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| Released | 11 March 2022 | |||
| Recorded | 2021[1] | |||
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| Length | 39:30 | |||
| Label | Word Entertainment | |||
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What Are We Waiting For? is the fifth studio album by For King & Country, an Australian Christian pop duo comprising brothers Luke Smallbone and Joel Smallbone, released via Word Entertainment on 11 March 2022.[2] The album contains guest appearances by Dante Bowe, Sleeping at Last, Tori Kelly, and Kirk Franklin.[3] The duo collaborated with Tedd T., Josh Kerr, Jeff Sojka, Federico Vindver, Benjamin Backus, and Seth Mosley in the production of the album.[4]
The album was supported by the release of "Relate" and "For God Is with Us" as singles. Both peaked at No. 1 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart. "Unsung Hero" and "Love Me Like I Am" were released as promotional singles. The album is also being promoted with the What Are We Waiting For? – The Tour, spanning cities across the United States.[5]
The album was a commercial success, launching at No. 7 on the US Billboard 200 with 32,000 equivalent album units sold in its first week,[6] concurrently becoming the duo's first No. 1 entry on Billboard's Christian Albums chart.[7] At the 2022 GMA Dove Awards, What Are We Waiting For? received a GMA Dove Award nomination for Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year, while "Relate" received two nominations for Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year and Short Form Music Video of the Year (Concept), "For God Is with Us" getting nominated for Short Form Music Video of the Year (Performance), and What Are We Waiting For? | The Worldwide Special getting nominated for Long Form Video of the Year,[8] ultimately winning the Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year, Long Form Video of the Year, and Short Form Video of the Year (Concept) awards.[9]
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Billboard Interviewwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "JFH News: for KING and COUNTRY Drop New Studio Album Today, "What Are We Waiting For?"". Jesus Freak Hideout. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ Chavez, Adriana (7 January 2022). "for KING & COUNTRY Launch Album Pre-Order with Release of the New Single 'Unsung Hero'". Vacancy Magazine. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "7 Things to Know About FOR KING + COUNTRY's New Album : News : JubileeCast". JubileeCast. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Louder Than The Music - for King & Country Announce Brand New Album 'What Are We Waiting For?'". The Christian Beat. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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Top Christian Albums Debutwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Longs, Herb (10 August 2022). "Watch: Nominations For 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards Announced - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ Nicholson, Jessica (21 October 2022). "2022 GMA Dove Awards Winners: CeCe Winans & Anne Wilson Lead – Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 22 October 2022.