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Hawk Nelson Is My Friend, stylized on the album cover as Hawk Nelson... Is My Friend!, is the third full-length studio album from Christian rock band Hawk Nelson. It was released on April 1, 2008, debuting at #34 on the Billboard 200 and #13 on iTunes top hundred chart.[1] In the first week of its release the album sold a little over 30,000 copies.[2] Hawk Nelson wrote the songs, as usual together with Trevor McNevan, but this time also with Richard Marx and Raine Maida. The album was produced by award-winning David Bendeth (Paramore, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus). From April to October 2008 Hawk Nelson Is My Friend sold around 4 million copies.

Track listing

  1. "You Have What I Need" – 2:34 (Trevor McNevan, Hawk Nelson)
  2. "Friend Like That" – 2:49 (Trevor McNevan, Hawk Nelson)
  3. "Turn It On" – 3:09 (Trevor McNevan, Hawk Nelson)
  4. "One Little Miracle" – 2:58 (Richard Marx, Hawk Nelson)
  5. "Let's Dance" – 3:09 (Trevor McNevan, Hawk Nelson)
  6. "Ancient History" – 3:11 (David Bendeth, Walt Lafty, Brian Weaver, Nick Perri)
  7. "Somebody Else" – 3:18 (Raine Maida, Hawk Nelson)
  8. "Arms Around Me" – 3:31 (Trevor McNevan, Hawk Nelson)
  9. "Just Like Me" – 2:39 (Matthew Gerrard, Hawk Nelson)
  10. "Not The Same" – 3:30 (Holly Knight, Hawk Nelson)
  11. "Words We Speak" – 2:54 (Elizabeth Hopper, Andrew Bojanic, Hawk Nelson)
  12. "I Still Miss You" – 3:51 (Trevor McNevan, Hawk Nelson)

Special Edition tracks

  1. "One Little Miracle" [Acoustic] featuring Amy Grant – 3:04
  2. "Friend Like That" [Acoustic] – 2:49
  3. "Bring Em Out" featuring Drake Bell – 3:24 (Trevor McNevan, Hawk Nelson)

Special Edition

The special edition CD/DVD set of the album featured three bonus tracks (above), and a paper 'board game'. It also included a DVD featuring behind the scenes videos such as: 'In the Studio (with Amy Grant)', 'The Making of the 'Friend Like That' Music Video', and 'Skydiving', plus four of Hawk Nelson's music videos, including:

Singles

"Friend Like That" was the first single from the album, released on iTunes on December 24, 2007.[3] A music video was filmed for the song. In 2008, "You Have What I Need" was soon released as the second single, as well as the track "One Little Miracle". Also the album track "Let's Dance" has been released as an EP with three versions of the hit.

References

  1. ^ Hawk Nelson Discography - Hawk Nelson Is My Friend. Billboard.com. Retrieved on April 1, 2008.
  2. ^ Christian Music News
  3. ^ "Hawk Nelson Make Friends, Release New Single This Christmas". Soul Shine Magazine. 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2008-08-02.