4 Hours

"4 Hours"
Fetish 1981 7" sleeve by Neville Brody
Single by Clock DVA
from the album Thirst
B-side"Sensorium" (remix)
Released4 June 1981 (1981-06-04)
RecordedJacobs Studios
(Surrey, UK)
GenrePost-punk, industrial
Length4:00
LabelFetish
SongwritersCharlie Collins, Adi Newton, Roger Quail, David Tyme
ProducersClock 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

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

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

(*) designates unordered lists.

Personnel

From the "4 Hours" sleeve and label notes.

Charts

Chart (1981) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart 32

Release history

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

References

  1. 1 2 4 Hours (sleeve). Clock DVA. London, United Kingdom: Fetish Records. 1981.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ↑ Gimarc, George (11 July 2005). Punk Diary. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 479. ISBN 9780879308483. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Recordings of the Year: Singles". The Face. Archived from the original on 16 February 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Rockerilla End of Year Lists 1981: Singles". Rockerilla. Archived from the original on 23 February 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "NME Writers 100 Best Indie Singles Ever 1992". NME. 25 July 1992. Archived from the original on 29 June 2006. 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.