Burn the Ships (stylized as burn the ships) is the third studio album by For King & Country, an Australian Christian pop duo comprising brothers Luke Smallbone and Joel Smallbone, released via Word Entertainment on 5 October 2018. It features appearances from Moriah Peters and Courtney, the respective wives of Joel and Luke Smallbone. For King & Country collaborated with Matt Hales, Blake Kanicka, Seth Mosley and Tedd Tjornhom in the production of the album. Burn the Ships was supported by the release of record-breaking lead single, "Joy" prior to its release. This was followed by two tours, Burn the Ships | Album Release Tour and Burn the Ships | World Tour as well as the release of "God Only Knows" and "Burn the Ships" as singles. Garnering critical acclaim, the album was also a commercial success as it became For King & Country's highest charting debut on the US Billboard 200, launching at No. 7 with 62,000 equivalent album units sold in its first week, concurrently becoming the duo's first No. 1 entry on Billboard's Christian Albums chart. It was nominated for Top Christian Album at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards.