Flood (Jars of Clay song)
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"Flood" is a song written and performed by American Christian rock band Jars of Clay. Critics cited "Flood" as the band's breakthrough song due to airplay on contemporary Christian music and alternative rock radio stations, two radio formats which rarely intersect.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was released in 1995 as their debut single and is from their self-titled debut album. "Flood" was a multi-format crossover hit in the United States, peaking at Template:Abbr 12 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and No. 37 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was also a hit in Canada, where it reached No. 3 on the RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart. The song also saw heavy rotation on MTV during the mid-to-late-1990s.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Formats and track listings
All songs were written by Charlie Lowell, Dan Haseltine, Matt Odmark, and Stephen Mason.
US single
- "Flood" – 3:31
- "Sinking" – 3:47
UK maxi-CD single
- "Flood" (Savage Flavor remix) – 4:24
- "Flood" – 3:33
- "Sinking" – 3:48
- "Blind" (The Fluffy-Sav Smoothed Out mix) – 5:08
Charts
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Weekly charts
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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Year-end charts
| Chart (1996) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> | 38 |
| US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> | 73 |
| US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)<ref name="usrockye">Template:Cite magazine</ref> | 59 |
| US Top 40/Mainstream (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> | 81 |
| US Triple-A (Billboard)<ref name="usrockye"/> | 10 |
In popular culture
"Flood" plays over the closing credits of the 1998 film Hard Rain<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and is used in the 2002 film A Walk to Remember.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was the theme song of the A&E reality show, God or the Girl.Template:Citation needed