A.M. 180

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

"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] Belgian 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.^[4] Canadian pop punk band PUP released a cover version of the song in August 2020.^[5]

Track listing

CD version

No.	Title	Length
1.	"A.M. 180"
2.	"For the Dishwasher"
3.	"Glassy Dusty"

7" version

No.	Title	Length
1.	"A.M. 180"
2.	"Here" (live Pavement cover)

References

^ "Grandaddy | Full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
^ "Charlie Brookers Screen Wipe Theme". 4 January 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011 – via YouTube.^{[dead YouTube link]}
^ Stosuy, Brandon (15 April 2008). "Grandaddy's 'A.M. 180' Defuses Bombs, Walks Marathons, Sells Dodge Journeys – Stereogum". Stereogum. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
^ "'Danseren' op Girls in Hawaii in Vooruit". Het Nieuwsblad.
^ Bloom, Madison (5 August 2020). "PUP Cover Grandaddy's "A.M. 180"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 20 September 2020.

External links

"A.M. 180" at Discogs (list of releases)

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[1] "Grandaddy | Full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Retrieved 3 July 2016.

[2] "Charlie Brookers Screen Wipe Theme". 4 January 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011 – via YouTube.^{[dead YouTube link]}

[3] Stosuy, Brandon (15 April 2008). "Grandaddy's 'A.M. 180' Defuses Bombs, Walks Marathons, Sells Dodge Journeys – Stereogum". Stereogum. Retrieved 26 April 2016.

[4] "'Danseren' op Girls in Hawaii in Vooruit". Het Nieuwsblad.

[5] Bloom, Madison (5 August 2020). "PUP Cover Grandaddy's "A.M. 180"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 20 September 2020.

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Aaron Burtch Tim Dryden Jim Fairchild Jason Lytle Kevin Garcia
Studio albums	Under the Western Freeway The Sophtware Slump Sumday Just Like the Fambly Cat Last Place Blu Wav
EPs	A Pretty Mess by This One Band Signal to Snow Ratio Through a Frosty Plate Glass E.P. Excerpts from the Diary of Todd Zilla
Compilation albums	The Broken Down Comforter Collection Concrete Dunes
Other albums	Below the Radio The Ham and Its Lily
Singles	"A.M. 180" "The Crystal Lake" "He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot." "Now It's On" "Nature Anthem" "Hang an Ornament" (with Band of Horses)
Related articles	Discography Admiral Radley