Five Candles (You Were There)

"Five Candles (You Were There)" is a song written and performed by Jars of Clay. It is the second radio single from their 1997 studio album Much Afraid. The song was initially written for the soundtrack to the motion picture Liar Liar, starring Jim Carrey. However, the ending credits, when the song would have been played, were changed to an outtakes and bloopers reel, thus cutting the song from the film. A working title of the song during the writing and recording studio sessions was "The Wish", which fits in with the themes of Liar Liar, just as the eventual title, "Five Candles", as the story of the film revolves around the wish Max made as he blew out the five candles for his fifth birthday. The song was later used in the 1998 Michael Keaton film, Jack Frost, and was featured on that film's soundtrack.

Track listing

Written by Dan Haseltine, Charlie Lowell, Stephen Mason, Matt Odmark

"Five Candles (You Were There)" (Radio Edit) – 3:38
"Five Candles (You Were There)" (Album Version) – 3:48

Performance credits

Dan Haseltine - vocals, percussion
Charlie Lowell - keyboards, piano, organ, background vocals
Stephen Mason - guitars, bass, background vocals
Matt Odmark - guitars, mandolin, background vocals
Neil Conti - drums

Technical credits

Stephen Lipson - producer
Robert Beeson - executive producer
Heff Moraes - engineering, mixing
Chuck Linder - recording
Mike Griffith - engineering
Adam Hatley - engineering assistant
Stephen Marcussen - mastering
Don C. Tyler - digital editing

External links

Jars of Clay

Band members

Non-member performers

Dan Haseltine Stephen Mason Matt Odmark Charlie Lowell

Former Matt Bronleewe

Jake Goss Gabe Ruschival

Former Scott Savage Aaron Sands Joe Porter Jeremy Lutito Alex Fragiskatos

Discography

Studio albums:	Jars of Clay Much Afraid If I Left the Zoo The Eleventh Hour Furthermore: From the Studio, from the Stage Who We Are Instead Redemption Songs Good Monsters Christmas Songs The Long Fall Back to Earth The Shelter Inland

Compilation albums:	Jar of Gems The Essential Jars of Clay Greatest Hits

Other releases:	Drummer Boy Stringtown The White Elephant Sessions Front Yard Luge 11Live: Jars of Clay in Concert iTunes Originals Roots & Wings Mini Monsters Live Monsters Closer Live at Gray Matters

See also

List of awards Ron Aniello Adrian Belew Dennis Herring Mark Hudson Stephen Lipson Greg Wells "Frail" City on a Hill Blood: Water Mission Essential Records Gray Matters Greenville College

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