United: The Story Behind the Album (Interview With Peter Furler & Michael Tait) Newsboys
"United: The Story Behind the Album" features Peter Furler and Michael Tait discussing the Newsboys' collaborative journey. The song blends #Rock with uplifting themes of unity and faith. Its lyrics emphasize hope and community, showcasing powerful vocals and a dynamic arrangement. The album's release in 2020 has resonated with fans, reinforcing the band's cultural significance in contemporary Christian music.
DOUG HANNAH: Well hey, I'm Doug Hannah, and I think you're gonna recognize these guys: Peter Furler, Michael Tait, Newsboys United. Guys, welcome.
MICHAEL TAIT: Thank you.
PETER FURLER: Thanks, Doug.
HANNAH: Well, congratulations on the record.
TAIT: Thank you, Doug.
HANNAH: Excellent stuff, and, uh, I, I really would like to know... Uh, Peter, I'll start with you, since you kinda came back: What led you to wanna rejoin, or reform, with Newsboys United?
FURLER: Well, you know, the boys started working on a song called "The Cross Has The Final Word," and uh, they just kinda called up and said, "Would you like to, you know, be a part of it? Maybe just produce the track and, and see what you do to it?" And so I went into the studio, and uh, I sung down a guide vocal, and they really dug it and they're like "Hey, can we keep you on this track?" You know, and I was like "Yeah," so next minute we're doing kind of a, a guest vocal thing, featuring, you know, myself.
FURLER: You know, when you're working together, you start to have conversations more and, and uh, we started chatting about what would it look like to have the two eras of the band tour at the same time, and uh, I think—you know, Michael and I, we've discussed this, we—before it started, we didn't know if it was gonna work, or how it was gonna work. In fact, I think we only booked a certain amount of dates.
TAIT: Just in case.
HANNAH: Just to try it out, yeah.
FURLER: Yeah, if it didn't work, we could all escape, and uh... [Hannah and Tait laughing] But uh, but it worked really well, you know, it was great. And we've loved it, and then, you know, moving forward, it's morphed into something completely different. It's really, we've uh, we've obviously done shows together now, we've done about 120 shows, and we're kind of, uh, keeping each other on more on stage, like "Mike, can you sing on this?"
HANNAH: Yep, and the next step now is you're all gonna get an apartment building and just live communally.
FURLER: Well we will, we'll be living back where we started out, that's what we—no, we're actually gonna get a van down by the riverside. [All three laughing]
MICHAEL TAIT: Thank you.
PETER FURLER: Thanks, Doug.
HANNAH: Well, congratulations on the record.
TAIT: Thank you, Doug.
HANNAH: Excellent stuff, and, uh, I, I really would like to know... Uh, Peter, I'll start with you, since you kinda came back: What led you to wanna rejoin, or reform, with Newsboys United?
FURLER: Well, you know, the boys started working on a song called "The Cross Has The Final Word," and uh, they just kinda called up and said, "Would you like to, you know, be a part of it? Maybe just produce the track and, and see what you do to it?" And so I went into the studio, and uh, I sung down a guide vocal, and they really dug it and they're like "Hey, can we keep you on this track?" You know, and I was like "Yeah," so next minute we're doing kind of a, a guest vocal thing, featuring, you know, myself.
FURLER: You know, when you're working together, you start to have conversations more and, and uh, we started chatting about what would it look like to have the two eras of the band tour at the same time, and uh, I think—you know, Michael and I, we've discussed this, we—before it started, we didn't know if it was gonna work, or how it was gonna work. In fact, I think we only booked a certain amount of dates.
TAIT: Just in case.
HANNAH: Just to try it out, yeah.
FURLER: Yeah, if it didn't work, we could all escape, and uh... [Hannah and Tait laughing] But uh, but it worked really well, you know, it was great. And we've loved it, and then, you know, moving forward, it's morphed into something completely different. It's really, we've uh, we've obviously done shows together now, we've done about 120 shows, and we're kind of, uh, keeping each other on more on stage, like "Mike, can you sing on this?"
HANNAH: Yep, and the next step now is you're all gonna get an apartment building and just live communally.
FURLER: Well we will, we'll be living back where we started out, that's what we—no, we're actually gonna get a van down by the riverside. [All three laughing]
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