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Encyclopedia > Flood (song)
"Flood"
Single cover
Single by Jars of Clay
from the album Jars of Clay
Released 1995
Format CD
Recorded 1995
Genre Inspirational
Length 3 min 31 sec
Label Pogostick Music
Producer(s)
Jars of Clay singles chronology
"Flood"
(1995)


"Flood" is a song written and performed by Jars of Clay. It is considered by most fans of the band to be their "breakthrough" song, with sudden success coming in both the contemporary Christian music and alternative rock genres. It was released in 1995 on their self-titled debut album, Jars of Clay. 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 cycle. The album went 'gold' and shortly after attaining platinum status. The debut album has now sold around 2,000,000 copies. Image File history File links Jars_of_Clay_fristalbum. ... In music, a single is a short (usually ten minutes or less*) record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-side, often accompanied by several B-sides, usually remixes or other songs. ... Jars of Clay is a four-member Christian band formed at Greenville College in Greenville, IL. The band has been praised for the unique mix of pop, folk, rock, and mild electronica, as well as for the graceful way they communicate their beliefs through their music. ... Jars of Clay is a four-member Christian band formed at Greenville College in Greenville, IL. The band has been praised for the unique mix of pop, folk, rock, and mild electronica, as well as for the graceful way they communicate their beliefs through their music. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Compact Disc logo was inspired by that of the previous Compact Cassette. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Screenshot of iTunes Christian pop Genre The term Christian pop (or Christian pop music) covers a wide variety of music evolving from the Jesus Music movement including Christian hip hop, Christian rap, Christian metal, Christian punk, Christian rock, Christian worship music, Christian soft rock (or the somewhat outdated Contemporary... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in producing, manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and sometimes video recordings (especially music videos), on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Jars of Clay is a four-member Christian band formed at Greenville College in Greenville, IL. The band has been praised for the unique mix of pop, folk, rock, and mild electronica, as well as for the graceful way they communicate their beliefs through their music. ... Jars of Clay is a four-member Christian band formed at Greenville College in Greenville, IL. The band has been praised for the unique mix of pop, folk, rock, and mild electronica, as well as for the graceful way they communicate their beliefs through their music. ... The Beautiful Letdown, a 2003 CCM album by Switchfoot. ... The terms alternative rock and alternative music were coined in the 1980s to describe punk rock-inspired bands which didnt fit into the mainstream genres of the time. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jars of Clay is the first full-length album of the band of the same name. ... An example of a Billboard Magazine. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with RIAA certification. ... The description Gold Album is applied to recorded music albums that have sold a minimum number of copies (in the US, currently 500,000 sales). ...


It plays over the end credits of the movie Hard Rain (1998). End Credits are the credits that are displayed at the ending of a movie. ... Hard Rain is a 1998 action movie, directed by Mikael Salomon. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...


It is also the theme song of the new A&E reality show, "God or the Girl", which is about four men who are struggling with the decision to enter the seminary. It is a five-part show that begins airing on Easter 2006. A&E is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below: A&E Network (Arts and Entertainment), an American television network the Accident and Emergency department of a hospital This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page—a list of articles associated with... Reality television is a genre of television programming in which the fortunes of real life people (as opposed to fictional characters played by actors) are followed. ... A seminary is a specialized university-like institution for the purpose of instructing students in religion, often in order to prepare them to become members of the clergy. ... This article is about the Christian festival. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Charts

Billboard (North America) - (1996) Chart Position
Mainstream Rock Tracks 16
Modern Rock Tracks 12
The Billboard Hot 100 37

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American Experience | Fatal Flood | Special Features (1680 words)
As the flood waters rose, many blues artists were inspired to write songs about the disaster and describe the experience of being in a flood.
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Flood (song) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (183 words)
"Flood" is a song written and performed by Jars of Clay.
It is considered by most fans of the band to be their "breakthrough" song, with sudden success coming in both the contemporary Christian music and alternative rock genres.
It is also the theme song of the new AandE reality show, "God or the Girl", which is about four men who are struggling with the decision to enter the seminary.
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