The Struggle

The Struggle is the third studio album from the American contemporary Christian music band Tenth Avenue North. It was released on August 21, 2012 and reached No. 1 on Billboards Christian and rock charts. It has received significant critical acclaim. Background and development The band announced in 2011 that they were developing a new album. The working title of the album was "Strangers Here". The band eventually decided to title the album The Struggle, and in March 2012 publicly announced the final title and an expected release in August 2012. In 2011, the band hosted several "sing on our record" events across the country, where fans were invited to sing simple harmonies as a choir that could be used on the album. Lead vocalist Mike Donehey said, "Our desire for The Struggle is that listeners will walk away with both of these truths still ringing in their ears and burning in their hearts. We are free to fail because there’s an ocean of grace that we fall into. But also, we have the promise of a power so strong that it raised Christ Himself, and so we know that, mystery of mysteries, we’re also not struggling to be free." The first single from the album, "Losing, was originally demoed under the titles "Feels Like Losing" and then "Losing (God Is Not an Elephant)" (the band released a video prior to finalizing the song explaining how the forgiveness theme in the song relates to the saying that an elephant never forgets). It was eventually released as simply "Losing" on May 18, 2012. The song is an anthem about forgiveness. It is currently charting on Billboards Christian Songs chart, peaking at No. 2.