Citizen Way | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | The Least Of These |
| Origin | Elgin, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | Contemporary Christian music,Christian rock,worship |
| Years active | 2004 (2004)–present |
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| Members |
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| Past members | David Blascoe
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| Website | citizen-way |
Citizen Way, formerly known asThe Least of These, is an Americancontemporary Christian music andChristian rock band fromElgin, Illinois.[1] Ben Blascoe retired from the band in 2015.[1][2] The band relocated toNashville, Tennessee in 2016 and Josh Calhoun left after that time. In December 2019, David Blascoe posted on social media that he was departing the group as well.
Citizen Way is fromElgin, 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 atJudson 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 theFair 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]
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | ||
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| US [12] | US Christ. [13] | US Heat. [14] | ||
| 2013 | Love Is the Evidence
| — | 22 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2.0
| —[A] | 9 | — |
| 2019 | Love Is a Lion[15]
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| 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" (featuringBart Millard ofMercyMe) | 35 | 38 | — | 25 | 17 | Love Is a Lion[15] |
| 2019 | "The Lord's Prayer"[22] | — | 41 | — | — | 22 | |
| 2021 | "Love Has Won" | — | 46 | — | — | — | |
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| US Christ [23] | |||
| 2019 | "Love Has Won"[16] | — | Love Is a Lion |
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