Skillet discography
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The discography of the American
Christian rock
band Skillet
consists of seven studio album
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United States
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Christian rock
Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands...
band Skillet
Skillet (band)
Skillet is an American Christian rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee in 1996. The band currently consists of husband and wife John and Korey Cooper , along with Jen Ledger and lead guitarist Seth Morrison. The band has released eight albums, two receiving Grammy nominations: Collide and Comatose...
consists of seven studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
s, three EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
s, two live album
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
s, one compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
, and 48 radio single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
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Studio albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds) |
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US Heat. Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
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1996 | Skillet Skillet (album) Skillet is the self-titled debut release from the Christian rock band Skillet. Released in 1996 as an enhanced CD and audio cassette from Forefront Records and Ardent Records, it showcases powerful Christian lyrics with a grunge rock sound...
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1998 | Hey You, I Love Your Soul Hey You, I Love Your Soul Hey You, I Love Your Soul is the second full-length album from Christian rock band Skillet. It was released in 1998 as an enhanced CD from Forefront Records and Ardent Records.-Track listing:-Personnel:*John L... ForeFront Records ForeFront Records is a Christian Music record label founded in 1987 by Dan R. Brock, Eddie DeGarmo, Dana Key, and Ron W. Griffin. It was purchased by EMI in 1996 from current owners Dan R. Brock and Eddie DeGarmo and is now part of the EMI Christian Music Group.In 1998, ForeFront released a 2-CD... |
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2000 | Invincible Invincible (Skillet album) Invincible is the third full-length album by Christian rock group Skillet. It was released in 2000 from Forefront Records and Ardent Records... |
— | 13 | 22 | — | — | US: 38,000+ | ||
2001 | Alien Youth Alien Youth -Music video:The video for "Alien Youth" features the band in a futuristic city, wearing futuristic clothes much like those seen in the "Best Kept Secret" video. The opening shot is something coming down to earth. It then cuts to the futuristic city, circling around a tower with large screens at... |
141 | 4 | 4 | — | — | US: 133,000+ | ||
2003 | Collide
Lava Records Lava Records is an American based record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated through Universal Republic Records.-Company history:... /Ardent/SRE INO Records INO Records, also known as Fair Trade Services, is an American record label based in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, specializing in Contemporary Christian music . It is distributed through Sony Music Entertainment, and was owned by Integrity Media until June 2011. When Integrity Media sold its assets... |
179 | 9 | 5 | — | — | US: 200,000+ | ||
2006 | Comatose Comatose (album) Comatose is the seventh full-length album released by the Christian rock band Skillet. Released October 3, 2006, this album continues their previous album's trend of downplaying the keyboard elements that were prominent in previous releases in favor of more orchestral elements and distorted guitars... Atlantic Records Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz... |
55 | 4 | 19 | — | US: 500,000+ | US Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... : Gold |
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2009 | Awake Awake (Skillet album) Awake is the eighth album by Christian rock band Skillet. It is the follow-up to their Grammy-nominated album Comatose. The album was released on August 25, 2009 by Lava Records and Ardent Records and debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200... |
2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | US: 840,000+ | US: Gold | ||
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Live albums
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2000 | Ardent Worship Ardent Worship -Credits:*John L. Cooper – lead vocals, bass*Korey Cooper – keyboards, backing vocals*Kevin Haaland - guitar*Lori Peters - drums*Ken Steorts - guitar *Trey McClurkin - drums...
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2008 | Comatose Comes Alive Comatose Comes Alive Comatose Comes Alive DVD/CD is the second live album and second live DVD by the Christian rock band Skillet, which peaked at #164 on the Billboard 200. It is the band's first combination CD/DVD of live recording, as their first official live album was 2000's Ardent Worship, a worship album recorded... DVD A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions.... ) |
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Compilation albums
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2010 | The Early Years (1996-2001) The Early Years (1996-2001) The Early Years is a compilation album by Christian rock band Skillet. It includes songs from Skillet's first five studio albums, excluding Ardent Worship. Two music videos, "Best Kept Secret" and "Gasoline" are also included in the compilation.-Track listing:...
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Extended plays
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2007 | The Older I Get The Older I Get EP The Older I Get is the third single released by the Christian rock band Skillet from their seventh album Comatose in 2007. The song was also released on an EP called "The Older I Get EP." The song charted at No. 27 on the US Mainstream Rock Tracks and No. 14 on the Billboard US Hot Christian Songs...
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2010 | iTunes Session
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2011 | Awake and Remixed Awake and Remixed EP Awake and Remixed EP is the first remix album from the Christian rock band Skillet. All songs are remixed versions from their previous album, Awake. It was released on March 22, 2011 and debuted at No. 98 on the Billboard 200.-Track listing:-Credits:... |
Singles
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US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
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US Rock Rock Songs Rock Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the airplay of songs on alternative, mainstream rock and triple A radio stations. The first chart was published in the issue dated June 20, 2009. "Know Your Enemy" by Green Day was the first number-one song. The Rock Songs... |
JPN Japan Hot 100 The Japan Hot 100 is a music singles chart in Japan. It is compiled by Billboard and Hanshin Contents Link ever since February 2008. The chart is updated every Wednesday at billboard-japan.com and every Thursday at billboard.com .... |
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1996 | "I Can" | — | — | — | — | — | Skillet | ||
"Gasoline" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Saturn" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"My Beautiful Robe" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1998 | "Hey You, I Love Your Soul" | — | — | — | — | — | Hey You, I Love Your Soul | ||
"Locked in a Cage" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"More Faithful" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Suspended in You" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Take" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Whirlwind" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
2000 | "Best Kept Secret" | — | — | — | — | — | Invincible | ||
"Invincible" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"You're Powerful" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Come On to the Future" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Rest" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"The One" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"You Take My Rights Away" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Shout to the Lord" | — | — | — | — | — | Ardent Worship | |||
"Your Name Is Holy" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
2001 | "Alien Youth" | — | — | — | — | — | Alien Youth | ||
"Eating Me Away | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Rippin' Me Off" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Stronger" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"You Are My Hope" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
2002 | "Earth Invasion" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Kill Me, Heal Me" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Vapor" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
2003 | "The Thirst Is Taking Over" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2004 | "Forsaken" | — | — | — | — | — | Collide | ||
"My Obsession" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Savior" | — | — | 26 | — | — | ||||
"Open Wounds" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
2005 | "Under My Skin" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Collide" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"A Little More" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
2006 | "Rebirthing Rebirthing (song) "Rebirthing" is a song by the Christian rock band Skillet, and it is the first single off their seventh album Comatose. The song has achieved a large amount of popularity in both the mainstream and Christian radio. The song was #1 on ChristianRock.Net's Weekly Top 30 for sixteen straight weeks , #3... " |
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"Whispers in the Dark" | — | — | 34 | — | — | ||||
"The Older I Get" | — | 14 | 27 | — | — | ||||
2007 | "The Last Night" | — | 16 | 38 | — | — | |||
"Comatose" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
2008 | "Live Free or Let Me Die" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Those Nights" | — | 22 | — | — | — | ||||
2009 | "Better than Drugs" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Monster Monster (Skillet song) "Monster" is the second single of the 2009 album Awake by the Christian rock band Skillet, and is the second track on the album. The single went on to become the bands breakthrough single charting at #4 on Mainstream rock charts and #101 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Chart... " |
101 | — | 4 | 20 | 98 | US Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... : Gold |
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2010 | "Hero Hero (Skillet song) "Hero" is the first single of the 2009 album Awake by the Christian Rock band Skillet and is the first track on the album. The song talks about mankind's need for a Hero with the hero being Jesus Christ. It's the fourth single by Skillet to be released to physical media... " |
— | 29 | 15 | 35 | 77 | US Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... : Gold |
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"Awake and Alive Awake and Alive "Awake and Alive" is the third single of the 2009 album Awake by the Christian rock band Skillet. It was released on February 15, 2010 to Christian Hard rock and Rock radio. Before release as a single, the song charted at No. 100 in the Billboard Hot 100 for one week and No... " |
100 | 30 | 2 | 13 | — | US Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... : Gold |
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"Forgiven Forgiven (Skillet song) Forgiven is the fourth single from the 2009 album Awake from the Christian Rock Band Skillet. The single was released to Christian CHR/Rock radio on August 2, 2010.-Meaning:... " |
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2011 | "Lucy Lucy (Skillet song) "Lucy" is the fifth single of the 2009 album Awake by the Christian rock band Skillet, and is the twelfth track on the album.- Meaning and concept :... " |
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"It's Not Me, It's You It's Not Me, It's You (Skillet song) "It's Not Me, It's You" is the sixth single of the 2009 album Awake by the Christian rock band Skillet, and is the sixth track on the album.- Background and meaning :... " |
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"One Day Too Late" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
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Music videos
Year | Title | Director(s) |
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1996 | "Gasoline" | |
"Saturn" | ||
"I Can" | ||
1998 | "More Faithful" | |
2000 | "Best Kept Secret" | Steven L. Weaver |
2001 | "Alien Youth" | |
2003 | "Savior" | |
2006 | "Rebirthing" | |
"Whispers in the Dark" | ||
2007 | "The Older I Get" | |
"Looking for Angels" | ||
2009 | "Monster" | The Erwin Brothers |
"Hero" | ||
2010 | "Awake and Alive" |
Video albums
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2002 | Alien Youth: The Unplugged Invasion Alien Youth: The Unplugged Invasion Alien Youth: The Unplugged Invasion is the first DVD from the Christian rock band Skillet. Released in 2002 by Ardent Records, Skillet performs four songs from Alien Youth as a mini acoustic concert. All of the instruments are unplugged in place of acoustic guitar and softer drums...
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Compilation appearances
Year | Album | Song(s) |
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1998 | No Lies | "Locked in a Cage" |
1998 | Surfonic Water Revival Surfonic Water Revival Surfonic Water Revival is the title of a various artists compilation album which was recorded and released in 1998 by KMG Records. The album pays tribute to the pioneers of Surf music like Brian Wilson, Jan and Dean, the Belairs, the Hondells, the Surfaris, the Ventures, Beach Boys, Dick Dale and... |
"Last Day of Summer" |
1998 | WWJD | "Whirlwind" |
2000 | Cross Seekers | "Safe with You" |
2000 | Absolute Modern Worship | "How Deep The Father's Love for Us " |
2001 | Festival Con Dios Festival Con Dios Festival Con Dios was a traveling Christian music festival that began in spring 2001. The first festival was started by Newsboys and also featured Audio Adrenaline, The O.C. Supertones, Pillar, T-Bone, The Benjamin Gate, Skillet, Switchfoot, and others. This was one of the largest CCM traveling... |
"Alien Youth" |
2001 | Extreme Days Extreme Days Extreme Days is a 2001 Christian-based comedy romance film about four boys on a roadtrip that they have been planning their whole lives. Their dreams are to participate in many extreme sports, but they are stopped short due to many circumstances.-Plot:... : The Soundtrack |
"Come On to the Future" |
2002 | Parachute 2002 | "One Real Thing" |
2003 | X 2003: Music Video DVD! | "Kill Me, Heal Me" |
2004 | Veggie Tales: Veggie Rocks! | "Stand" |
2004 | X 2004: Music Video DVD! | "Savior" |
2005 | Absolute Smash Hits, Vol. 2 | "A Little More" |
2005 | X 2005 | "Open Wounds" |
2005 | !HERO !Hero !HERO is a rock opera about Jesus. It is based on the question, "What if Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania?". After the original tour in 2003 ended, it was released on DVD, CD, and was written into a trilogy of novels and series of comic books.... (John Cooper Only) |
Various Tracks |
2006 | X 2007 | "Rebirthing Rebirthing (song) "Rebirthing" is a song by the Christian rock band Skillet, and it is the first single off their seventh album Comatose. The song has achieved a large amount of popularity in both the mainstream and Christian radio. The song was #1 on ChristianRock.Net's Weekly Top 30 for sixteen straight weeks , #3... " |
2006 | OSeven: The Year's Best Christian Rock Hits | "Comatose" |
2007 | X 2008 | "Whispers in the Dark" |
2009 | X 2009 | "Live Free or Let Me Die" |
2009 | X 2009: Music Video DVD! | "Comatose" (live) |
2009 | X 2010 | "Dead Inside" |
2010 | WOW Hits 2011 WOW Hits 2011 WOW Hits 2011 is a two-disc compilation album composed of some of the biggest hits on Christian radio in 2010. Disc one features more AC radio hits, while disc two features the CHR/Rock radio hits. The album was also issued in a deluxe version featuring six bonus remixes.The album hit No. 1 on... |
"Hero" |
Television
- Comatose Comes AliveComatose Comes AliveComatose Comes Alive DVD/CD is the second live album and second live DVD by the Christian rock band Skillet, which peaked at #164 on the Billboard 200. It is the band's first combination CD/DVD of live recording, as their first official live album was 2000's Ardent Worship, a worship album recorded...
made its world television premiere on December 5, 2008 on Gospel Music ChannelGospel Music Channelgmc is an American satellite and cable television channel, known from its 2004 launch until February 1, 2010 as Gospel Music Channel. It is also available in high-definition as a separate channel called gmcHD ....
. - Skillet once appeared on the CMTCMT- Medicine :* California mastitis test* Certified Massage Therapist* Cervical motion tenderness, a sign of pelvic inflammatory disease* Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease* Chemically modified tetracyclines* Circus Movement Tachycardia...
television show, Mobile Home Disaster in an episode where the kids in the family were fans of the band. - Their songs "You Are My Hope" and "A Little More" were featured in two episodes of the CBSCBSCBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
show Joan of ArcadiaJoan of ArcadiaJoan of Arcadia is an American television fantasy/family drama telling the story of teenager Joan Girardi , who sees and speaks with God and performs tasks she is given. The series originally aired on Fridays, 8-9 p.m...
. - Their song "You Are My Hope" was featured once on the CWThe CW Television NetworkThe CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006–2007 television season. It is a joint venture between CBS Corporation, the former owners of United Paramount Network , and Time Warner's Warner Bros., former majority owner of The WB...
show America's Next Top ModelAmerica's Next Top ModelAmerica's Next Top Model is a reality television show in which a number of women compete for the title of America's Next Top Model and a chance to start their career in the modeling industry....
. - The song "Best Kept Secret" is used as the theme for the New JerseyNew JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
-based Christian teen show, Real Faith TV. - Skillet's song "Rebirthing" is the theme song for the Philadelphia FlyersPhiladelphia FlyersThe Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
as they enter the ice before the game. - WWE used "Monster" as the theme song for their Hell in a Cell pay-per-view in 2009. WWE also used "Hero" as a theme song for their Royal Rumble (2010)Royal Rumble (2010)Royal Rumble was the twenty-third annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment . It took place on January 31, 2010 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia and featured talent from the Raw, SmackDown and ECW brands...
pay-per-view and the WWE Tribute to the TroopsWWE Tribute to the TroopsWWE Tribute to the Troops is an annual event held by WWE together with Armed Forces Entertainment in December around Christmas since 2003 as a way of honoring the men and women of the United States armed forces serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Selected WWE wrestlers and employees travel to the said...
2009. - NFL on NBC is using "Hero" as the background song for their game previews.
- "Hero" was used as music for the World SeriesWorld SeriesThe World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball, played between the American League and National League champions since 1903. The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff and awarded the Commissioner's Trophy...
. - "Hero" was also used in promos for NBC's Sunday Night Football
- "Awake and Alive" was used for the November 2009 promo for the soap opera, One Life to LiveOne Life to LiveOne Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
. - "Awake and Alive" was featured in the background of the 2011 World Series pregame television programming.
Video games
- The song "A Little More" can be added to the Christian video gameChristian video gamesChristian video games were first marketed successfully by BibleBytes in the early 1980s on several different microcomputer platforms and in the late 1980s for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Wisdom Tree. Now they are made by many different developers...
Dance PraiseDance PraiseDance Praise is a series of dance video games developed by Christian video game developer Digital Praise, with a particular emphasis on Contemporary Christian music. Peter Fokos, CTO of Digital Praise, started the Dance Praise series after his daughter asked him to create a dance game with...
via the Dance Praise- Expansion Pack Volume 3: Pop & Rock Hits. - The songs "The Older I Get," "SaviorSavior(song)Savior is the third single off the Christian rock band Skillet's sixth studio album, Collide. It has been to date the band's fifth highest mainstream rock Billboard charting single, peaking at #26. It's also the first Skillet single to ever be released to physical media...
," and "RebirthingRebirthingRebirthing may refer to:*Rebirthing-breathwork, a form of alternative medicine mainly consisting of a breathing technique*Attachment therapy, a controversial category of alternative child mental health interventions intended to treat attachment disorders...
" can be played on the Christian Video Game "Guitar PraiseGuitar PraiseGuitar Praise is a Christian rhythm video game for PC. Published by Digital Praise, it uses contemporary Christian music with gameplay akin to that of the Guitar Hero and Rock Band games, although it is only compatible with its own wired and cordless USB guitar controllers. A second guitar can be...
" for PCs or Macs. - The songs "Hero" and "Monster" are on the WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 , is a professional wrestling video game developed by Yuke's, and published by THQ for the PlayStation 2 , PlayStation 3 , PlayStation Portable , Wii, Nintendo DS, and Xbox 360 systems. It is the eleventh video game in the WWE SmackDown vs...
soundtrack. - "Monster" is a downloadable track in Rock Band and Rock Band 2.
Films
- The songs "Best Kept Secret" and "Invincible" appeared in the movie Carman: The Champion.
- The songs "Come on to the Future" and "Invincible" were featured on the soundtrack for the movie Extreme DaysExtreme DaysExtreme Days is a 2001 Christian-based comedy romance film about four boys on a roadtrip that they have been planning their whole lives. Their dreams are to participate in many extreme sports, but they are stopped short due to many circumstances.-Plot:...
. - "Hero" was used for the trailers of the 20th century Fox Film Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning ThiefPercy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning ThiefPercy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief is a 2010 fantasy-adventure film directed by Chris Columbus. The film is loosely based on The Lightning Thief, the first novel in the Percy Jackson & The Olympians series by Rick Riordan...
. - "Awake and Alive" is featured on the soundtrack for the movie Transformers: Dark of the Moon