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"Thunderbirds / 3AM"
Single by Busted
from the album A Present for Everyone (re-issue) and A Ticket for Everyone: Busted Live
Released26 July 2004 (2004-07-26)
GenrePop-punk[1]
Length
  • 3:02 ("Thunderbirds")
  • 3:35 ("3AM")
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Busted singles chronology
"Air Hostess"
(2004) 		"Thunderbirds / 3AM"
(2004) 		"She Wants to Be Me"
(2004)

"Thunderbirds / 3AM" (titled "Thunderbirds Are Go" on some editions of the single and album) is a double A-side single by English pop punk 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.[2] "3AM" was later performed by Matt Willis during his 2007 solo tour, and by James Bourne on his 2012 acoustic solo tour.[3]

Track listings

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UK CD1[4]

  1. "3AM" (live from tour)
  2. "Thunderbirds"

UK CD2[5]

  1. "3AM" (radio edit)
  2. "Thunderbirds"
  3. "Runaway Train" (Soul Asylum cover)
  4. "3AM" (acoustic version)
  5. "Thunderbirds" (acoustic version)
  6. "Busted in Japan" (Part 1)

UK DVD single[6]

  1. "3AM"
  2. "Thunderbirds"
  3. "Crashed the Wedding" (live audio mix from tour)
  4. "Crashed the Wedding" (live footage from tour)
  5. "Thunderbirds" (video)
  6. "Busted in Japan" (Part 2)

Japanese CD single[7]

  1. "Thunderbirds"
  2. "3AM"
  3. "Runaway Train" (Soul Asylum cover)
  4. "3AM" (acoustic version)
  5. "Thunderbirds" (acoustic version)
  6. "Thunderbirds" (video)
  7. "Crashed the Wedding" (live footage from tour)

Personnel

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"Thunderbirds"

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Personnel are taken from the A Ticket for Everyone: Busted Live album booklet.[8]

"3AM"

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Personnel are taken from the A Present for Everyone album booklet.[9]

  • The Matrix – production, arrangement, recording
  • Charlie Simpson – writing
  • James Bourne – writing
  • Andrew Nast – production, arrangement, and recording assistant
  • Steve Power – mixing
  • Tim Young – mastering

Charts

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All entries charted as "Thunderbirds" except where noted.

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Gold 400,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 26 July 2004 CD
[20]
Japan 4 August 2004 Universal Music Japan [21]

References

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  1. ^ ""Gotta Get Thru This": Dom Passantino's Survey of the New Millenium's UK #1 Singles". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 June 2006. Retrieved 19 May 2024. ...it sounds like Lit or The Living End or some other Anzac punk-pop 98 vintage...
  2. ^ ""Gotta Get Thru This": Dom Passantino's Survey of the New Millenium's UK #1 Singles – Article – Stylus Magazine". stylusmagazine.com.
  3. ^ Full Set - James Bourne Acoustic Tour, Manchester Academy 3 12/3/12 14:00. Published 21 January 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  4. ^ Thunderbirds / 3AM (UK CD1 liner notes). Busted. Universal Music, Island Records. 2004. MCSTD40375, 986741-6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Thunderbirds / 3AM (UK CD2 liner notes). Busted. Universal Music, Island Records. 2004. MCSXD40375, 986741-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ 3AM / Thunderbirds (UK DVD single liner notes). Busted. Universal Music, Island Records. 2004. MCSVD 40375, 986 741-8.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Thunderbirds / 3AM (Japanese CD single liner notes). Busted. Universal Music Japan. 2004. UICI-5016.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ A Ticket for Everyone: Busted Live (UK CD album booklet). Busted. Universal Records, Island Records. 2005. MCD60096, 986 854-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ A Present for Everyone (UK CD album booklet). Busted. Universal Records, Island Records. 2003. MCD60090, 9865875.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ "Busted – Thunderbirds" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  11. ^ "Hits of the World: Eurocharts". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 33. 14 August 2003. p. 61.
  12. ^ "Busted – Thunderbirds" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  13. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Thunderbirds". Irish Singles Chart.
  14. ^ "Thunderbirds - Busted" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Busted – Thunderbirds" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  16. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  17. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  18. ^ "End of Year Charts: 2004" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  19. ^ "British single certifications – Busted – Thunderbirds Are Go". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  20. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 24 July 2004. p. 27.
  21. ^ "2004/8月新譜リリース表" [August 2004 New Release List] (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. Archived from the original on 6 December 2004. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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