God's Not Dead is the fifteenth studio album by the Christian rock band Newsboys. It was released on 15 November 2011 and is the second full-length album with lead singer Michael Tait. The album featured songs by Jared Anderson, Daniel Bashta, Jason Ingram, Reuben Morgan, Jennie Lee Riddle, Jonathan Lee, Sarah Hart, Ben Cantelon, Ben Glover, Norm Miller, as well as multiple compositions and arrangements by Seth Mosley of Me in Motion. The album produced one music video for the title track. Kevin Max of dc Talk does background vocals on "God's Not Dead".
The album hit No. 1 on the Billboard Christian Albums chart, and its lead single, "God's Not Dead (Like a Lion)", originally written by Daniel Bashta, was certified Gold by the RIAA. As of 10 July 2014, the album has sold 428,000 copies.
Personnel
Newsboys
Michael Tait – lead and backing vocals
Jody Davis – guitars, backing vocals
Jeff Frankenstein – keyboards, keyboard bass, programming
Duncan Phillips – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
Seth Mosley – keyboards, programming, strings, guitars, bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals
Todd Caldwell – keyboards, organ
Brian Dexter – drums
Steven Kadar – drums
Jay Dawson – bagpipes
David Henry – additional strings (12)
Kevin Max – guest vocals (2, 12)
Production
Seth Mosley – producer, engineer, editing
Wes Campbell – executive producer, art direction
Dave Wagner – executive producer
Andrew Patton – A&R
Buckley Miller – engineer, editing, drum recording
Michael "X" O'Connor – drum recording
F. Reid Shippen – mixing
Erik "Keller" Jahner – mix assistant
Dave McNair – mastering
Kevin Miller – package design, layout
David Bean – photography
Lisa Wong-Ken – hair stylist, wardrobe, make-up