GO (Newsboys album)
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| Studio album by Newsboys | ||
| Released | 2006 | |
| Genre | Christian rock Christian pop |
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| Label | Inpop Records | |
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| Newsboys chronology | ||
| He Reigns: The Worship Collection (2005) |
GO (2006) |
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GO is an album by Christian pop and rock band Newsboys. It was released on 30 October 2006. An EP, entitled Go EP, was released on iTunes as a preview. It featured the songs "Wherever We Go", "Go", and "I Am Free" from the album.
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[edit] Track listing
- "Wherever We Go" – 3:27
- "Go (I Wanna Send You)" – 2:52
- "Something Beautiful" – 3:51
- "The Mission" – 3:40
- "Let It All Come Out" – 4:20
- "In Wonder" – 4:12
- "Your Love Is Better Than Life" – 3:39
- "I Am Free" – 3:36
- "Secret Kingdom" – 3:21
- "The Letter (One of a Kind)" – 3:22
- "Gonna Be Alright" – 3:33
- "I Am Free (Live)" – 7:05*
- "Something to Believe In" – 3:22*
- "City to City" – 3:54*
-*Included in the Limited Edition release.
[edit] Radio singles
A live version of "I Am Free" was released as a single to radio stations long before the release of the album (spring 2006), and peaked at #11 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart.
The second single, "Wherever We Go", was released to radio stations on August 18, 2006, and as of December 2006, has peaked at #3 on the Hot Christian Songs chart and #15 on the Hot Christian Adult Contemporary charts.
"Something Beautiful" was released as the third promotional single for GO in early 2007, and as of March, has peaked at #7 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart (in only its fifth week) at #11 on the Hot Christian Adult Contemporary charts.
According to a poll on the newsboys.com message boards, "Your Love Is Better Than Life" is the clear favourite among fans as a possible fourth single, with 49% of the votes. "Secret Kingdom" follows, with 27%. "Your Love Is Better Than Life" also proves to be a popular choice on iTunes, as the best-selling track from the album, behind the first three singles.
[edit] Critical response
Reviews were generally positive, especially in the Christian market, where the band was praised for getting back to its original rock roots. Jesus Freak Hideout gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars and raved “Catchy, fun, worshipful, encouraging, and memorable, GO is liable to cause longtime fans to join me in saying, ‘Hallelujah, the Newsboys are back!’” CCM Magazine had similar praise to offer, remarking in their review that the band has "returned in what’s arguably its best creative offering since 1998’s Step Up to the Microphone. The group achieves the rare distinction of having a cross generational impact, maintaining its old school die-hards, while giving the younger crew something substantial to sink their teeth into."
"Go" is New Release Tuesday's Album of the Year (2006).
[edit] Commercial performance
Selling 23,246 units in its first week (their best sales week since Adoration's release in 2003), Go debuted at #51 on the Billboard 200 charts, and at #4 on the Top Christian Albums chart. Go fell to #6 in its second week on the Christian chart and #9 in its third, but rose to #8 in its fourth week.
After 2 months of release, "Go" sold over 100,000 copies, selling an average of 15,000 copies per week.
[edit] Trivia
- The song, In Wonder, is a new version of the song written in 2004 by New Zealand band Magnify. Lead singer of Magnify, Rick Knott is noted as one of the authors of the track on the Newsboys album. The lyrics on the new song are different from the original song however the backing track is nearly identical.
- A limited edition of the album, only available for purchase through the Newsboys' online store and through Christian retail outlets features three extra tracks, as well as a documentary featurette.[1]
