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4 Hours

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"4 Hours"
Fetish 1981 7" sleeve by Neville Brody[2]
Single by Clock DVA
from the album Thirst
B-side"Sensorium" (remix)
Released4 June 1981 (1981-06-04)[1]
RecordedJacobs Studios
(Surrey, UK)
GenrePost-punk, industrial
Length4:00
LabelFetish
Songwriter(s)Charlie Collins, Adi Newton, Roger Quail, David Tyme
Producer(s)Clock DVA, Ken Thomas
Clock DVA singles chronology
"4 Hours"
(1981)
"Breakdown"
(1983)

"4 Hours" is a song by the English post-punk band Clock DVA. It is the only single released in support of their second album Thirst.

Formats and track listing

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UK 7" single (FET 008)
  1. "4 Hours" (Charlie Collins, Adi Newton, Roger Quail, David Tyme) – 4:00
  2. "Sensorium" (Charlie Collins, Adi Newton, Roger Quail, Steven James Turner, Paul Widger) – 2:48

Accolades

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Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1981 The Face United Kingdom Singles of the Year[3] *
1981 Rockerilla Italy Singles of the Year[4] 31
1992 NME United Kingdom 100 Best Indie Singles Ever[5] *
2006 Blow Up Italy 100 Songs to Remember[6] 40

(*) designates unordered lists.

Personnel

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From the 4 Hours sleeve and label notes.[2]

Charts

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Chart (1981) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart[7] 32

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 1981 Fetish 7" FET 008
1985 Doublevision 12" DVR 18
Italy 1992 Contempo Tempo 192

References

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  1. ^ Gimarc, George (11 July 2005). Punk Diary. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 479. ISBN 9780879308483. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b 4 Hours (sleeve). Clock DVA. London, United Kingdom: Fetish Records. 1981.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Recordings of the Year: Singles". The Face. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Rockerilla End of Year Lists 1981: Singles". Rockerilla. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  5. ^ "NME Writers 100 Best Indie Singles Ever 1992". NME. 25 July 1992. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Blow Up - 100 Songs to Remember (2006)". Blow Up. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  7. ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
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