Editing Hawk Nelson (section)

===''Smile, It's the End of the World'' (2006–2007)===
Hawk Nelson continued to gain popularity and was voted "Favorite New Artist" by ''[[CCM Magazine]]'' in their February 2006 Reader's Choice Awards.

On April 4, 2006, Hawk Nelson released ''Connect Sets'' with six acoustic tracks, including "Bring Em' Out", "Thing We Go Through", and "California".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/artists/HawkNelson.asp |title=Hawk Nelson |access-date=December 19, 2012}}</ref>

The band released their second studio album, ''[[Smile, It's the End of the World]]'', on April 4, 2006. The album was also co-written by Trevor McNevan of [[Thousand Foot Krutch]]. The album won a GMA Canada [[Covenant Awards|Covenant Award]] for "Modern Rock/Alternative Album of the Year" in 2006.<ref name="GMACanada">{{cite web|url = http://www.gmacanada.ca/go/site/awards/C91/|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070701081133/http://www.gmacanada.ca/go/site/awards/C91/|url-status = dead|archive-date = July 1, 2007|title = GMA Canada – 28th Annual Covenant Award Winners}}</ref> The album's first single, "Everything You Ever Wanted", went on to hit No.&nbsp;1 for 9 weeks on the ''[[R&R (magazine)|R&R]]'' Christian CHR chart, and was the fourth most-played song of 2006.<ref name="R&R">{{cite web|url=http://www.radioandrecords.com/Formats/Charts/YearEnd/06/Christian_CHR_songs.asp |title=R&R – Top Christian CHR Songs |work=[[R&R (magazine)|R&R]] |access-date=July 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014230520/http://www.radioandrecords.com/Formats/Charts/YearEnd/06/Christian_CHR_songs.asp |archive-date=October 14, 2007 }}</ref> The band spent the middle of 2006 touring the major Christian music festivals, and also took part in [[Jeremy Camp]]'s ''Beyond Measure'' tour. Hawk Nelson released a three-track [[Christmas]] [[extended play]] titled ''[[Gloria (EP)|Gloria]]'' on November 21, 2006, and then toured with [[TobyMac]]'s Winter Wonder Slam tour along with [[The Afters]], [[Family Force 5]], and [[Ayiesha Woods]].

Bulletproof Records and producer Ralph Sall have assembled the compilation ''Charlotte's Web: Music Inspired By The Motion Picture'' featuring music by Christian artists including Hawk Nelson, [[Amy Grant]], [[Selah (band)|Selah]], and [[Billy Ray Cyrus]], which was released December 12, 2006. In addition, [[Bob Carlisle]], [[Leigh Nash]] ([[Sixpence None The Richer]]), and [[The Send]] have all contributed exclusive tracks.

Hawk Nelson performed in 2006 on the Fringe Stage at [[Creation Festival]] Northwest, then again on the main stage at Creation in 2007. They performed sometime between July 25–28, 2007, at [[Creation Festival]] Northwest on the Main Stage, and they played again on the Fringe Stage at [[Creation Festival]] Northeast sometime between June 27–30, 2007. In 2007, (and again in 2009), Hawk Nelson performed at Winter Jam with a variety of other [[contemporary Christian music|Christian]] bands, including [[Newsong]], [[Jeremy Camp]], [[Steven Curtis Chapman]], [[Sanctus Real]], and [[Britt Nicole]]. Hawk Nelson also toured with [[MxPx]], [[Run Kid Run]], [[Project 86]], [[The Fold]], and [[The Classic Crime]] on the Tooth and Nail Tour.

On March 27, 2007, Hawk Nelson released a "Double Take" which includes selections from ''Letters to the President'' and ''Smile It's the End of the World''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.last.fm/music/Hawk+Nelson/Double+Take |title=Double Take (Album) – Hawk Nelson |access-date=December 19, 2012}}</ref> They then released a holiday-themed extended play titled ''Holiday Trio'' on November 20, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newreleasetuesday.com/albumdetail.php?album_id=4732 |title=Holiday Trio – EP by Hawk Nelson |access-date=December 19, 2012}}</ref>

In 2007, Aaron Tosti left the band to pursue other musical ventures and was replaced by Justin Benner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/news/Drummer_Change/30524/p1/ |title=Drummer Change: Hawk Nelson's Aaron Tosti Leaves, Replaced by Justin Benner |access-date=December 19, 2012}}</ref>