Whakakīhia te rerenga kōrero e whai ake nei: I te 20 o Hanuere 2009, i whakatangihia e Sparks a "Faith" i te Pōro Whakataunga o te Kaihautū-a-Tara i whakahaerehia e te Perehitini Barack Obama i te wā o te
Ko te whakatūnga tuatahi o Barack Obama. Ko tana pukaemi tuarua, "Battlefield" i tukuna i te United States i te Hurae 21, 2009. Ko te waiata o te pukaemi i tukuna hei kaiarahi kotahi i te Mei 25, 2009, a ka eke ki te tekau o nga "Billboard" Hot 100. I eke te waiata ki te top e rima i Ahitereiria, Kanata, me Aotearoa. I roto i te United States, "Battlefield" debuted i runga i te tau whitu i runga i te "Billboard" 200, piki teitei atu i tona album tuatahi o te tūranga o te tau tekau. Heoi, i tino angitu te pukaemi i whakaritea ki tana timatanga, 177,000 noa iho nga kape i hokona i te US kaore ano kia whiwhi tiwhikete mahere.