Editing DC Talk (section)

===''Free at Last'' (1992–1994)===
In November 1992, the group released their third album, ''[[Free at Last (DC Talk album)|Free at Last]]'', which was eventually certified platinum by the [[RIAA]] in 1995.<ref name="riaa">{{cite web|title=RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database |url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626050454/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |archive-date=June 26, 2007}}</ref> In 2001, CCM ranked "Free at Last" as the ninth best album in Christian music.<ref>{{cite book
 | last = Granger | first = Thom
 | title = The 100 Greatest Albums n Christian Music
 | publisher = Harvest House Publishers
 | year = 2001
 | location = Eugene, Oregon
 | pages = 44–47
 | isbn = 0-7369-0281-3 }}
</ref> The album included a cover version of the [[Bill Withers]] song "[[Lean on Me (song)|Lean on Me]]" and a remake of "[[Jesus Is Just Alright]]", originally recorded by the Art Reynolds Singers.<ref name="Group_site" /> ''Free at Last'' stayed at the No.&nbsp;1 spot on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' CCM sales chart for 34 weeks and was the band's first album to top the [[List of number-one Billboard Christian Albums|Christian Albums chart]].<ref name="Group_site" /><ref name="Soupernatural" /><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/dc-talk|title=dc Talk Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 22, 2018}}</ref> DC Talk became one of the first contemporary Christian groups to perform on late-night television{{Citation needed|date=December 2018}} when, on November 12, 1993, the band performed "Jesus Is Just Alright" on ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno|The Tonight Show]]'' with [[Jay Leno]].<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/BPoR6DoW7RI Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20170213131043/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPoR6DoW7RI Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|title=Jesus Is Just Alright (Live on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno) 1993|publisher=dc Talk|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPoR6DoW7RI|access-date=February 9, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ''Free at Last'' also garnered the group's first [[Grammy Award]] for ''Best Rock Gospel Album'' in 1994.<ref name="EncyclopediaofCCM"/><ref name="Group_site">{{cite web|url=http://www.dctalk.com/dctalk.html |title=dc Talk homepage |publisher=Dctalk.com |access-date=September 21, 2011}}</ref> The success of the album is attributed to the group moving away from a rap sound to a blend of [[hip hop music|hip hop]] and [[pop music|pop]].<ref name="Soupernatural" /> The album also prompted the filming of a documentary film with the same name. In 1994, the band released a Christmas single, "[[We Three Kings]]", on the album "[[Joyful Christmas]]".

====''Free at Last: The Movie''====
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During the ''Free at Last'' tour, the band was followed around by camera crews to film a documentary. The documentary was planned to be released as a theatrical film, ''[[Free at Last: The Movie]]'', and was heavily promoted on Lightmusic TV, a Christian music video show. After months of teaser trailers, they abruptly stopped, because the movie could not find a distributor.<ref name="uas">{{cite web|url=http://uashome.alaska.edu/~dfgriffin/website/dctalk.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111215021/http://uashome.alaska.edu/~dfgriffin/website/dctalk.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 11, 2009|title=Film as Art: Danél Griffin's Guide to Cinema:DC Talk: Free at Last|publisher=University of Alaska Southeast|access-date=August 18, 2009|author=Danél Griffin}}</ref> Eight years after the film was to be released theatrically, the movie was finally released on DVD in unfinished form. Some of the footage used for the movie was shown in the music video for "The Hardway".