19

Notes and References

  1. Web site: God's Not Dead certified. 27 May 2014. Newsboys. 4 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141004150940/http://newsboys.com/gods-dead-like-lion-digital-single-certified-gold-riaa/#.U7_r2fldVIE. dead.
  2. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2012. Billboard. 11 November 2020.
  3. Top Christian Albums – Year-End 2012. Billboard. 11 November 2020.
  4. Top Christian Albums – Year-End 2013. Billboard. 11 November 2020.
  5. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2014. Billboard. 11 November 2020.
  6. Catalog Albums – Year-End 2014. Billboard. 11 November 2020.