4 Hours

"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.

"4 Hours"
Fetish 1981 7" sleeve by Neville Brody[1]
Single by Clock DVA
from the album Thirst
B-side"Sensorium" (remix)
Released4 June 1981 (1981-06-04)[2]
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)

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[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

From the 4 Hours sleeve and label notes.[1]

Charts

Chart (1981) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart[7] 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. 4 Hours (sleeve). Clock DVA. London, United Kingdom: Fetish Records. 1981.CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. Gimarc, George (11 July 2005). Punk Diary. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 479. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  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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