Hawk Nelson
Hawk Nelson is a Christian punk rock band from Peterborough , Ontario .
Band history
The band originally played in Ontario for a few years before signing with Tooth & Nail Records . In July 2004 her album Letters to the President was released . The CD was produced by Aaron Sprinkle and Trevor McNevan , who co-wrote nine of the fifteen songs.
The band also had a few mainstream hits. They embodied " The Who " in an episode of the NBC - drama American Dreams and wrote in 2005 the single Bring em out for the film Yours, Mine & Notice .
In October 2005, Hawk re- published Nelson Letters to the President . They released new material including The Who cover single, My Generation , three acoustic versions of some of their hits, and a limited edition cover. Smile, It's the End of the World was released in April 2006, and the single Everything You Ever Wanted became a number one hit on Christian Radio. Hawk Nelson spent the summer of 2006 playing at various festivals.
On September 22, 2009 Hawk Nelson released their fourth studio album Live Life Loud .
In February 2011 the fifth album Crazy Love , which consists of two CDs, was released.
In May 2020, singer and guitarist Jon Steingard wrote on Instagram that he no longer believes in God. He wants to deal with film production in the future.
Band members
- Jonathan Steingard (guitar)
- Daniel Biro (bass)
- Justin Benner (drums)
Former band members
- Davin "Dave" Clark (guitar)
- Matt Paige (drums)
- Aaron Tosti, nicknamed "Skwid" (drums)
- Jason Dunn (vocals, keyboard)
Discography
Albums
| year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 US
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Christian
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| 2004 | Letters to the President Tooth & Nail Records |
- |
Christian35 (3 weeks) Christian |
First published: July 13, 2004
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| 2006 | Smile, It's the End of the World Tooth & Nail Records |
US75 (4 weeks) US |
Christian3 (56 weeks) Christian |
First published: April 4, 2006
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| 2008 | Hawk Nelson Is My Friend Tooth & Nail Records / BEC Recordings |
US34 (3 weeks) US |
Christian1 (32 weeks) Christian |
First published: April 1, 2008
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| 2009 | Live Life Loud! Tooth & Nail Records / BEC Recordings |
US54 (3 weeks) US |
Christian3 (16 weeks) Christian |
First published: September 22, 2009
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| 2011 | Crazy Love Tooth & Nail Records |
US87 (1 week) US |
Christian3 (12 weeks) Christian |
First published: February 8, 2011
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| 2013 | Made fair trade services |
US192 (1 week) US |
Christian15 (14 weeks) Christian |
First published: April 2, 2013
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| 2015 | Diamonds Fair Trade Services |
- |
Christian12 (30 weeks) Christian |
First published: March 17, 2015
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| 2018 | Miracles Fair Trade Services |
- | - |
First published: April 6, 2018
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EPs
- Saturday Rock Action (2003)
- California EP (2004)
- Bring Em Out from the MGM Motion Picture "Yours, Mine, And Ours - EP (2005) (only available in iTunes Store)
- Gloria EP (November 2006)
- One Little Miracle EP (October 2008)
- Let's Dance: The Remixes (December 2008)
- Summer EP (June 2009)
- The Light Sides (February 2011)
- Christmas EP (November 2011)
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
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Christian
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| 2006 | Everything You Ever Wanted Smile, It's the End of the World |
Christian14 (10 weeks) Christian |
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| The Show Smile, It's the End of the World |
Christian20 (10 weeks) Christian |
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| Zero Smile, It's the End of the World |
Christian17 (16 weeks) Christian |
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| 2007 | I Heard the Bells Gloria EP |
Christian25 (1 week) Christian |
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| Friend Like That Hawk Nelson Is My Friend |
Christian19 (15 weeks) Christian |
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| 2008 | One Little Miracle Hawk Nelson Is My Friend |
Christian24 (15 weeks) Christian |
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| 2009 | Live Life Loud Live Life Loud! |
Christian50 (1 week) Christian |
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| The Meaning of Life Live Life Loud! |
Christian37 (11 weeks) Christian |
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| 2010 | Crazy Love Crazy Love |
Christian22 (20 weeks) Christian |
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| 2011 | Your Love Is a Mystery Crazy Love |
Christian43 (15 weeks) Christian |
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| 2013 | Words Made |
Christian2 (43 weeks) Christian |
feat. Bart Millard
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| Faithful Made |
Christian34 (13 weeks) Christian |
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| 2014 | A Million Miles Away Made |
Christian43 (6 weeks) Christian |
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| 2015 | Drops in the Ocean Diamonds |
Christian5 (30 weeks) Christian |
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| 2016 | Diamonds Diamonds |
Christian8 (26 weeks) Christian |
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| 2017 | Live Like You're Loved Diamonds |
Christian15 (26 weeks) Christian |
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| He Still Does (Miracles) Miracles |
Christian22 (27 weeks) Christian |
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| 2018 | Never Let You Down Miracles |
Christian42 (4 weeks) Christian |
feat. Hunter & Tara
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More singles
- Every Little Thing (2004)
- Letters to the President (2004)
- Things We Go Through (2004)
- Take Me (2004)
- The One Thing I Have Left (2004)
- You Have What I Need (2008)
- Let's Dance (2008)
- Alive (2009)
- Skeleton (2010)
- Just Getting Started (2014)
- The Great Unknown (2015)
- Sold Out (2015)
- Right Here With You (feat.MDSN) (2018)
- Parachute (2018)
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- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CAbHm10lt7w/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading
- ↑ http://www.steingardcreative.com/
- ↑ a b Chart sources: US