| Multi-platinum rock band THE CALLING continue their major comeback as their new single, “Dust,” officially reaches No. 40 with a bullet at Hot AC radio, with support from stations across the country. The chart debut follows the song’s arrival as the 7th most-added track at Hot AC radio during the week of August 12. “Dust” marks THE CALLING’s first radio campaign at the format in more than 20 years and arrives as the band prepares to release its long-awaited third studio album, Before The World Turns To Dust, on September 25 via TLG | Virgin Music Group. The radio momentum coincides with another major milestone for THE CALLING, who recently surpassed 10 million monthly listeners on Spotify. Reflecting on reaching that landmark, the band shared: “What a milestone, and it’s all thanks to you. It’s only up from here. Thank you for listening 🖤 All the love!” THE CALLING will celebrate the release of Before The World Turns To Dust with a special record release show on September 25 at Dreamland in Malibu, California. The hometown-area performance marks the arrival of the band’s first full-length album since 2004’s Two, coming 25 years after their Platinum-selling debut, Camino Palmero, launched the Los Angeles band onto the international stage. The Malibu performance is part of THE CALLING’s ongoing Before The World Turns To Dust Tour 2026/2027, which also includes appearances in Washington, Massachusetts, and Utah. In the years since their debut, THE CALLING have sold more than 10 million albums worldwide, generated billions of streams, and performed for sold-out audiences across multiple continents. Their music has been heard everywhere from the closing ceremonies of the Summer Olympics to the opening of the Academy Awards. At the center of that legacy is “Wherever You Will Go,” the song Alex Band wrote when he was just 15 years old. The breakout hit reached the Top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100, spent 23 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult Pop Airplay chart, was named Billboard’s No. 1 Adult Pop Song of the Decade, and has surpassed one billion streams on Spotify. Before The World Turns To Dust finds founding singer, songwriter, and guitarist Alex Band joined by Daniel Damico on lead guitar and keyboards and Dom Liberati on bass and backing vocals. Produced by John Fields and recorded in Nashville and Minneapolis, the 15-track collection embraces the soaring melodies, emotional immediacy, and unmistakable vocals that have defined THE CALLING from the beginning. “If you like The Calling, you’re going to like this,” says Band. “It’s in the same vein of what we’ve done since day one. We keep it simple. After all of this time, we still write big and anthemic rock-pop songs that uplift and make you feel something.” “We aren’t trying to chase any current trends or change our sound,” he adds. “We’re just hoping that our big, anthemic sound resonates and that we can connect with people around the world. It’s truly our fans who have kept us alive, never giving up on us like we have never given up on ourselves and our belief that music does so much more than just entertain.” The album’s lead single, “Dust,” is a sweeping meditation on love, human connection, and the forces that bind people together even when the world seems to be coming apart. “We were initially writing ‘Dust’ as a timeless love song set in an apocalyptic world—kind of like what ours feels like at the moment—but then the song got a bit deeper,” Band explains. “We’re all basically born from cosmic dust and connected by the same energy that flows through us. Maybe love amplifies that subatomic connection. Maybe love can even transcend space and time.” THE CALLING recently followed the official Tom Flynn-directed video for “Dust” with a stripped-down acoustic performance of the single. The new performance offers another side of the song as “Dust” reaches No. 40 with a bullet at Hot AC radio, with stations across the country supporting THE CALLING’s return to the format. The road back to THE CALLING was anything but straightforward. Following the release of Two in 2004, label and industry complications stalled the band’s momentum, and Band eventually released his solo album, We’ve All Been There, in 2010. Not long afterward, he received a devastating Parkinson’s diagnosis and spent the next seven years struggling to regain his motor skills. By 2018, his condition had dramatically improved and his symptoms had receded, allowing him to turn his attention back to THE CALLING, begin writing again, and return to stages around the world. “When we finished our second record, I thought I would do my solo thing for two years and go back to The Calling,” Band says. “I never imagined all of the ensuing drama. The Calling is what I wanted from the beginning. When we got back on the road, it was crazy to see all of the fans who stuck by me. I didn’t even know I’d be alive at this point. It’s changed my perspective. Each day is a pleasant surprise, especially when things work out.” THE CALLING’s return is also being supported by a partnership with Main & Meta and its AvenueD fan-engagement platform, designed to create a more direct connection between the band and the listeners who have remained with them throughout the years. That partnership includes a newly launched fan contest with several extraordinary prizes. The Grand Prize winner will receive a private acoustic performance by THE CALLING at their home, open to U.S. residents only. The First Place winner will receive a Golden Laminate granting the winner and one guest entry to any THE CALLING performance anywhere in the world, forever. Second Place includes a VIP Experience at the concert of the winner’s choice, while Third Place receives an autographed limited-edition colored vinyl copy of Before The World Turns To Dust. ENTER THE CONTEST:
https://tlgent.ffm.to/thecalling-contest THE CALLING — BEFORE THE WORLD TURNS TO DUST TOUR 2026/2027 September 2 — Walla Walla Fair & Frontier Days — Walla Walla, WA
September 19 — Court of Honor Stage — West Springfield, MA
September 25 — Dreamland — Malibu, CA — Record Release Show
October 16–18 — Egyptian Theatre — Park City, UT BEFORE THE WORLD TURNS TO DUST TRACK LISTING - Stand Up Now
- Finally
- Dust
- Don’t You Cry
- Runyon Skies (Interlude)
- Hold On Me
- Strange
- Stay
- 11th Hour (Interlude)
- Won’t Let You Down
- Heaven
- Crystal Ball
- Saudade (Interlude)
- The Fool That You Are
- How Long
Before The World Turns To Dust will be released September 25 via TLG | Virgin Music Group. Digital pre-orders and pre-saves are available now, along with vinyl and CD pre-orders and exclusive album merchandise bundles. PRE-SAVE / PRE-ORDER:
https://tlgent.ffm.to/thecalling-btwtd ABOUT THE CALLING THE CALLING are the multi-platinum Los Angeles rock band fronted and founded by Alex Band. Since breaking through with Camino Palmero and the worldwide hit “Wherever You Will Go,” the band have sold more than 10 million albums, generated billions of streams, reached 10 million monthly Spotify listeners, and performed for sold-out audiences across multiple continents. “Wherever You Will Go” reached the Top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100, spent 23 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult Pop Airplay chart, was named the chart’s No. 1 Adult Pop Song of the Decade, and has surpassed one billion streams on Spotify. Their debut, Camino Palmero, achieved Platinum status in more than 30 countries, while its 2004 follow-up, Two, produced the international No. 1 “Our Lives.” Twenty-two years after their last album, THE CALLING begin their next chapter with Before The World Turns To Dust. Follow THE CALLING: Website Instagram Facebook TikTok Spotify Apple Music Youtube |