Wire is the seventh album

Album

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 by Christian rock

Christian rock

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 band Third Day

Third Day

Third Day is a Grammy award-winning Christian rock band formed in Marietta, Georgia during the 1990s. The band was founded by lead singer Mac Powell, guitarist Mark Lee and former member Billy Wilkins. The other band members are bassist Tai Anderson and drummer David Carr...

. It breaks from the style of the band's previous albums to return to simple, rock and roll

Rock and roll

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-driven melodies. To quote Allmusic's review of the album, "Third Day has stripped away the shine and gotten back to the grittiness of being a rock & roll band." The album is largely carried by the energetic guitar

Guitar

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 riffs that pervade its songs, although the forceful lyrics also contribute significantly.

The album's songs deal with numerous themes. "Wire", the title track, is a song about the pressure to succeed in modern society. "I Believe", "I Got a Feeling", "Innocent", and other tracks deal with sin

Sin

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, faith, and renewal from a Christian

Christianity

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 perspective. "Billy Brown" is a catchy song that explores the readiness of people to follow and even idolize entertainment figures.

In November 2004, a live version of Wire was released, called Live Wire

Live Wire (album)

Live Wire is a 2004 live CD/DVD released by the Christian rock band Third Day. All of the tracks except for "Sing a Song" and "Blackbird" are from their album Wire, released earlier that year. "Thank You All" was recorded especially for Live Wire. Some of the songs were cut off the CD but can be...

featuring a DVD

DVD

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 and CD of songs from their tour of their latest album.

Track listing

1. "'Til the Day I Die" – 3:25
2. "Come on Back to Me" – 3:52
3. "Wire" – 4:31
4. "Rockstar" – 3:11
5. "I Believe" – 3:01
6. "It's a Shame" – 3:56
7. "Blind" – 4:53
8. "I Got a Feeling" – 3:36
9. "You Are Mine" – 3:56
10. "Innocent" – 4:23
11. "Billy Brown" – 3:19
12. "San Angelo" – 5:16
13. "I Will Hold My Head High" – 4:02

Awards

On 2005, the album won a Dove Award for Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year at the 36th GMA Dove Awards. The song "Come on Back to Me" was also nominated for Rock Recorded Song of the Year.