"Stratus"
Single by Moments in Grace
from the album Moonlight Survived
A-side"Stratus (Radio Edit)"
B-side"Stratus (Album Version)"
ReleasedJune 15, 2004 (2004-06-15)
RecordedJune 2003 (2003-06) – November 2003 (2003-11)
Studio
  • Salad Days, Beltsville, Maryland
  • Soundtracks, New York City
Genre
[1]
Length3:39 (Radio Edit)
4:13 (Album Version)
4:08 (EP Version)
Label
Songwriter(s)Moments in Grace
Producer(s)Brian McTernan
Music video
Video on YouTube

"Stratus" is a song by American alternative rock / post-hardcore band Moments in Grace, released on June 15, 2004.[2] It was produced by Brian McTernan and distributed in the United States by Atlantic Records and Salad Days Records.[2][3] The song was the first and only single from the band's debut full-length album, Moonlight Survived. On June 21, 2004, the song reached No. 2 on CMJ New Music Report's Loud College Rock, No. 3 on Loud Rock Crucial Spins, and No. 14 on CMJ Top 200.[4] The single helped Moonlight Survived peak to No. 13 on CMJ's Top 200 chart on August 30, 2004,[5] and the album spent six weeks on CMJ's Radio 200 chart,[6] peaking to No. 109 on October 11, 2004.[7]

On July 17, 2004, Moments in Grace filmed a music video for the song with director Laurent Briet in Los Angeles, California.[1][8] The video premiered on August 12, 2004, five days before Moonlight Survived was released,[9][10] and later aired on MTV and Fuse.[11][12] Two days after the video's filming, on July 19, 2004, Moments in Grace was invited to MTV's Paramount Plaza studio for a photo shoot and video interview promoting the single.[13][11] The track was regularly performed on the band's 2003–2005 promotional tour.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Stratus (Radio Edit)"3:39
2."Stratus (Album Version)"4:13
Total length:7:52

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the single's liner notes.[14]

Moments in Grace
Guest musicians
  • Teri Lazar – violin
  • Kim Miller – violin
  • Osman Kivrak – viola
  • Lisa Ferebee – cello
  • Greg Watkins – double bass
Production

Charts

Charts (2004) Peak
position
US (CMJ New Music Report) Loud College Rock[4] 2
US (CMJ New Music Report) Loud Rock Crucial Spins[4] 3
US (CMJ New Music Report) CMJ Top 200[4] 14

References

  1. 1 2 Kapral, Alyssa (June 2, 2004). "This is what I'm talking about". California Punk. Archived from the original on June 4, 2004. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Stratus – Single by Moments In Grace, June 15, 2004, retrieved June 16, 2022
  3. ↑ Jeckell, Barry A. (August 21, 2004). "McTernan Finds His Moments In Grace" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 34. p. 13. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Inc, CMJ Network (June 21, 2004). CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ↑ "CMJ Top 200 Adds". CMJ Alert New Music Report. CMJ Alert New Music Report. August 30, 2004. p. 11.
  6. ↑ "CMJ Radio 200". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Alert New Music Report. November 1, 2004. p. 9.
  7. ↑ "CMJ Top 200". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Alert New Music Report. October 11, 2004. p. 20.
  8. ↑ "Moments In Grace Video". Total Assault. June 2, 2004. Archived from the original on June 19, 2004. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  9. ↑ White, Adam (August 12, 2004). "Moments In Grace video online". Punk News. Archived from the original on June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  10. ↑ "In Brief: Green Day, Moments In Grace, Tommy Stinson". Ultimate Guitar. August 13, 2004. Archived from the original on June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  11. 1 2 "Moments in Grace". MTV. July 19, 2004. Archived from the original on September 17, 2004. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Billboard Video Monitor" (PDF). Billboard. September 11, 2004. p. 42. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  13. ↑ Brown, Kazy (August 8, 2004). "Jake of Moments In Grace". DecoyMusic. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  14. ↑ Stratus liner notes. Atlantic Records / Salad Days Records. 2004.
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