Thunderbirds / 3AM

"Thunderbirds / 3AM"
Single by Busted
from the album A Present for Everyone and A Ticket for Everyone: Busted Live
Released	26 July 2004
Format	CD single DVD single
Recorded	2003 ("3AM") 2004 ("Thunderbirds are Go")
Genre	Hard rock ("Thunderbirds"), pop rock ("3AM")
Length	3:02 ("Thunderbirds") 3:35 ("3AM")
Label	Universal
Writer(s)	James Bourne Tom Fletcher
Producer(s)	Steve Robson
Busted singles chronology
"Air Hostess" (2004) "Thunderbirds / 3AM" (2004) "She Wants to Be Me" (2004) Alternative cover DVD single cover

"Thunderbirds / 3AM" (titled "Thunderbirds Are Go" on some editions of the single and album) is a double A-side single by English pop rock 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, 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.^[1] "3AM" was later performed by Matt Willis during his 2007 solo tour. On 27 April 2010, both songs were made available as downloadable content for the Rock Band music video game series.

Track listing

UK CD1

1. "3AM" (Live from Tour) – 4:01
2. "Thunderbirds" – 3:02

UK CD2

1. "3AM" (radio edit) – 3:35
2. "Thunderbirds" – 3:02
3. "Runaway Train" (Soul Asylum cover) – 3:05
4. "3AM" (acoustic version) – 3:45
5. "Thunderbirds" (acoustic version) – 3:05
6. "Busted in Japan Part One" – 8:00

UK DVD

1. "3AM" (album version) – 4:08
2. "Thunderbirds" – 3:02
3. "Crashed the Wedding" (live audio mix) – 3:12
4. "Crashed the Wedding" (live tour footage) – 3:12
5. "Thunderbirds" (video) – 3:00
6. "Busted in Japan Part Two" – 7:00

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peak position Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[2] 16 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3] 4 Germany (Official German Charts)[4] 92 Ireland (IRMA)[5] 6 Japan (Oricon) 1 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 72 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[7] 1 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[9] 19 Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments United Kingdom (BPI)[10] Silver 258,000[11] ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. ""Gotta Get Thru This": Dom Passantino’s Survey of the New Millenium’s UK #1 Singles - Article - Stylus Magazine". stylusmagazine.com.
2. "Ultratop.be – Busted – Thunderbirds" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
3. "Hits of the World - Eurochart Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 14 August 2003. p. 61. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
4. "Offiziellecharts.de – Busted – Thunderbirds". GfK Entertainment Charts.
5. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Thunderbirds". Irish Singles Chart.
6. "Dutchcharts.nl – Busted – Thunderbirds" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
7. "Archive Chart: 2004-08-01". Scottish Singles Top 40.
8. "Archive Chart: 2004-08-01" UK Singles Chart.
9. "End Of Year Charts: 2004" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
10. "British single certifications – Busted – Thunderbirds Are Go / 3AM". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Thunderbirds Are Go / 3AM in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
11. Copsey, Rob (6 October 2015). "Are Busted reforming? Their Official Top 10 songs revealed". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 April 2016.