Letters to the President

Letters to the President is the debut studio album released by Christian pop punk band Hawk Nelson. The album was released on July 13, 2004. It was later re-released on October 4, 2005 with six additional tracks and three exclusive videos.

Letters to the President
Studio album by Hawk Nelson
Released	July 13, 2004
Genre	Pop punk, skate punk, punk rock
Length	39:50
Label	Tooth & Nail
Producer	Aaron Sprinkle Trevor McNevan
Hawk Nelson chronology
Letters to the President (2004) Smile, It's The End of the World (2006)
Alternative cover
Enhanced Edition Cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[2]

Track listing

Album release

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"California"		2:52
2.	"Things We Go Through"		2:31
3.	"Every Little Thing"		3:07
4.	"From Underneath"		2:45
5.	"Letters to the President"		3:13
6.	"Right Here"		3:11
7.	"Recess"		0:50
8.	"Take Me"		3:30
9.	"Someone Else Before"		3:17
10.	"First Time"		2:37
11.	"Like a Racecar" (featuring Trevor McNevan of TFK)		2:48
12.	"Late Show"		1:53
13.	"36 Days"	Daniel Biro, Jason Dunn, David Clark, Matthew Paige	3:42
14.	"Long and Lonely Road"		3:10

All tracks are written by Daniel Biro, Jason Dunn, David Clark, Matthew Paige and Trevor McNevan except where noted.

Special Edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"American Dreams: The Story"		0:34
16.	"My Generation" (The Who cover)	Pete Townshend	3:28
17.	"Every Little Thing" (Acoustic)		3:08
18.	"Take Me" (Acoustic)		3:28
19.	"Jason's Thoughts in French"		0:39
20.	"Letters to the President" (Acoustic)		4:33
Total length:			54:33

All tracks are written by Daniel Biro, Jason Dunn, David Clark, Matthew Paige and Trevor McNevan except where noted.

Personnel

Hawk Nelson

• Jason Dunn — vocals, rhythm guitar
• Daniel Biro — bass
• Dave Clark — lead guitar
• Matt Paige — drums

Additional musicians

• Jonathan Dunn — vocals on "Someone Else Before"
• Autumn Clark — vocals on "Someone Else Before"
• Trevor McNevan — vocals on "Like a Racecar"

Production

• Trevor McNevan — producer
• Aaron Sprinkle — producer
• J.R. McNeely — mixer
• Brandon Ebel — executive producer