''For Those Who Wait'' is the fourth full-length

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released by Christian rock band

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. The album was released on February 9, 2010 on

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Release and promotion

On February 2, 2010 until the release of the album, Fireflight posted their lead track, "For Those Who Wait", for free to download on Amiestreet. ''For Those Who Wait'' was released on February 9, 2010. It peaked at No. 5 on the '' Billboard'' Top Christian Albums chart, No. 16 Alternative Albums and No. 96 on the ''Billboard'' 200. It was their highest CD on the chart, selling over 15,000 copies in its first week. The Japanese bonus track, "Proof of Our Love", was given out to fans via e-mail on February 9, 2010. The website for the promotion, titled "For Those Who Waited", ended and the site address is now defunct. The album received largely favorable reviews. The band toured in late 2010 on the For Those Who Wait Tour with

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and

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in support of the album. On December 1, 2010, it was announced that ''For Those Who Wait'' had been nominated for a Grammy in the

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category, marking Fireflight's first Grammy nomination. It lost to Switchfoot's ''

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''.

Track listing

References

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