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"4am"
"4am"
Single by Our Lady Peace
from the album Clumsy
Released	December 2, 1997
Recorded	1996
Genre	Alternative rock, Post-grunge
Length	3:30 (radio edit); 4:17 (album version)
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Raine Maida, Arnold Lanni
Producer(s)	Arnold Lanni
Our Lady Peace singles chronology
Music video
	"4am" on YouTube

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"4am" is a song by Canadian alternative rock band Our Lady Peace. It was released in December 1997 as the fourth single from their second album Clumsy.^[1] The band has described the title of the song as having a double meaning. The band wrote the entire song at 4 am. Also, the band's lead vocalist's father's name was Anthony Maida. The song being written at 4am and the initials of Raine's father give meaning to the song's name. Raine has confessed that the song was triggered by a dream about his father. The dream was about their relationship and the fear he had about his father supporting his musical career. The meaning has resonated with many of the band's fans. The song has a steady upbeat tempo throughout, with poetic lyrics.^[2]

Critical reception

The song 4am made the band very popular in North America and ultimately helped them win two Juno Awards.^[3] It also helped propel the album "Clumsy" to platinum status.^[4] The song was reviewed negatively by Billboard Magazine who said, "To warrant a snail-paced tempo, a song should ideally deliver pleasing vocals or poetic lyrics, and this overwrought ballad by Our Lady Peace unfortunately does neither."^[5]

Music video

The music video was directed by Tony Pantages and was filmed in Los Angeles during El Niño. In the video, the band is shown riding in a black 1958 Cadillac Series 75 limousine.^[6] There is also an edited version of the video made for airing in the U.S. The edited version is similar to the original, except it is shorter and features different camera shots at different times than the original. For example, in the original, Maida sings the majority of the song in the car, while in the edited version, he sings mostly on an empty street.^[7]

Track listing

US promo single

CSK 41071

"Radio Edit" – 3:30
"Album Version" – 4:15
"Callout Hook #1" – :10
"Callout Hook #2" – :05

Chart performance

Chart (1997–98)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	29
Canada Alternative Top 30 (RPM)	8
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	31
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	38

References

^ "Our Lady Peace - Clumsy (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
^ Marilyn Beck & Stacy,Jenel Smith. "MORE PEACE, LOVE AND MUSIC SLATED FOR WOODSTOCK '98." Daily News: L2. Jun 18 1998. ProQuest. Web. 2 Apr. 2018
^ "Band Set to Wow Local Fans; our Lady Peace | Group Working on New Album." Daily GleanerJul 29 2010. ProQuest. Web. 31 Mar. 2018 .
^ "Our Lady Peace Release a Decade Worth of Hits." Canada NewsWire: 1. Sep 19 2006. ProQuest. Web. 1 Apr. 2018 .
^ Flick, Larry. "Our Lady Peace: 4 am." Billboard (magazine) 8 Aug. 1998: ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry, ProQuest. Web. Retrieved 27 Sep. 2010.
^ Crisp15. “Our Lady Peace - 4am.” YouTube, YouTube, 22 Dec. 2005, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYEMskcDRKY.
^ OurLadyPeaceVEVO. “Our Lady Peace - 4am.” YouTube, YouTube, 15 Nov. 2009, www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbI7efznvj8.

External links

[1] "Our Lady Peace - Clumsy (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 2017-12-11.

[2] Marilyn Beck & Stacy,Jenel Smith. "MORE PEACE, LOVE AND MUSIC SLATED FOR WOODSTOCK '98." Daily News: L2. Jun 18 1998. ProQuest. Web. 2 Apr. 2018

[3] "Band Set to Wow Local Fans; our Lady Peace | Group Working on New Album." Daily GleanerJul 29 2010. ProQuest. Web. 31 Mar. 2018 .

[4] "Our Lady Peace Release a Decade Worth of Hits." Canada NewsWire: 1. Sep 19 2006. ProQuest. Web. 1 Apr. 2018 .

[5] Flick, Larry. "Our Lady Peace: 4 am." Billboard (magazine) 8 Aug. 1998: ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry, ProQuest. Web. Retrieved 27 Sep. 2010.

[6] Crisp15. “Our Lady Peace - 4am.” YouTube, YouTube, 22 Dec. 2005, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYEMskcDRKY.

[7] OurLadyPeaceVEVO. “Our Lady Peace - 4am.” YouTube, YouTube, 15 Nov. 2009, www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbI7efznvj8.

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-{{Infobox Single
+{{Infobox song
-| Name = 4 AM
+| name       = 4am
-| Cover = OLP4am.jpg
+| cover      = OLP - 4am single cover.jpg
-| Artist = [[Our Lady Peace]]
+| alt        =
+| type       = single
-| from Album =[[Clumsy (album)|Clumsy]]
+| artist     = [[Our Lady Peace]]
-| Released = January 12, 1998
+| album      = [[Clumsy (Our Lady Peace album)|Clumsy]]
-| Format = CD single
+| released   = December 2, 1997
-| Recorded = 1996–1997
+| recorded   = 1996
-|Genre= [[Alternative rock]]
-| Length = 4:17
+| studio     =
+| venue      =
-| Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
+| genre      = [[Alternative rock]], [[Post-grunge]]
-| Writer = [[Raine Maida]]
+| length     = 3:30 <small>(radio edit)</small><br>4:17 <small>(album version)</small>
-| Producer = [[Arnold Lanni]]
+| label      = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
-| Video director = Scott Weintrob
+| writer     = [[Raine Maida]], [[Arnold Lanni]]
-| Certification =
+| producer   = [[Arnold Lanni]]
-| Last single = "Carnival"<br />(1997)
+| prev_title = Carnival
-| This single = "'''4 AM'''"<br />(1998)
+| prev_year  = 1997
-| Next single = "[[Clumsy (Our Lady Peace song)|Clumsy]]"<br/>(1998)
+| next_title = [[One Man Army (song)|One Man Army]]
+| next_year  = 1999
+| misc       = {{External music video|{{YouTube|GbI7efznvj8|"4am"}}}}
 }}
-"'''4 AM'''" is the fourth single from alternative rock band [[Our Lady Peace]]'s second album ''[[Clumsy]]''.
+"'''4am'''" is a song by Canadian alternative rock band [[Our Lady Peace]]. It was released in December 1997 as the fourth single from their second album ''[[Clumsy (Our Lady Peace album)|Clumsy]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/10221/Our-Lady-Peace-Clumsy/|title=Our Lady Peace - Clumsy (album review ) {{!}} Sputnikmusic|website=www.sputnikmusic.com|access-date=2017-12-11}}</ref>
+The band has described the title of the song as having a double meaning. The band wrote the entire song at 4 am. Also, the band's lead vocalist's father's name was Anthony Maida. The song being written at 4am and the initials of [[Raine Maida|Raine's]] father give meaning to the song's name. Raine has confessed that the song was triggered by a dream about his father. The dream was about their relationship and the fear he had about his father supporting his musical career. The meaning has resonated with many of the band's fans. The song has a steady upbeat tempo throughout, with poetic lyrics.<ref>Marilyn Beck & Stacy,Jenel Smith. "MORE PEACE, LOVE AND MUSIC SLATED FOR WOODSTOCK '98." Daily News: L2. Jun 18 1998. ProQuest. Web. 2 Apr. 2018</ref>
+==Critical reception==
-The lyrical content in the song was about a dream vocalist [[Raine Maida]] had. In the dream, his father was dying in the hospital, but he arrives too late to say that he loved him. The song thoroughly explains it in direct context. This has become another fan-favourite Our Lady Peace song.
+The song 4am made the band very popular in North America and ultimately helped them win two Juno Awards.<ref>"Band Set to Wow Local Fans; our Lady Peace | Group Working on New Album." Daily GleanerJul 29 2010. ProQuest. Web. 31 Mar. 2018 .</ref> It also helped propel the album "Clumsy" to platinum status.<ref>"Our Lady Peace Release a Decade Worth of Hits." Canada NewsWire: 1. Sep 19 2006. ProQuest. Web. 1 Apr. 2018 .</ref> The song was reviewed negatively by ''[[Billboard Magazine]]'' who said, "To warrant a snail-paced tempo, a song should ideally deliver pleasing vocals or poetic lyrics, and this overwrought ballad by Our Lady Peace unfortunately does neither."<ref>Flick, Larry.  "Our Lady Peace: 4 am." ''[[Billboard (magazine)]]''  8 Aug. 1998: ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry, ProQuest. Web. Retrieved 27 Sep. 2010.</ref>
-The song title, "4 AM", was said by the band that it had double meanings—that it was completely written at 4:00 am, and it stands for Raine Maida's father's initials, Anthony Maida.
-A remixed version of the song appears on OLP's greatest hits album ''[[A Decade]]''.
 ==Music video==
+The music video was directed by Tony Pantages and was filmed in [[Los Angeles]] during [[El Niño]]. In the video, the band is shown riding in a black 1958 [[Cadillac Series 75]] [[limousine]].<ref>Crisp15. “Our Lady Peace - 4am.” YouTube, YouTube, 22 Dec. 2005, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYEMskcDRKY.</ref> There is also an edited version of the video made for airing in the U.S. The edited version is similar to the original, except it is shorter and features different camera shots at different times than the original. For example, in the original, Maida sings the majority of the song in the car, while in the edited version, he sings mostly on an empty street.<ref>OurLadyPeaceVEVO. “Our Lady Peace - 4am.” YouTube, YouTube, 15 Nov. 2009, www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbI7efznvj8.</ref>
-The music video was directed by Tony Pantages and premiered on [[MuchMusic]] on January 23, 1998<ref name="Archive">Anon (1997). [http://web.archive.org/web/19980213201950/www.ourladypeace.com/rawnewsarc.html "News Archive"] Ourladypeace.com at the Internet Archive. Retrieved [[September 18]], [[2009]]</ref>. In the video, the band is shown riding in a black 1958 [[Cadillac Series 75]] [[limousine]].
 ==Track listing==
@@ Line 37: / Line 39: @@
 #"Callout Hook #1" – :10
 #"Callout Hook #2" – :05
+==Chart performance==
+{|class="wikitable sortable"
+!Chart (1997–98)
+!Peak<br />position
+|-
+|Canada Top Singles ([[RPM (magazine)|RPM]])
+|align="center"|29
+|-
+|Canada Alternative Top 30 ([[RPM (magazine)|RPM]])
+|align="center"|8
+|-
+|US ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks
+|align="center"|31
+|-
+|US ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks
+|align="center"|38
+|}
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
+==External links==
+*{{youtube|GbI7efznvj8|"4 AM" Official music video (edited version)}}
+*[http://www.allthelyrics.com/lyrics/our_lady_peace/4_am-lyrics-54678.html 4am song lyrics]
 {{Our Lady Peace}}
+{{authority control}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:4 Am}}
-[[Category:1998 singles]]
+[[Category:1997 singles]]
 [[Category:Our Lady Peace songs]]
+[[Category:Songs written by Raine Maida]]
+[[Category:1997 songs]]
+[[Category:Songs written by Arnold Lanni]]
-{{1990s-rock-song-stub}}
+[[Category:Columbia Records singles]]
-[[fr:4 A.M.]]

v t e Our Lady Peace
Raine Maida Duncan Coutts Steve Mazur Jason Pierce Jeremy Taggart Mike Turner Chris Eacrett Jamie Edwards Paul Martin
Studio albums	Naveed Clumsy Happiness... Is Not a Fish That You Can Catch Spiritual Machines Gravity Healthy in Paranoid Times Burn Burn Curve Somethingness Spiritual Machines 2
Live albums	Live
Compilations	A Decade Playlist
Singles	"The Birdman" "Starseed" "Hope" "Supersatellite" "Naveed" "Superman's Dead" "Automatic Flowers" "4am" "Clumsy" "One Man Army" "Is Anybody Home?" "Thief" "In Repair" "Life" "Right Behind You (Mafia)" "Somewhere Out There" "Innocent" "All You Did Was Save My Life" "The End Is Where We Begin" "Heavyweight"
Related articles	Discography The Age of Spiritual Machines Fair Ground Crash Karma