A.M. 180 Explained

A.M. 180
Cover:	A.M. 180 CD cover.jpeg
Type:	single
Artist:	Grandaddy
Album:	Under the Western Freeway
Released:	20 February 1998
Recorded:	1997
Genre:	Indie rock
Length:	3:20
Label:	Will
Producer:	Jason Lytle
Prev Title:	Summer Here Kids
Prev Year:	1998
Next Title:	The Crystal Lake
Next Year:	2000

"A.M. 180" is a song by American indie rock band Grandaddy from their debut studio album, Under the Western Freeway (1997). It was released as a single in 1998 by record label Will.

Release

It reached number 88 in the UK Singles Chart.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Charlie Brookers Screen Wipe Theme . 4 January 2011 . . 28 July 2011.
2. Web site: Grandaddy's 'A.M. 180' Defuses Bombs, Walks Marathons, Sells Dodge Journeys – Stereogum . Stosuy . Brandon . 15 April 2008 . . 26 April 2016.
3. Web site: Eddsworld - Hello Hellhole . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Il4dC4OfAYw . 2021-12-21 . live. Eddsworld . 25 January 2007 . . 7 January 2018.
4. Web site: 'Danseren' op Girls in Hawaii in Vooruit. Het Nieuwsblad.
5. Web site: Bloom . Madison . PUP Cover Grandaddy's "A.M. 180" . Pitchfork . 20 September 2020 . en-us . August 5, 2020.
6. Web site: Grandaddy | Full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company |website=Official Charts] |accessdate=3 July 2016}}

   Legacy

   "A.M. 180" was featured prominently in the 2002 British film 28 Days Later. It is used as the opening theme music for the BBC Four television series, Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe.^[1] The song was used in a 2009 Dodge Journey advertisement.^[2] "A.M. 180" features in the "Eddsworld" episode, "Hello Hellhole".^[3] Belgian Indie rock band Girls In Hawaii regularly cover the song live, citing Grandaddy's 2003 set at Pukkelpop as paramount to their development as a band.^[4] Canadian pop punk band PUP released a cover version of the song in August 2020.^[5]

   Track listing

   CD version

   7" version

   External links

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