Thunderbirds / 3AM
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| from the album A Present for Everyone and A Ticket for Everyone: Busted Live | ||||||||||||||
| Released | 26 July 2004 | |||||||||||||
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| Label | Universal | |||||||||||||
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| Producer(s) | Steve Robson | |||||||||||||
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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 rock 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.[1] "3AM" was later performed by Matt Willis during his 2007 solo tour, and by James Bourne on his 2012 acoustic solo tour.[2] On 27 April 2010, both songs were made available as downloadable content for the Rock Band music video game series.
Track listing
- UK CD1
- "3AM" (Live from Tour) – 4:01
- "Thunderbirds" – 3:02
- UK CD2
- "3AM" (radio edit) – 3:35
- "Thunderbirds" – 3:02
- "Runaway Train" (Soul Asylum cover) – 3:05
- "3AM" (acoustic version) – 3:45
- "Thunderbirds" (acoustic version) – 3:05
- "Busted in Japan Part One" – 8:00
- UK DVD
- "3AM" (album version) – 4:08
- "Thunderbirds" – 3:02
- "Crashed the Wedding" (live audio mix) – 3:12
- "Crashed the Wedding" (live tour footage) – 3:12
- "Thunderbirds" (video) – 3:00
- "Busted in Japan Part Two" – 7:00
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Certifications
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| Preceded by "Dry Your Eyes" by The Streets |
Scottish Singles Chart number-one single 1 August 2004 – 21 August 2004 |
Succeeded by "These Words" by Natasha Bedingfield |
| Preceded by "Dry Your Eyes" by The Streets |
UK Singles Chart number-one single 1 August 2004 – 14 August 2004 |
Succeeded by "Baby Cakes" by 3 of a Kind |
References
- ↑ ""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.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Busted – Thunderbirds" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
- ↑ "Hits of the World - Eurochart Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 14 August 2003. p. 61. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Busted – Thunderbirds". GfK Entertainment Charts.
- ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Thunderbirds". Irish Singles Chart.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Busted – Thunderbirds" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 2004-08-01". Scottish Singles Top 40.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 2004-08-01" UK Singles Chart.
- ↑ "End Of Year Charts: 2004" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ↑ "British single certifications – Busted – Thunderbirds Are Go / 3AM". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Thunderbirds Are Go / 3AM in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
- ↑ Copsey, Rob (6 October 2015). "Are Busted reforming? Their Official Top 10 songs revealed". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
