4am (Our Lady Peace song)

According to Setlist.fm, the song "4am" was first played live in concert by Our Lady Peace on January 30, 1995 at University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada. It was song number 13 on the set list that night.[3] The song "4am" was most recently played in the Tour Across Canada and was the eleventh song on their set list before the encore was played on March 27, 2018. Between 1995 and now the song has been played live nearly 500 times by at least 3 different artists. In 2006, the band released the album "A Decade" which featured hit singles including the fan favorite 4am.[4]

The song 4am made the band very popular in North America and ultimately helped them win two Juno Awards.[5] It also helped propel the album "Clumsy" to platinum status.[6] The song was reviewed negatively by Billboard Magazine who said, "To warrant a snail-paced tempo, a song should ideally deliver pleasing vocals or poetic lyrics, and this overwrought ballad by Our Lady Peace unfortunately does neither."[7]

The music video was directed by Tony Pantages and was filmed in Los Angeles during El Niño. In the video, the band is shown riding in a black 1958 Cadillac Series 75 limousine.[8] There is also an edited version of the video made for airing in the U.S. The edited version is similar to the original, except it is shorter and features different camera shots at different times than the original. For example, in the original, Maida sings the majority of the song in the car, while in the edited version, he sings mostly on an empty street.[9]

• "4 AM" Official music video (edited version) on YouTube
• 4am song lyrics