A.M. 180

"A.M. 180"
Single by Grandaddy
from the album Under the Western Freeway
Released February 20, 1998
Format CD, vinyl
Recorded 1997
Genre Indie rock
Length 3:20
Label Will
Songwriter(s) Jason Lytle
Producer(s) Jason Lytle
Grandaddy singles chronology
"A.M. 180"
(1998)
"The Crystal Lake"
(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]

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.[2] The song was used in a 2009 Dodge Journey advertisement.[3]

"A.M. 180" features in the "Eddsworld" episode, "Hello Hellhole".[4]

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]

Track listing

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

  1. "Grandaddy | Full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  2. "Charlie Brookers Screen Wipe Theme". YouTube. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  3. Stosuy, Brandon (April 15, 2008). "Grandaddy's 'A.M. 180' Defuses Bombs, Walks Marathons, Sells Dodge Journeys – Stereogum". Stereogum. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  4. Eddsworld (January 25, 2007). "Eddsworld - Hello Hellhole". YouTube. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  5. https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/blkva_03360468

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