RIAA Gold Single Award for Need To Breathe track "Brother". Released on April 15, 2015, the track was certified Gold by the RIAA for 500,000 copies sold on Jan. 28, 2016.
From the group's Rivers in the Wasteland album, the track features guest Gavin DeGraw on vocals. The track reached #8 on Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart, and topped the Billboard Hot Christian Songs tally. The track helped the album debut atop the Billboard Christian Albums and Billboard Rock Albums chart, and reach #3 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. By 2020 the track was certified Platinum by the RIAA for one million copies sold. See image above for the RIAA sales certifications of this track*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Single award
- First presentation award from 2016
- Presented to record label executive
- All original internals, award has been reframed
- In Excellent condition
- Known as a "RIAA bar hologram" award with a serial number hologram, they were made from 1998 to present
- Award measures approx. 17.5" x 22"
- Great collectors item for any Needtobreathe or Gavin DeGraw fan
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Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Gold Single award is a first presentation award that would have been manufactured in 2016, making it approximately seven years old. It is presented to Pete Ganbarg, who has held various executive roles in the music industry including President of A&R at Atlantic Records and President of ATCO Records, among others.
The internals are all original but the award has been reframed using UV protection glass in place of the original plexiglass. It is in Excellent condition, with only very, very minor blemishes on the frame.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com