Despite being pulled from the shelves of LifeWay Christian Resources stores for containing "indecent" words The W's sold over 31,000 copies in five weeks, and eventually over 200,000 units, peaking at No. 147 on The "Billboard" 200. "Fourth from the Last" received the Dove Award for Modern Rock Album of the Year in 1999. "The Devil Is Bad" was The W's hit single from the record. It peaked at No. 1 and No. 6 on the Christian rock and hits radio and charts respectively, and won the Dove for Modern Rock Recorded Song in 1999. The song was also released on the double Platinum certified annual compilation "WOW 1999".