Citizen Way
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Background information | |
Origin | Elgin, Illinois |
Genres | Contemporary Christian music, Christian rock |
Years active | 2004 | –present
Labels | Fair Trade |
Website |
citizenwaymusic |
Members |
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Citizen Way, formerly known as The Least of These, is a contemporary Christian music and Christian rock band from Elgin, Illinois.[1] The band is composed of Ben Blascoe, David Blascoe, Ben Calhoun and Josh Calhoun.[1][2]
The band released their debut single "Should've Been Me" on the record label Fair Trade Services. The song was released on June 26, 2012,[3][4] and it has charted on numerous Christian song charts. This song has reached as high as No. 8 on K-LOVE's Top Songs list for the weeks of October 14, October 21 and 28, 2012, and it debuted on that list the week of July 8, 2012 at the No. 15 position.[5]
Their second single, "Nothing Ever (Could Separate Us)", was released in June 2013,[6] and it has also charted on numerous Christian song charts. This song debuted at No. 17 on K-LOVE's Top Songs list for the week of June 9, 2013.[7]
The band's third single, "How Sweet the Sound", was released on September 27, 2013,[8] and has gone on to become their first No. 1 single. It has charted on Christian AC Indicator and Soft AC/Inspirational, reaching No. 1 on the Christian Soft AC/Inspirational chart on April 3, 2014.[9] The single spent four weeks atop the Christian Soft AC/Inspirational chart.[10]
Background
Citizen Way is from Elgin, Illinois, and are made up of two sets of brothers Ben Blascoe on bass guitar, David Blascoe on drums, Ben Calhoun on vocals and guitar and Josh Calhoun on guitars, keys and vocals.[1][2][11] Their original band name was The Least of These, when they were at Judson University together.[11] This band has been together since 2004.[11]
Discography
Albums
Year | Album | Peak chart positions | ||
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Top Christian[12] |
Top Heatseekers[13] | |||
2013 | Love Is the Evidence
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22 | 4 |
Singles
Year | Title | Peak Chart Positions | ||||||
US Christian Songs[14] | US Christian Digital | US Christian AC | US Christian AC Indicator | US Christian CHR | US Christian Soft AC/ | US Christian Airplay[15] | ||
2012 | "Should've Been Me" | 14 | 24 | 10[16] | 4[17] | — | 11[18] | — |
2013 | "Nothing Ever (Could Separate Us)" | 13 | — | 16 | 7 | 23 | 17 | — |
2014 | "How Sweet the Sound" | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3[19] | 35 | 1[20] | 5 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Citizen Way (February 1, 2012). "Citizen Way: Info". Facebook. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 K-LOVE. "Biography: Citizen Way". K-LOVE. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ↑ Citizen Way (June 26, 2012). "Should've Been Me". Amazon.com. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ↑ Citizen Way (June 26, 2012). "Should've Been Me". iTunes. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ↑ K-LOVE (October 14, 2012). "Top Songs". K-LOVE. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ↑ Anna Dinger (June 26, 2013). "Nothing Ever". mstarz.com. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ↑ K-LOVE (June 9, 2013). "Top Songs". K-LOVE. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ↑ DailyPlayMPE (August 28, 2013). "How Sweet the Sound". daily.plaympe.com. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ↑ Billboard (April 3, 2014). "Soft AC/Inspirational 2014-04-03". Billboard.biz. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ↑ Billboard (April 26, 2014). "Soft AC/Inspirational". Billboard.biz. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Judson University. "Citizen Way". judsonu.edu. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ↑ Billboard (May 11, 2013). "Christian Albums: Page 3". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
- ↑ Billboard (May 11, 2013). "Heatseekers Albums: Page 1". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
- ↑ Billboard. "Citizen Way Hot Christian Songs". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ↑ Billboard. "Citizen Way Christian Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ↑ Billboard (October 13, 2012). "Hot Christian Adult Contemporary 2012-10-13". Billboard.biz. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ↑ Billboard (November 3, 2012). "Christian AC Indicator 2012-11-03". Billboard.biz. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ↑ Billboard (October 6, 2012). "Soft AC/Inspirational 2012-10-06". Billboard.biz. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ↑ Billboard (June 7, 2014). "Christian AC Indicator 2014-07-06". Billboard.biz. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ↑ Billboard (April 3, 2014). "Soft AC/Inspirational 2014-04-03". Billboard.biz. Retrieved April 3, 2014.