3AM (Matchbox Twenty song)
1997 single by Matchbox Twenty / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"3AM" (stylized as "3 am" on the album and "3 AM" on the single) is the third single and the third track from American rock band Matchbox 20's debut album, Yourself or Someone Like You (1996). Written by Rob Thomas, Jay Stanley, John Leslie Goff, and Brian Yale, the song was inspired by Thomas dealing with his mother's cancer as a teenager. The song was officially serviced to US modern rock radio in October 1997 and was given a commercial release outside North America the following month.
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Single by Matchbox 20 | ||||
from the album Yourself or Someone Like You | ||||
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Released | November 23, 1997 (1997-11-23)[1] | |||
Length | 3:46 | |||
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Producer(s) | Matt Serletic | |||
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"3AM" on YouTube | ||||
"3AM" topped the Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart for two weeks and the US Billboard Adult Top 40 chart for 10 weeks; it was not eligible to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 at the time due to not receiving a physical release in the United States. Outside North America, "3AM" reached number 31 in Australia and became a minor hit in Europe. A music video was also made for the song, directed by Gavin Bowden and filmed in Los Angeles.