For KING & COUNTRY Returns with New Single 'World on Fire' Following a Year-Long Break from Touring

Milton Quintanilla

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By Milton Quintanilla, Crosswalk.com

Grammy Award-winning Australian duo for KING & COUNTRY released a new single, titled “Word on Fire”, their first original song release in over two years following a year-long break from touring.

The song, released last month in collaboration with Taylor Hill, was also performed at the recent Dove Awards ceremony, The Christian Post reported.

"John Wesley used to say, 'People don't come to watch me preach. They come to watch me burn,'" explained for KING & COUNTRY's Luke Smallbone, who leads the group along with his brother Joel. "And I remember thinking about that, and one of the songs that came to mind was the old kids' Sunday school song 'This Little Light of Mine.' And I thought between the John Wesley quote, and then that song, how bright is my light? And I realized we needed to make our flame for God burn brighter."

The music video for the single was recorded in the Dominican Republic, where brothers Luke and Joel Smallbone and Hill sing and dance alongside local residents.

The single will be part of for KING & COUNTRY's upcoming album, set to release in 2026, and follows the success of the 2024 hit feature film "Unsung Hero," a biopic about how the Smallbone family first came to America from Australia.

"I've never been someone that's addicted to work. But I started to realize that I'm not addicted to work. My work is not where I find my identity. But I do think I have probably overly enjoyed accomplishing things," Smallbone said. "And when you strip that all back and you're not accomplishing all of those different things, it gives you time to reflect and rediscover why you are doing what you are doing in the first place. I've realized that I should never underestimate the power of having fun. Don't underestimate the power of having great joy in your life."

for KING & COUNTRY have won four GRAMMY® Awards, 10 GMA Dove Awards, 13 No. 1 hits, and more than 3 billion career streams.

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Milton Quintanilla is a freelance writer and content creator. He is a contributing writer for CrosswalkHeadlines and the host of the For Your Soul Podcast, a podcast devoted to sound doctrine and biblical truth. He holds a Masters of Divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary.