The result was "the most conceptual album Petra's ever done" and another hit. Within five weeks of its release, the album hit No. 1 on "CCM Magazine"'s sales chart, where it joined the title track and "Don't Let Your Heart Be Hardened" at the top of their respective charts. "This Mean War"'s initial sales drew comparisons to Amy Grant's" Age to Age" as consumers snapped it off the shelves (though it ultimately fell short of that album's lofty marks). It also garnered the band its fourth consecutive Grammy nomination.