"strad" refers to both a song composed by C418, and a music disc that plays the song when inserted in a jukebox. The music disc is dropped by creepers killed by skeletons.
Obtaining
Mob loot
When killed by a skeleton, stray, bogged, or parched (or wither skeleton if given a bow using commands), a creeper drops a music disc, which has a 1⁄12 chance to be "strad".
Because TNT ignited by a flaming arrow attributes all resulting kills to the entity that fired the arrow, a skeleton igniting a TNT block due to holding a bow enchanted with Flame, or shooting through lava or fire, also causes any creepers killed in the explosion to drop a disc.[1][2]
Track description
| Song by | C418 |
|---|---|
| Track released | November 9, 2013 |
| Length | 03:08 |
| Genre | Electronic |
| Songwriter(s) | C418 |
| Link | |
| Part of Minecraft - Volume Beta No. 24 ◄ "Stal"
"Eleven" ►
| |
"strad" is a tropical-sounding piece with the main melody being played on a steelpan, accompanied by a layered mix of strings, woodwinds, and soft synths, and supported by a glitchy electronic tribal percussion beat, ending on some melancholy Hurdy-gurdy chords. Bits and pieces of the melody from "Minecraft" can be heard throughout, sometimes played on bells in the background.
Usage
Like all music discs, using the "strad" music disc on a jukebox causes the jukebox to play the song.
If a redstone comparator is reading a jukebox playing "strad", it will emit a redstone signal of 9.
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Item tags | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Music Disc | music_disc_strad | Item | creeper_drop_music_discs |
item |
| Jukebox song | Identifier | Translation key |
|---|---|---|
| C418 - strad | strad |
jukebox_song |
| Soundtrack Title | File name | Sound events |
|---|---|---|
| "Strad" | strad.ogg
|
music_disc.strad
|
| Music Disc | Identifier | Alias ID | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C418 - strad | music_disc_strad | record_strad | 549 | Item | itemitem |
| Soundtrack Title | File name | Sound events |
|---|---|---|
| "Strad" | strad.ogg
|
record.strad
|
Achievements
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS4 | Other | |||||
 |  | Sound of Music | Make the Meadows come alive with the sound of music from a jukebox. | Use a music disc on a jukebox in the Meadow biome. | 10 | Bronze |
Advancements
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) |
|---|---|---|---|
  | Sound of Music | Make the Meadows come alive with the sound of music from a Jukebox | Use a music disc on a jukebox that stands within a meadow biome. |
History
Development
| ? | An unused music track "strad.mus" is added to the game's assets. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1, 2011 | C418 announces new music discs. | ||||||
Java Edition
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2 |  Added music disc "strad". It is unobtainable in Survival mode. | |||||
| Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3 | The rarity of music disc "strad" has been changed to "Rare". | ||||||
| 1.1 | 11w50a | Music disc "strad" can now be dropped by creepers killed by skeletons. | |||||
| 1.5 | 13w04a | Jukeboxes playing music disc "strad" now give off a redstone signal of 9 when a redstone comparator is placed behind it. | |||||
| 1.11 | 16w32a | Music disc "strad" can no longer be dropped by creepers killed by strays. | |||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | Music disc "strad" can now be dropped by creepers killed by strays again. | |||||
| 1.19.1 | 22w24a | Music discs are now essential to duplicate allays. | |||||
| 1.20.5 Experiment | 24w07a | Music disc "strad" can now be dropped by creepers killed by bogged. | |||||
| 1.21.2 | 24w33a | The rarity of music disc "strad" has been changed from "Rare" to "Uncommon". | |||||
Bedrock Edition
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2.0 | beta 1.2.0.2 | Added music disc "strad". | |||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | Music disc "strad" can now be dropped by creepers killed by strays. | |||||
| 1.19.10 | Preview 1.19.10.22 | Music discs are now essential to duplicate allays. | |||||
| 1.21.30 | Preview 1.21.30.21 | The rarity of music disc "strad" has been changed from "Rare" to "Uncommon". | |||||
Legacy Console Edition
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xbox 360 | Xbox One | PS3 | PS4 | PS Vita | Wii U | Switch | |
| TU5 | CU1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added music disc "strad". |
| 1.90 | Music disc "strad" can now be dropped by creepers killed by strays. | ||||||
Data history
Java Edition
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.6.1 | June 13, 2013 | Music disc "strad" now uses the .ogg format. Before, "cat" and "13" were the only discs in the .ogg format; all the other discs were in the .mus format, which was decrypted by Minecraft on-the-fly. | |||||
"strad.ogg" is now stored in assets/records | |||||||
| 1.7.2 | October 17, 2013 | "strad.ogg" is now stored in assets/sounds/records. | |||||
| 1.7.4 | December 5, 2013 | "strad.ogg" is now stored in an indexed hash, rather than stored directly in the .minecraft folder. | |||||
| 1.13 | 17w47a | The ID of music disc "strad" has been changed from record_strad to music_disc_strad.
| |||||
| Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 2264. | |||||||
| 1.21 | 24w21a | With the introduction of jukebox song definition, music disc "strad" now has an associated .json jukebox song definition under data/minecraft/jukebox_song | |||||
Bedrock Edition
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.16.100 | beta 1.16.100.56 | The ID of music disc "strad" has been changed from record_strad to music_disc_strad. | |||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Music Disc strad" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
References
- ↑ MC-210303 – Creepers drop music discs even when not killed by an arrow – resolved as "Works As Intended".
- ↑ MCPE-150884 – Creepers drop music discs even when not killed by an arrow – resolved as "Works As Intended".
