Flood (Jars of Clay song)

"Flood" is a song written and performed by Jars of Clay. It is considered to be their breakthrough song due to airplay on contemporary Christian music and alternative rock radio stations, two radio formats which rarely intersect. It was released in 1995 on their self-titled debut album. The album remained in the top 60 albums for much of the year and remained in Billboard 200 for an entire 52-week (one-year) cycle. The album went gold and, shortly after, attained platinum status. The debut album has now sold well over 2,000,000 copies.

"Flood"
Artwork for the U.S. Silvertone radio promo.
The U.S. Essential radio promo has the band name centered directly above the jar. The song title was moved to just below the band name in the left upper corner. The band name is printed larger and is dark blue instead of black.
Single by Jars of Clay
from the album Jars of Clay
Released1995
Recorded1995
Genre
Length3:31 (album version)
LabelEssential/Silvertone
Songwriter(s)Dan Haseltine, Charlie Lowell, Stephen Mason, Matt Odmark
Producer(s)Adrian Belew
Jars of Clay singles chronology
"Flood"
(1995)		 "Liquid"
(1995)
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"Flood"
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The single was a multi-format crossover hit in the United States, peaking at No. 12 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and No. 37 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Charlie Lowell, Dan Haseltine, Matt Odmark, & Stephen Mason.

U.S. commercial single
  1. "Flood" - 3:31
  2. "Sinking" - 3:47

U.S. 2-track radio promo (Silvertone Records)
  1. "Flood" (Radio Edit) - 3:12
  2. "Flood" (LP Version) - 3:31

U.S. 3-track radio promo (Silvertone Records)
  1. "Flood" (Adrian Belew Electric Remix) - 3:30
  2. "Flood" (Radio Edit) - 3:13
  3. "Flood" (LP Version) - 3:31

U.S. radio promo (Essential Records)
  1. "Flood" (Radio Edit) - 3:15
  2. "Flood" (Short Edit) - 2:58

UK commercial maxi-single
  1. "Flood" (Savage Flavor Remix) - 4:24
  2. "Flood" - 3:33
  3. "Sinking" - 3:48
  4. "Blind" (The Fluffy-Sav Smoothed Out Mix) 5:08

Charts

The song plays over the closing credits of the 1998 film Hard Rain[8] and is used in the 2002 film A Walk to Remember.[9] It was the theme song of the A&E reality show, God or the Girl.

See also

References
  1. Gerard, Chris. "THE 100 GREATEST ALTERNATIVE SINGLES OF THE '90S: 100 – 81". PopMatters. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  2. "The 96 Best Alternative Rock Songs Of 1996". SPIN. August 31, 2016. Archived from the original on May 13, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  3. "Jars of Clay - Jars of Clay". AllMusic. October 24, 1995. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  4. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 8, 1996. p. 119. Retrieved July 2, 2016. billboard june 8 1996 - page 116.
  5. "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 29, 1996. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  6. "Jars of Clay - Chart history". www.billboard.com. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  7. "RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1996". RPM. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  8. Service, Religion News (March 7, 1998). "Christian Music Is Playing a New Role in Hollywood Films". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  9. Mackelden, Amy. "9 Most Insanely Unrealistic Moments In 'A Walk To Remember'". www.bustle.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
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