Released 1995 Recorded 1995 Label Essential/Silvertone | Format CD Length 3:31 (Album Version) | |
Genre Alternative rock
Inspirational | ||
"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 interact with one another. 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's Top 200 albums for the 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.
Contents
- Track listing
- US commercial single
- US 2 track radio promo Silvertone Records
- US 3 track radio promo Silvertone Records
- US radio promo Essential Records
- UK commercial maxi single
- In popular culture
- References
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.
Track listing
All songs written by Charlie Lowell, Dan Haseltine, Matt Odmark, & Stephen Mason.
U.S. commercial single
- "Flood" - 3:31
- "Sinking" - 3:47
U.S. 2-track radio promo (Silvertone Records)
- "Flood" (Radio Edit) - 3:12
- "Flood" (LP Version) - 3:31
U.S. 3-track radio promo (Silvertone Records)
- "Flood" (Adrian Belew Electric Remix) - 3:30
- "Flood" (Radio Edit) - 3:13
- "Flood" (LP Version) - 3:31
U.S. radio promo (Essential Records)
- "Flood" (Radio Edit) - 3:15
- "Flood" (Short Edit) - 2:58
U.K. commercial maxi-single
- "Flood" (Savage Flavor Remix) - 4:24
- "Flood" - 3:33
- "Sinking" - 3:48
- "Blind" (The Fluffy-Sav Smoothed Out Mix) 5:08
In popular culture
The song plays over the closing credits of the 1998 film Hard Rain and is used in the 2002 film A Walk to Remember. It was the theme song of the A&E reality show, God or the Girl.