"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.

"A.M. 180"
Single by Grandaddy
from the album Under the Western Freeway
Released20 February 1998
Recorded1997
GenreIndie rock
Length3:20
LabelWill
Songwriter(s)Jason Lytle
Producer(s)Jason Lytle
Grandaddy singles chronology
"Summer Here Kids"
(1998)
"A.M. 180"
(1998)
"The Crystal Lake"
(2000)

Release edit

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

Legacy edit

"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.[2] The song was used in a 2009 Dodge Journey advertisement.[3] "A.M. 180" features in the "Eddsworld" episode, "Hello Hellhole".[4] 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.[5] Canadian pop punk band PUP released a cover version of the song in August 2020.[6]

Track listing edit

CD version
No.TitleLength
1."A.M. 180" 
2."For the Dishwasher" 
3."Glassy Dusty" 
7" version
No.TitleLength
1."A.M. 180" 
2."Here" (live Pavement cover) 

References edit

  1. ^ "Grandaddy | Full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Charlie Brookers Screen Wipe Theme". 4 January 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011 – via YouTube.[dead YouTube link]
  3. ^ Stosuy, Brandon (15 April 2008). "Grandaddy's 'A.M. 180' Defuses Bombs, Walks Marathons, Sells Dodge Journeys – Stereogum". Stereogum. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  4. ^ Eddsworld (25 January 2007). "Eddsworld - Hello Hellhole". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2018 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "'Danseren' op Girls in Hawaii in Vooruit". Het Nieuwsblad.
  6. ^ Bloom, Madison (5 August 2020). "PUP Cover Grandaddy's "A.M. 180"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 20 September 2020.

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