God's Not Dead (album)

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God's Not Dead
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Studio album by
Released15 November 2011
Recorded2011
Genre Christian rock, pop rock, contemporary worship music
Length49:25
Label Inpop
Producer Seth Mosley
Newsboys chronology
Christmas! A Newsboys Holiday
(2010)
God's Not Dead
(2011)
Newsboys Live in Concert: God's Not Dead
(2012)
Singles from God's Not Dead
  1. "God's Not Dead (Like a Lion)"
    Released: 12 October 2011 [1]
  2. "Your Love Never Fails"
    Released: 1 November 2012 [2]
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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".

Contents

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. [5] As of 10 July 2014, the album has sold 428,000 copies.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The King Is Coming" Jared Anderson, Seth Mosley4:46
2."God's Not Dead (Like a Lion)" (featuring Kevin Max) Daniel Bashta 4:18
3."Your Love Never Fails"Anthony Skinner, Chris McClarney 3:38
4."Here We Stand"Mosley, Jason Ingram 4:16
5."Savior of the World"Ben Cantelon3:38
6."Forever Reign"Ingram, Reuben Morgan 3:52
7."More Than Enough"Sarah Hart, Jonathan Lee3:43
8."Revelation Song" Jennie Lee Riddle 4:49
9."Pouring It Out for You"Anderson, Lee4:32
10."Mighty to Save"Benjamin Fielding, Morgan4:27
11."All the Way"Mosley, Ingram4:07
12."I Am Second" (featuring Kevin Max)Mosley, Ben Glover, Norm Miller3:19
Total length:49:25

Personnel

Newsboys

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

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