''God's Not Dead'' is the fifteenth studio album by the

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band

Newsboys Newsboys (sometimes stylised as newsboys) are a Christian rock band that has existed in various permutations since its founding in 1985 in Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia, by Peter Furler and George Perdikis. Now based in Nashville, Tenness ...

. It was released on 15 November 2011 and is the second full-length album with lead singer

Michael Tait Michael DeWayne Tait (born May 18, 1966) is an American contemporary Christian music artist. Tait met Toby McKeehan in 1984 when he was in high school. Both Tait and McKeehan and Michael met Kevin Max while attending Liberty University in the ...

. The album featured songs by Jared Anderson, Daniel Bashta,

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, Reuben Morgan,

Jennie Lee Riddle Jennie Lee Riddle (born April 22, 1967) is an American Christian music, Christian songwriter, best known for penning "Revelation Song", first made popular by Gateway Worship and Kari Jobe, and carried to No. 1 by Phillips, Craig & Dean. The son ...

, 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 Kevin Max Smith (born August 17, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, and poet. He is best known for being a member of the Christian pop group dc Talk. As a solo artist following the band going on hiatus, he has recorded 12 full-length st ...

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

Track listing

Personnel

Newsboys *

– lead and backing vocals * Jody Davis – guitars, backing vocals * Jeff Frankenstein – keyboards, keyboard bass, programming * Duncan Phillips – drums, percussion Additional musicians *

Seth Mosley Seth David Mosley (born October 17, 1987) is an American Christian musician and record producer, who plays Christian pop and Christian rock. He was the frontman for the Christian alternative rock band Me in Motion. Mosley was awarded the Song ...

– keyboards, programming, strings, guitars, bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals * Todd Caldwell – keyboards,

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* Brian Dexter – drums * Steven Kadar – drums * Jay Dawson –

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* David Henry – additional strings (12) *

– guest vocals (2, 12) Production * Seth Mosley – producer, engineer, editing * Wes Campbell – executive producer, art direction * Dave Wagner – executive producer * Andrew Patton – A&R * Buckley Miller – engineer, editing, drum recording * Michael "X" O'Connor – drum recording * F. Reid Shippen – mixing * Erik "Keller" Jahner – mix assistant * Dave McNair – mastering * Kevin Miller – package design, layout * David Bean – photography * Lisa Wong-Ken – hair stylist, wardrobe, make-up

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{Authority control Newsboys albums 2011 albums Inpop Records albums pt:Born Again (Newsboys)