Stratus (song)

This article is about the Moments in Grace song. For the Billy Cobham song, see Spectrum (Billy Cobham album).

"Stratus"
Single by Moments in Grace
from the album Moonlight Survived
A-side	"Stratus (Radio Edit)"
B-side	"Stratus (Album Version)"
Released	June 15, 2004 (2004-06-15)
Recorded	June 2003 (2003-06) – November 2003 (2003-11)
Studio	Salad Days, Beltsville, Maryland Soundtracks, New York City
Genre	Alternative rock post-hardcore [1]
Length	3:39 (Radio Edit) 4:13(Album Version) 4:08(EP Version)
Label	Atlantic Salad Days
Songwriter	Moments in Grace
Producer	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.	Title	Length
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

• Jeremy Griffith – vocals, guitar, keyboards, organ, piano
• Justin Etheridge – guitar
• Jake Brown – bass guitar
• Timothy Kirkpatrick – drums

Guest musicians

• Teri Lazar – violin
• Kim Miller – violin
• Osman Kivrak – viola
• Lisa Ferebee – cello
• Greg Watkins – double bass

Production

• Brian McTernan – recording engineer, mixing engineer and producer at Salad Days
• Pedro Aida – assistant recording engineer at Salad Days
• Matt Squire – Pro Tools engineer at Salad Days
• Michael Barbiero – mixing engineer at Soundtracks
• George Marino – mastering engineer at Sterling Sound
• Charlie Barnett – string arranger
• Shelby Cinca – artwork and art direction at Passkontrol
• Gabriel Baldessin – artwork and art direction at Passkontrol

Charts

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

References

1. 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. 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. CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. June 21, 2004.
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. "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.