In a Moment

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"In a Moment"
An artwork created by Steve Goddard. It is part of an oil painting used for Graffiti on the Train.
Single by Stereophonics
from the album Graffiti on the Train
Released 4 November 2012 (UK)
Format
Recorded 2012
Genre Alternative rock
Length 5:26 (album)
4:22 (radio edit)
Label Stylus Records
Writer(s) Kelly Jones
Producer(s)
  • Jones
  • Jim Lowe
Stereophonics singles chronology
"Could You Be the One?"
(2010)		 "In a Moment"
(2012)		 "Indian Summer"
(2013)
Music video
"In a Moment" on YouTube

"In a Moment" is a song by rock band Stereophonics. It is the ninth track on their 2013 album Graffiti on the Train and was released as the album's lead-single on 4th November 2012. It's the first single released without Javier Weyler in the band.

Writing and release

When speaking to NME, lead singer Kelly Jones said the song is "about finding some hope in life. It's about those moments in life when you feel a bit lost and stuck and you don't know how to get out of it and then there's a glimmer of hope that helps you pull through it. It's quite a spiritual song."[1]

The drum loop which is featured throughout the song was programmed by fellow producer Jim Lowe.[2] Although Javier Weyler recorded the drums for the song,[3] this is the first single to be released without him in the band as he left in July 2012.[4]

Formats

Stereophonics released "In a Moment" as a free download on 4 November 2012.[1] Due to it being free the song was not eligible to chart. Promotional singles were made available on 12 November 2012 which featured the song, radio edit and the instrumental version.[5] The limited 10" vinyl edition with lyrics etched on Side B was available to pre-order on the band's website[6] and was released on 4 November 2012. The cover art for "In a Moment" was designed by Steve Goddard[7] who also designed the oil painting artwork for Graffiti on the Train.[8]

Release history

Region Date Type Label
United Kingdom 4 November 2012 Digital download Stylus Records[n 1]
12 November 2012 Promo CD
10 December 2012 10" vinyl

Music video

A screenshot from the music video; Browne's character is giving a homeless man (portrayed by Carter) food and taking back his money he offered him first. The video has low colouring and is set on a dreary day, puddles are still present from the rain.
Browne's character giving the homeless man (Carter) food and taking back his money.

The music video for "In a Moment" was directed by lead singer Kelly Jones[9] and stars Liam Browne as a man stuck in a moment and Charlie Carter as a homeless man.[10] It features an unnamed character (Browne) who tries to give money to homeless people but they refuse, wanting the food he's got instead. One of the homeless men (Carter) he offered money to helps assist the character in taking his own life by burying him in the sand. The homeless man leaves the shovel in arms reach for the character in case he changes his mind and he also leaves the food he was given.[11] As the character is about to drown, he then sees his good and bad memories and realises his life is relevant and will get better, so he digs himself out before it's too late.[10]

For the scene in which the character is buried in the sand, Browne's body was placed in a wooden box under the sand to prevent him from being physically buried and the top of the box was covered with sand, leaving his head above the sand and creating the illusion he's been physically buried. In the later scene when he gets out the sand, Browne was buried in the sand horizontally.[10]

Track listings

All songs written and composed by Kelly Jones[7]. 

Personnel

Stereophonics[3]
Technical[3][7]

References

Notes
  1. ↑ Stylus Records is under exclusive license to Ignition Records Ltd. This is stated on Ignition Records' website and the credits on the back of the "In a Moment" vinyl.
Footnotes
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Stereophonics give away new single 'In A Moment' as a free download – listen". NME. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Jim Lowe on Stereophonics and the Gemini". sE Electronics. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Graffiti on the Train (Vinyl). Stereophonics. Stylus Records. 2013.
  4. ↑ "Facebook post". Stereophonics. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Stereophonics - In a Moment (song)". UK-chart.com. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "In a Moment limited edition 10 Pre-order". The Stereophonics Ltd. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 In a Moment (10" vinyl). Stereophonics. United Kingdom: Universal Music Publishing. 2012. STYLUS1TE.
  8. ↑ "Graffiti on the Train Digital MP3 Album". The Stereophonics Ltd. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  9. ↑ Kuscher, Oli (19 November 2012). "VIDEO: Stereophonics 'In A Moment'". Drop Out. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Kelly Jones (Director), Stereophonics (2012). Stereophonics - In A Moment (making of) (Music Video). Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  11. ↑ Kelly Jones (Director), Stereophonics (2012). Stereophonics - The Making of Violins and Tambourines (Music Video). Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  12. ↑ In a Moment (Promotional CD). Stereophonics. United Kingdom: Universal Music Publishing. 2012. STYLUSCD1P.

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