Letters to the President

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Letters to the President
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 13, 2004
Genre Pop punk, skate punk, punk rock
Length39:50
Label Tooth & Nail
Producer
Hawk Nelson chronology
Letters to the President
(2004)
Smile, It's The End of the World
(2006)
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Enhanced Edition Cover
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Letters to the President is the debut studio album released by Christian pop punk band Hawk Nelson. The album was released on July 13, 2004. It was later re-released on October 4, 2005 with six additional tracks and three exclusive videos.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Daniel Biro, Jason Dunn, David Clark, Matthew Paige and Trevor McNevan except where noted

Album release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."California" 2:52
2."Things We Go Through" 2:31
3."Every Little Thing" 3:07
4."From Underneath" 2:45
5."Letters to the President" 3:13
6."Right Here" 3:11
7."Recess" 0:50
8."Take Me" 3:30
9."Someone Else Before" 3:17
10."First Time" 2:37
11."Like a Racecar" (featuring Trevor McNevan of TFK) 2:48
12."Late Show" 1:53
13."36 Days"Daniel Biro, Jason Dunn, David Clark, Matthew Paige3:42
14."Long and Lonely Road" 3:10

All tracks are written by Daniel Biro, Jason Dunn, David Clark, Matthew Paige and Trevor McNevan except where noted

Special Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."American Dreams: The Story" 0:34
16."My Generation" (The Who cover)Pete Townshend3:28
17."Every Little Thing" (Acoustic) 3:08
18."Take Me" (Acoustic) 3:28
19."Jason's Thoughts in French" 0:39
20."Letters to the President" (Acoustic) 4:33
Total length:54:33

Personnel

Hawk Nelson

Additional musicians

Production

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