4:AM Forever

"4:AM Forever"
Single by Lostprophets
from the album Liberation Transmission
Released23 April 2007
RecordedHawaii, 2006
Genre
Length4:27
LabelColumbia, Visible Noise
Songwriter(s)Lee Gaze, Mike Lewis, Jamie Oliver, Stuart Richardson, Ian Watkins
Producer(s)Bob Rock
Lostprophets singles chronology
"Can't Catch Tomorrow"
(2006)
"4:AM Forever"
(2007)
"It's Not the End of the World"
(2009)

"4:AM Forever" is the fourth and the final single from the album Liberation Transmission, the third studio album by Welsh rock band Lostprophets. It was released on 23 April 2007.

Track listing

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CD1
No.TitleLength
1."4:AM Forever"4:30
2."Every Song"4:12
Vinyl 1
No.TitleLength
1."4:AM Forever"4:30
2."Never Know" ("Heaven for the Weather, Hell for the Company" demo)5:10
Vinyl 2
No.TitleLength
1."4:AM Forever"4:30

(The B side of this edition was an etched design rather than containing music)

Digital Download
No.TitleLength
1."4:AM Forever"4:17
2."Every Song"4:12
3."Never Know" (demo)5:10
4."Going Underground" (The Jam cover)3:21

In a change from previous Lostprophets singles, there were two 7" vinyl releases and only one CD for this single. In addition to this, a special download release of the single was available from 4am on 28 April 2007, including a cover of "Going Underground" by The Jam. This release was limited to 1500 copies. An alternate version of the cover of "Going Underground" can also be heard on the compilation Punk the Clock, Vol. 3. Also, exclusive live versions of "4:AM Forever" were made available for download along with "Every Song" and "Never Know" on 16 April 2007.[1]

In an interview on Popworld, Ian Watkins stated that the song was called "4:AM Forever" because 4:AM is the hour in the night that most people die, known as "the witching hour".[2]

Music video

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The band is playing in an old house. However, Ian Watkins is sitting in the rain outside.

Personnel

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Chart positions

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Chart (2007) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 34
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[3] 1
European Hot 100 96

Notes

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  1. ^ Lostprophets news Archived 23 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Ian Watkins on popworld – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart". Official Charts Company. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.