Time (Tom Waits song)
| "Time" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Tom Waits | |
| from the album Rain Dogs | |
| Released | September 30, 1985 |
| Recorded | 1985 |
| Studio | RCA, New York City |
| Genre | Experimental rock |
| Length | 3:55 |
| Label | Island |
| Songwriter(s) | Tom Waits |
| Producer(s) | Tom Waits |
"Time" is a song by Tom Waits appearing on his eighth studio album Rain Dogs. It was written by Waits and was recorded in 1985 at RCA Studios in New York City.[1]
It was covered by Tori Amos for her 2001 concept album Strange Little Girls. Amos made a notable appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman to perform the song; it was the first musical performance on the show after the September 11 attacks.[2]
"Time" was covered again in 2019 by Rosanne Cash for Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits, a Tom Waits tribute album featuring female artists' covers of Waits' songs.[3]
Accolades[edit]
| Year | Publication | Country | Accolade | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Elvis Costello | United Kingdom | The Best Songs from the 500 Best Albums Ever[4] | * |
| 2011 | Toby Creswell | Australia | 1001 Songs[5] | * |
| 2014 | Musikexpress | Germany | The 700 Best Songs of All Time[6] | 510 |
(*) designates unordered lists.
Personnel[edit]
Adapted from the Rain Dogs liner notes.[7]
- Tom Waits – vocals, guitar, production
- Musicians
- William Shimmel – accordion
- Larry Taylor – double bass
- Production and additional personnel
- Dennis Ferrante – recording
- Tom Gonzales – recording
- Robert Musso – engineering, mixing
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
In popular culture[edit]
The song was used in "The Mother Box Origins" clip for 2021s Zack Snyder's Justice League.[8]
The song was used in Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Winter Episode for a flashback of Richard Gilmore’s funeral.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Janovitz, Bill. "Tom Waits: Time > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
- ^ "The Top 10 Tori Amos YouTube Moments". PopMatters. October 3, 2012.
- ^ Parker, Chris (November 22, 2019). "Album Review: Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits". Variety. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "Costello's 500". Vanity Fair. November 1, 2000. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
- ^ Creswell, Toby (2005). 1001 Songs: The Great Songs of All Time and the Artists, Stories and Secrets Behind Them. Hardie Grant. ISBN 1742731481. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
- ^ "The 700 Best Songs of All Time (2014)". Musikexpress. 2014. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
- ^ Rain Dogs (booklet). Tom Waits. London, United Kingdom: Island Records. 1985.
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