One Crowded Hour
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| "One Crowded Hour" | ||
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| Single by Augie March | ||
| Released | 2006 | |
| Format | CD single Digital download |
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| Genre | Rock | |
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| Augie March singles chronology | ||
| N/A | "One Crowded Hour" (2006) |
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"One Crowded Hour" is a song by Australian rock band Augie March. The song is the first single off their 2005 studio album entitled Moo, You Bloody Choir. The song had been played by both the band and acoustically by frontman, Glenn Richards, for upwards of two years before the album was finally released.
The song was picked up and played by radio station Triple J then later by Nova, giving the song more radio exposure.
The song debuted at #37 on the ARIA singles chart and made it to #33 nine weeks later. At the beginning of 2007, the song placed at #1 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2006 which resulted in it reentering the chart at a new peak of #29.
The video clip for One Crowded Hour is set in a gloomy forest where Glenn and the band perform. Plastic animals like deers and bears are seen passing by the band. The clip's atmosphere is very dreary and mysterious, represented by the band's clothes, instruments and the sky in grey.
During the band's appearance on the live music TV show Cold: Live At The Chapel, Glenn Richards revealed the song was written while he was housesitting for Deborah Conway, and was inspired by a book she owned about an Australian wartime photographer. Musically, the song is clearly influenced by Bob Dylan and Van Morrison.
| Preceded by Bernard Fanning Wish You Well |
Triple J Hottest 100 #1 2006 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
