Citizen Way
Citizen Way, formerly known as The Least of These, is a contemporary Christian music and Christian rock band from Elgin, Illinois.[1] Ben Blascoe retired from the band in 2015.[1][2] The band relocated to Nashville, Tennessee in 2016 and Josh Calhoun left after that time. In 2019 Daniel Olsson and David Blascoe posted on social media that they were departing the group as well.
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Background information | |
Origin | Elgin, Illinois, U.S. |
Genres | Contemporary Christian music, Christian rock, worship |
Years active | 2004 | –present
Labels | Fair Trade |
Website | www |
Members |
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Past members |
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Background
Citizen Way is from Elgin, Illinois, founded by 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][3] Their original band name was The Least of These, when they were at Judson University together.[3] This band has been together since 2004.[3][4] They relocated to Nashville, Tennessee in 2016.[5]
The band released their debut single, "Should've Been Me", on the Fair Trade Services label on June 26, 2012.[6][7] Their second single, "Nothing Ever (Could Separate Us)", was released in June 2013.[8] Their third single, "How Sweet the Sound", was released on September 27, 2013,[9] 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.[10] The single spent four weeks atop the Christian Soft AC/Inspirational chart.[11]
Discography
Albums
Year | Album | Peak chart positions | ||
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US [12] |
US Christ. [13] |
US Heat. [14] | ||
2013 | Love Is the Evidence
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— | 22 | 4 |
2016 | 2.0
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—[upper-alpha 1] | 9 | — |
2019 | Love Is a Lion[15]
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— | —[upper-alpha 2] | — |
Singles
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
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US Christ [17] |
US Christian Airplay [18] |
US Christ Digital [19] |
US Christ AC [20] |
Christian AC Ind. [21] | |||
2012 | "Should've Been Me" | 14 | — | 10 | 4 | Love Is the Evidence | |
2013 | "Nothing Ever (Could Separate Us)" | 13 | — | 16 | 7 | ||
2014 | "How Sweet the Sound" | 11 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | |
"Evidence" | 23 | 20 | — | 16 | 17 | ||
2016 | "When I'm with You" | 22 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 2.0 |
2017 | "I Will" | 46 | 39 | — | — | 23 | |
"Bulletproof" | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||
2018 | "WaveWalker" (featuring Bart Millard of MercyMe) |
35 | 38 | — | 25 | 17 | Love Is a Lion[15] |
2019 | "The Lord's Prayer"[22] | — | 41 | — | — | 22 |
Notes
- 2.0 did not chart on the Billboard 200, but peaked at No. 94 on the Billboard Top Album Sales chart.[12]
- Love Is a Lion did not chart on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart, but peaked at No. 30 on the Billboard Christian Album Sales chart.
References
- "Citizen Way: Info". Facebook. February 1, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- "Citizen Way". K-LOVE. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- "Citizen Way". Judson University. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- Lusk, Caroline (March 31, 2016). "Citizen Way – From Day 1 to 2.0". CCM Magazine. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- "Citizen Way starts anew in Nashville". Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- "Should've Been Me". Amazon.com. June 26, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- "Should've Been Me". iTunes Store. June 26, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- Dinger, Anna (June 26, 2013). "Nothing Ever". mstarz.com. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- "How Sweet the Sound". daily.plaympe.com. August 28, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- "Soft AC/Inspirational 2014-04-03". Billboard. April 3, 2014. Archived from the original on April 12, 2009. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- "Soft AC/Inspirational". Billboard. April 26, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- "Citizen Way Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- "Citizen Way Chart History (Top Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- "Citizen Way Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- "Love Is A Lion by Citizen Way". NewReleaseToday. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- "Citizen Way to Drop New Album 'Love Is A Lion' October 18th". NewReleaseToday. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- "Citizen Way Album & Song Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- "Citizen Way Album & Song Chart History: Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- "Citizen Way Album & Song Chart History (Christian Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- "Citizen Way Album & Song Chart History: Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- "Citizen Way Album & Song Chart History: Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- "Citizen Way Follows Up Breakout Hit With New Single 'The Lord's Prayer'". Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- "Citizen Way Album & Song Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2018.