Thunderbirds / 3AM
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Single by Busted | ||||
from the album A Present for Everyone (re-issue) and A Ticket for Everyone: Busted Live | ||||
Released | 26 July 2004 | |||
Genre | Pop-punk[1] | |||
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"Thunderbirds / 3AM" (titled "Thunderbirds Are Go" on some editions of the single and album) is a double A-side single by English pop punk band Busted. It was released on 26 July 2004 as the fourth single from their second studio album, A Present for Everyone (2003). "Thunderbirds" was not originally included on the album, having been written specifically for the 2004 film Thunderbirds, although it later appeared on a re-issue of the album in Europe. "Thunderbirds" was not released on an album in the United Kingdom until the release of the group's live album A Ticket for Everyone: Busted Live in 2005.
"Thunderbirds / 3AM" was Busted's last single to enter the UK Singles Chart until the release of "On What You're On" in 2016, reaching number one. It was the 19th best-selling single of 2004 in the UK and also won the title of 2004 Record of the Year, and received an 8/10 rating from Stylus Magazine.[2] "3AM" was later performed by Matt Willis during his 2007 solo tour, and by James Bourne on his 2012 acoustic solo tour.[3]
Track listings
UK CD1[4]
- "3AM" (live from tour)
- "Thunderbirds"
UK CD2[5]
- "3AM" (radio edit)
- "Thunderbirds"
- "Runaway Train" (Soul Asylum cover)
- "3AM" (acoustic version)
- "Thunderbirds" (acoustic version)
- "Busted in Japan" (Part 1)
UK DVD single[6]
- "3AM"
- "Thunderbirds"
- "Crashed the Wedding" (live audio mix from tour)
- "Crashed the Wedding" (live footage from tour)
- "Thunderbirds" (video)
- "Busted in Japan" (Part 2)
Japanese CD single[7]
- "Thunderbirds"
- "3AM"
- "Runaway Train" (Soul Asylum cover)
- "3AM" (acoustic version)
- "Thunderbirds" (acoustic version)
- "Thunderbirds" (video)
- "Crashed the Wedding" (live footage from tour)
Personnel
"Thunderbirds"
Personnel are taken from the A Ticket for Everyone: Busted Live album booklet.[8]
- James Bourne – writing
- Matt Willis – writing
- Charlie Simpson – writing
- Tom Fletcher – writing
- Barry Gray – writing
- Steve Power – production
- Bob Clearmountain – mixing (at Mix This, Pacific Palisades, California)
- Jim Brumby – Pro Tools engineering
- Kevin Harp – assistant engineering
"3AM"
Personnel are taken from the A Present for Everyone album booklet.[9]
- The Matrix – production, arrangement, recording
- Lauren Christy – writing
- Scott Spock – writing
- Graham Edwards – writing
- Charlie Simpson – writing
- James Bourne – writing
- Andrew Nast – production, arrangement, and recording assistant
- Steve Power – mixing
- Tim Young – mastering
Charts
All entries charted as "Thunderbirds" except where noted.
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[19] | Silver | 258,000[18] |
Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | 26 July 2004 | CD | [20] | |
Japan | 4 August 2004 | Universal Music Japan | [21] |
References
- ^ ""Gotta Get Thru This": Dom Passantino's Survey of the New Millenium's UK #1 Singles". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 June 2006. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
...it sounds like Lit or The Living End or some other Anzac punk-pop 98 vintage...
- ^ ""Gotta Get Thru This": Dom Passantino's Survey of the New Millenium's UK #1 Singles – Article – Stylus Magazine". stylusmagazine.com.
- ^ Full Set - James Bourne Acoustic Tour, Manchester Academy 3 12/3/12 14:00. Published 21 January 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ Thunderbirds / 3AM (UK CD1 liner notes). Busted. Universal Music, Island Records. 2004. MCSTD40375, 986741-6.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Thunderbirds / 3AM (UK CD2 liner notes). Busted. Universal Music, Island Records. 2004. MCSXD40375, 986741-7.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ 3AM / Thunderbirds (UK DVD single liner notes). Busted. Universal Music, Island Records. 2004. MCSVD 40375, 986 741-8.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Thunderbirds / 3AM (Japanese CD single liner notes). Busted. Universal Music Japan. 2004. UICI-5016.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ A Ticket for Everyone: Busted Live (UK CD album booklet). Busted. Universal Records, Island Records. 2005. MCD60096, 986 854-1.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ A Present for Everyone (UK CD album booklet). Busted. Universal Records, Island Records. 2003. MCD60090, 9865875.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Busted – Thunderbirds" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
- ^ "Hits of the World: Eurocharts". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 33. 14 August 2003. p. 61.
- ^ "Busted – Thunderbirds" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Thunderbirds". Irish Singles Chart.
- ^ "Busted – Thunderbirds" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "End of Year Charts: 2004" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ Copsey, Rob (6 October 2015). "Are Busted reforming? Their Official Top 10 songs revealed". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ "British single certifications – Busted – Thunderbirds/3AM". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 24 July 2004. p. 27.
- ^ "2004/8月新譜リリース表" [August 2004 New Release List] (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. Archived from the original on 6 December 2004. Retrieved 28 August 2023.