"Truce" is a song written and performed by Jars of Clay

Jars of Clay

Jars of Clay is a Christian rock band from Nashville, Tennessee. They met at Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois.Jars of Clay consists of Dan Haseltine on vocals, Charlie Lowell on piano and keyboards, Stephen Mason on lead guitars and Matthew Odmark on rhythm guitars...

. It is the fifth and final radio single from the band's second studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

, Much Afraid

Much Afraid

Much Afraid is the second album of Christian band Jars of Clay. It was released in 1997 by Essential Records.Much Afraid was highly anticipated after the success of the band's first album, but due to a noticeable stylistic shift, the album was not as well received...

. In addition, it was the fifth straight single from Much Afraid to reach number one on the Christian radio

Christian radio

Christian radio is a category of radio formats that focus on transmitting programming with a Christian message. In the United States, where it is more established, many such broadcasters play popular music of Christian influence, though many programs have talk or news programming covering...

 airplay charts. No promotional single was shipped to radio stations for airplay. Instead, radio stations played the track directly from the album.

Track listing

1. "Truce" - 3:11 (Charlie Lowell, Dan Haseltine, Matt Odmark, & Stephen Mason)

Performance Credits

• Dan Haseltine
  Dan Haseltine
  Daniel Paul "Dan" Haseltine is an American singer best known as lead vocalist for Christian alternative folk rock group Jars of Clay. Haseltine has performed vocals, piano, accordion, percussion and most recently, melodica, while with Jars of Clay...
  
   - vocals, percussion
• Charlie Lowell
  Charlie Lowell
  Charlie Lowell is an American pianist most known for being the pianist and keyboardist for Christian alternative folk rock group Jars of Clay.-Biography:...
  
   - keyboards, piano, organ, background vocals
• Stephen Mason - guitars, bass, background vocals
• Matt Odmark
  Matt Odmark
  Matthew Odmark is an American musician most known for being a guitarist for Christian alternative folk rock group Jars of Clay.At times, Odmark's first name is noted as "Matthew" instead of "Matt"...
  
   - guitars, background vocals
• Greg Wells
  Greg Wells
  Greg Wells is a multiple Grammy nominated musician, record producer and songwriter based in Los Angeles. Wells has produced and written hits with Adele, Weezer, Pink, Theophilus London, Deftones, Katy Perry, Rufus Wainwright, The All American Rejects, OneRepublic, Mika, Aerosmith, Burt Bacharach,...
  
   - drums

Technical Credits

• Stephen Lipson
  Stephen Lipson
  Stephen J. Lipson is a musician and producer who has worked with numerous artists, including Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Cher, Grace Jones, Paul McCartney, Pet Shop Boys, Take That, Simple Minds, Lindisfarne, and Annie Lennox....
  
  - 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