Baptized is the fourth studio album by American rock band Daughtry, released on November 19, 2013, by RCA Records.

Some that they worked with include Martin Johnson of Boys Like Girls,[5] Sam Hollander,[5] Blair Daly, Espionage, Rock Mafia, Ali Tamposi, The Monsters and the Strangerz, Scott Stevens,[6] Kara DioGuardi, Jake Sinclair,[7] Claude Kelly,[5] Johnny Black,[8] and Matthew Thiessen.

[5] The first single from the album is "Waiting for Superman", written by Chris Daughtry, Sam Hollander, and Martin Johnson.

[2] "Long Live Rock & Roll" was released digitally on October 22, 2013 as the first and only promotional single off the album.

Chuck Eddy of Rolling Stone gave the album a 2.5 out 5, saying "Seven years after he placed on American Idol, Chris Daughtry and his band are opening up their would-be grunge to more nuance: folk instruments and synths, smoother high notes tempering Daughtry's bellow, "boom-b'boom" vocal-bass hook lightening the gender war in "Battleships."

He then commented positively on "Waiting for Superman," calling it "a sleek change of pace, rolling together bits of The Fray and Bon Jovi into the patented Daughtry sound;" and gave "Long Live Rock & Roll" a positive review, saying "he cleverly reminisces about Billy Joel and grunge in a country-style rave-up.

"[16] Ken Capobianco of The Boston Globe also gave the album a mixed review, saying "Daughtry strips his sound to more acoustic textures and even ventures into electro-pop.