Fireflight's “Safety (Feat. Stephen Christian)” From INNOVA Returns To #1, Receives Dove Nod

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Aug. 17, 2015 - PRLog -- GRAMMY-nominated, Dove Award-winning Fireflight continues to chart its own course to both fan and industry acclaim with its indie release, INNOVA (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/innova/id975642482). Last week, the music industry honored the band with its seventh Dove Award nomination as radio programmers re-launch “Safety (Feat. Stephen Christian)” from INNOVA back to the top of the rock charts. Music fans are also showing up in droves to see the band live at events this summer.

Remarkably, after first topping the Billboard Christian Rock chart the week of May 11 and never falling out of the Top 5, “Safety,” featuring ANBERLIN’s Stephen Christian, is again No. 1 on the chart for the second consecutive week and fourth week overall. The song has further received a nod from the Gospel Music Association, receiving a “Rock Song Of The Year”

Dove Award nomination. The song is the second No. 1 from INNOVA, following lead single “Resuscitate” to become the ninth overall No. 1 hit for the band.

“Even when people let us down, we can find our safety in God,” shares Fireflight lead singer Dawn Michele, citing Psalm 46:1-3 as the inspiration for “Safety.” “He is our ever present help in times of trouble, and we can be His hands and feet here on earth to others who are hurting.”

Taking the new songs and fan favorites on the road, Fireflight has connected with thousands of fans over this summer’s festival season. Beginning Aug. 22 in Stigler, OK, the band continues its trek across the US, co-headlining the 30+ city, fifth annual “Small Town America Tour 2015 (http://facebook.com/SmallTownAmericaTour)” with Seventh Day Slumber. Special guests Shonlock (http://www.shonlock.com/) and Scarlet White (http://www.scarletwhitemusic.com/) join the tour, which runs through Nov. 8 and is sponsored by ChildFund International (https://www.childfund.org/). (See the current “Small Town America Tour” dates below.)

Following this tour, Fireflight returns to Europe for a series of events, including concerts in Rogaland, Norway (Nov. 13) and Turku, Finland (Nov. 14).

In advance of the upcoming tours, Fireflight cofounders Dawn Michele (vocals), Wendy Drennen (bass, backing vocals) and Glenn Drennen (guitar) also announce the departure of Adam McMillion, drummer since 2011. While McMillion will continue to guest drum for artists, he’s planning to spend more time at home with his family.

"We could not think or speak any more highly of a person than we do of Adam,” says Fireflight’s Dawn, Wendy and Glenn collectively. “He is a one of the most amazing people that we have ever had the pleasure of working with. Even though we are sad to see him move on, we fully support Adam in every way and wish him the upmost success in everything he endeavors to do!”

Saying goodbye to one member of the band, late last month the Drennen’s announced through Show Hope (http://showhope.org/show-hope-gives-adoption-aid-grant-5000th-child/) that they are planning to add another member to their family. In addition to their biological son, four-year-old Phoenix, the couple is in the process of adopting a young boy from Ethiopia. The child is the recipient of the 5000^th grant from Show Hope, a nonprofit organization founded by Steven Curtis Chapman and his wife Mary Beth for the purpose of caring and advocating for millions of orphans worldwide.

“We had no idea what a lengthy process we’d started when we began our adoption journey two and a half years ago,” Glenn and Wendy Drennen said in Show Hope’s announcement. “After a lot of changes within the Ethiopian government, we’re looking at another year or two before we’ll be a family of four. That’s been hard, but receiving this grant in the middle of our time of waiting has been a ray of light that reminds us that God is in control of our family and our second son.”

For more information on Fireflight and INNOVA, as well as its touring, go to www.Fireflightrock.com, @Fireflightrock (https://twitter.com/fireflightrock), instagram.com/Fireflightrock, www.youtube.com/user/Fireflightrock and www.facebook.com/Fireflightrock, where the band has more than 455,000 likes.

Small Town America Tour 2015 events:
Aug 22, Stigler, OK
Aug 27, Snowflake, AZ
Aug 28, Gallup, NM
Aug 29, Mesa, AZ
Aug 30, Tempe, AZ
Sep 2, Rio Rancho, NM
Sep 4, Dallas, TX (tentative)
Sep 6, Granbury, TX, FREE Event
Sep 12, Lufkin, TX,
Sep 13, Seminole, OK
Sep 17, Jasper, AL
Sep 19, Vidalia, GA
Sep 20, Lincolnton, NC
Sep 25, Chicago (Oswego, IL)
Sep 26, Tomah, WI
Sep 30, Williamston, NC
Oct 1, Mechanicsville, VA
Oct 2, Wilmington, DE
Oct 3, Brockton, MA, Tickets
Oct 4, Carlisle, PA, Tickets
Oct 14, Chadron, NE
Oct 15, Hastings, NE, Tickets
Oct 16, Sioux Falls, SD
Oct 17, Ames, IA
Oct 18, Bettendorf, IA
Oct 23, De Land, FL
Oct 24, Kissimmee, FL
Oct 29, Salina, KS
Oct 30, St Louis, MO (Montgomery City, MO)
Oct 31, Alva, OK
Nov 1, Plainville, KS, FREE Event
Nov 2, Fort Smith, AR
Nov 6, Pekin, IL
Nov 7, Vinton, IA

* Additional tour dates may be added, and all tour dates are subject to change