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band Moments in Grace, released on June 15, 2004. It was produced by

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and distributed in the United States by

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and Salad Days Records. 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 ''

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'''s Loud College Rock, No. 3 on Loud Rock Crucial Spins, and No. 14 on CMJ Top 200. The single helped ''Moonlight Survived'' peak to No. 13 on ''CMJ'''s Top 200 chart on August 30, 2004, and the album spent six weeks on ''CMJ'''s Radio 200 chart, peaking to No. 109 on October 11, 2004. On July 17, 2004, Moments in Grace filmed a music video for the song with director Laurent Briet in Los Angeles, California. The video premiered on August 12, 2004, five days before ''Moonlight Survived'' was released, and later aired on

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and Fuse. Two days after the video's filming, on July 19, 2004, Moments in Grace was invited to

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studio for a photo shoot and video interview promoting the single. The track was regularly performed on the band's 2003–2005 promotional tour.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the single's liner notes. ; Moments in Grace * Jeremy Griffith – vocals, guitar, keyboards, organ, piano * Justin Etheridge – guitar * Jake Brown – bass guitar *

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– drums ; Guest musicians * Teri Lazar – violin * Kim Miller – violin * Osman Kivrak – viola * Lisa Ferebee – cello * Greg Watkins – double bass ; Production *

– recording engineer, mixing engineer and producer at Salad Days * Pedro Aida – assistant recording engineer at Salad Days *

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– Pro Tools engineer at Salad Days *

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– mixing engineer at Soundtracks *

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– mastering engineer at

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* Charlie Barnett – string arranger * Shelby Cinca – artwork and art direction at Passkontrol * Gabriel Baldessin – artwork and art direction at Passkontrol

Charts

References

{{Authority Control 2004 singles 2004 songs Moments in Grace songs Song recordings produced by Brian McTernan Atlantic Records singles