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TobyMac – City On Our Knees [Official Music Video]

TobyMac’s fourth studio release, Tonight, was released on February 9, 2010. The album debuted at #6 on the Billboard 200, selling 79,000 units in its first week.[1] The album’s first single, “City on Our Knees”, was released on August 14, 2009. The song reached #1 on Billboard’s Hot Christian Songs and #1 on both Christian AC and CHR. Christopher Stevens and Dave Wyatt joined McKeehan in producing the album, as with the production of his 2007 release, Portable Sounds. Truett, aka TruDog, Toby’s oldest son, was once again featured on a song as in the previous albums. The album is a mix of pop, rock, hip-hop, Latin, and funk, similar to his album Portable Sounds. The album charted #6 on the Billboard Top 200 and #1 on the Billboard Christian albums chart; selling 79,000 units in its first week.[9] He recently finished touring with Skillet and House of Heroes on the successful “Awake Tonight Tour”.The title track of the new album is featured in the intro of MLB Network’s TV show 30 Clubs 30 Days. In March, he announced the “Hello Tonight” summer 2010 tour with Chris Tomlin. The song “City on Our Knees” gave TobyMac a Dove Award for Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year. The song “Showstopper” was used to promote World Wrestling Entertainment’s (WWE) June 2010 Pay Per View, “Fatal 4-Way”, and was used at least once in NCAA Basketball. It was also used as an introduction to Thursday Night Football in 2009-2010. The song was also promoted for ESPYS’ Best U.S Male Olympian. Also, Toby has just recently released a new Christmas single titled “Christmas This Year”.

TobyMac just ended a tour with Third Day, Michael W. Smith, Jason Gray and Max Lucado on the World Vision-sponsored “Make a Difference Tour 2010”.[10]

Tonight was nominated for for a Grammy in the category “Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album” for the 53rd Annual Grammy awards.

City On Our Knees lyrics

If you gotta start somewhere why not here
If you gotta start sometime why not now
If we gotta start somewhere I say here
If we gotta start sometime I say now
Through the fog there is hope in the distance
From cathedrals to third world missions
Love will fall to the earth like a crashing wave

Tonight’s the night
For the sinners and the saints
Two worlds collide in a beautiful display
It’s all love tonight
When we step across the line
We can sail across the sea
To a city with one king
A city on our knees
A city on our knees

If you gotta start somewhere why not here
If you gotta start sometime why not now
If we gotta start somewhere I say here
If we gotta start sometime I say now
Through the fog there is hope in the distance
From cathedrals to third world missions
Love will fall to the earth like a crashing wave

Tonight’s the night
For the sinners and the saints
Two worlds collide in a beautiful display
It’s all love tonight
When we step across the line
We can sail across the sea
To a city with one king
A city on our knees
A city on our knees

Tonight couldn’t last forever
We are one choice from together
Tonight couldn’t last forever
Ooh
Tonight couldn’t last forever
We are one choice from together
As family
We’re family
Oh Tonight couldn’t last forever
We are one choice from together
You and me
Yeah, you and me
Tonight’s the night
For the sinners and the saints
Two worlds collide
In a glorious display
Cuz its all love tonight
When we step across the line
We can sail across the sea
To a city with one king
A city on our knees
A city on our knees
A city on our knees
A city on our knees
If we gotta start somewhere why not here
If we gotta start sometime why not now

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