Editing Hawk Nelson (section)

===''Hawk Nelson Is My Friend'' and ''Live Life Loud'' (2008–2010)===
[[File:HawkNelson-WonderJam09.jpg|thumb|Hawk Nelson performing at Wonder Jam 2009]]
The band's third full album, ''[[Hawk Nelson Is My Friend]]'' was released on April 1, 2008, and featured songs co-written by Trevor McNevan of [[Thousand Foot Krutch]], [[Raine Maida]] of [[Our Lady Peace]] and [[Richard Marx]].

In 2008, the band also contributed a cover of "[[Don't You (Forget About Me)]]", originally by [[Simple Minds]], off the ''Don't You Forget About Me: The Covers''. The song was also featured in back-to-school commercials for [[J.C. Penney]]. On June 8, 2010, ''Hawkology: Anothology of Hawk Nelson'' was released containing three previously released albums: ''[[Letters to the President]]'', ''[[Smile, It's the End of the World]]'', and ''[[Hawk Nelson Is My Friend]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/hawkology-a-hawk-nelson-anthology-mw0001994076 |title=Hawkology: A Hawk Nelson Anthology |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=December 19, 2012}}</ref> On June 16, 2009, ''Summer'' was released through digital outlets only.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newreleasetuesday.com/albumdetail.php?album_id=7303 |title=Summer EP by Hawk Nelson |access-date=December 19, 2012}}</ref>

In January 2008, the band headlined their own tour that they called "The Green T Tour" which also featured [[Capital Lights]] and [[Run Kid Run]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/concerts/TheGreenTTour.asp |title=The JfH Concert Reviews and Dates: The Green T Tour |access-date=December 19, 2012}}</ref>

Hawk Nelson was nominated for a 2009 Grammy Award in the category for Best Recording Package, for their 2008 album ''Hawk Nelson Is My Friend''.

On July 21, 2009, Hawk Nelson released their second single from their fourth album ''[[Live Life Loud]]'' called "The Meaning of Life", and on August 8, the song "Alive" began to be played on Christian Radio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.christianrock.net/whatsnew.asp |title=What's New |publisher=Christianrock.net |access-date=March 3, 2011}}</ref> They released their fourth album, ''Live Life Loud'' on September 22, 2009. The title song "Live Life Loud" was made available in the Rock Band store during the first week of April 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockband.com/zine/skillet-superchick-dlc |title=There Can Be Only One: A Week of Rock Band Singles // Blog // Rock Band® |publisher=Rockband.com |date=April 2, 2010 |access-date=March 3, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100405234424/http://www.rockband.com/zine/skillet-superchick-dlc |archive-date=April 5, 2010 }}</ref> The song "Live Life Loud" was featured in the trailer for the movie, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules".