''Smile, It's the End of the World'' is the second full-length album by
pop punk band
Hawk Nelson
Hawk Nelson was a Canadian Christian pop-punk band from Peterborough, Ontario. Formed in 2000, the band has released eight studio albums. Bassist/backing vocalist Daniel Biro was the band's only founding member to remain throughout their entire ...
. It was released on April 4, 2006.
The record was a 2007
GMA Dove Award nominee for Rock Album, produced by
Aaron Sprinkle. It was also a nominee for Recorded Music Packaging, designed by Jason Powers. It is also the longest album by the band, as well as the debut of guitarist
Jonathan Steingard. ''Smile, It's the End of the World'' charted at No. 75 on the
''Billboard'' 200 after selling more than 14,000 copies in its opening week. "The Show" is on the
Digital Praise PC game ''
Guitar Praise''.
Track listing
A different version of "Bring 'Em Out", which features
Drake Bell
Jared Drake Bell (born June 27, 1986) is an American actor and musician. Born in Newport Beach, California, he began his career as a child actor in the 1990s, appearing on ''Home Improvement (TV series), Home Improvement'' (1994) and in severa ...
, was released on the band's 2005 EP of the same name and on the special edition of ''
Hawk Nelson Is My Friend''. The version with Bell was performed in the film ''
Yours, Mine and Ours''. The band's frontman, Jason Dunn, has said in an interview that there was going to be an actual title song, making the album have thirteen songs.
Personnel
Hawk Nelson
* Jason Dunn – Vocals,Piano
*
Jonathan Steingard – guitars
* Daniel Biro – bass
* Aaron "Skwid" Tosti – drums
Additional personnel
* Everett Dallas, Kenneth E. Larry, James Young, Willie Williams – vocals on "The Show"
* Josh Head – vocals on "Nothing Left to Show"
Production
*
Brandon Ebel – executive producer
* Jonathan Dunn – A&R
*
Aaron Sprinkle – producer, recording
*
Trevor McNevan – pre-production
* J.R. McNeely – mixing
* Aaron Lipinski – additional recording, mix assistant
*
Randy Torres – additional recording
*
Brian Gardner – mastering at
Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
* Jason Powers – art direction, design, illustrations
* David Hill – photography
* Teresa Davis – management
Singles
The band has released the song "Everything You Ever Wanted" on Christian radio. It peaked at No. 1 on the Christian Hit Radio format. "The Show" has appeared on
Christian radio as well.
The band released a video and on the radio for "Zero" on May 30, 2007. It was the 15th most played song of 2007 on U.S. Christian Hit Radio stations.
[2007 Year End Charts/Top Christian CHR songs]
, R&R magazine, Retrieved January 6, 2008
Awards
In 2007, the album was nominated for a
Dove Award for Rock Album of the Year at the
38th GMA Dove Awards.
38th Annual GMA Awards
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References
External links
Vh1.com
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2006 albums
Hawk Nelson albums
Tooth & Nail Records albums
Albums produced by Aaron Sprinkle