Burn the Ships

Burn the Ships is the third studio album by For King & Country, an Australian Christian pop duo comprising brothers Luke Smallbone and Joel Smallbone, released via Word Entertainment on 5 October 2018. It features appearances from Moriah Peters and Courtney, the respective wives of Joel and Luke Smallbone. For King & Country collaborated with Matt Hales, Blake Kanicka, Seth Mosley and Tedd Tjornhom in the production of the album.

Burn the Ships
Studio album by
Released5 October 2018 (2018-10-05)
Recorded2017–2018
Genre
  • CCM
  • pop rock
  • soft rock
Length42:20
LabelWord Entertainment
Producer
  • For King & Country
  • Matt Hales
  • Blake Kanicka
  • Seth Mosley
  • Tedd Tjornhom
For King & Country studio album chronology
Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong.
(2014)
Burn the Ships
(2018)
A Drummer Boy Christmas
(2020)
Singles from Burn the Ships
  1. "Joy"
    Released: 18 May 2018
  2. "God Only Knows"
    Released: 11 January 2019
  3. "Burn the Ships"
    Released: 30 August 2019
  4. "Amen"
    Released: 5 February 2021

Burn the Ships was supported by the release of four singles, "Joy", "God Only Knows", "Burn the Ships", and "Amen". The singles "Joy" and "God Only Knows" were certified gold, "God Only Knows" was also certified platinum in the United States by RIAA. The album was also marketed by two tours, Burn the Ships | Album Release Tour and Burn the Ships | World Tour. The album was a commercial success as it became For King & Country's highest charting debut on the US Billboard 200, launching at No. 7 with 62,000 equivalent album units sold in its first week, concurrently becoming the duo's first No. 1 entry on Billboard's Christian Albums chart.

Burn the Ships garnered critical acclaim for their creativity, songwriting and the Smallbone brothers' vocal style. At the 2020 Grammy Awards, the album won the Best Contemporary Christian Music Album, while a remixed version of "God Only Knows" which features vocals from Dolly Parton won Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song.

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