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| Artist = [[Gwen Stefani]] |
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| from Album = [[The Sweet Escape]] |
| from Album = [[The Sweet Escape]] |
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| Released = [[June |
| Released = [[June 18]] [[2007]]<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/4-Morning-Gwen-Stefani/dp/B000R57U38/ref=sr_1_1/002-5113007-0116062?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1180284215&sr=1-1 "4 in the Morning: Music: Gwen Stefani"]. [[Amazon.com]]. Retrieved [[May 27]], [[2007]].</ref> |
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| Recorded = 2006 |
| Recorded = 2006 |
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| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[R&B]] |
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[R&B]] |
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"4 in the Morning" is a pop song written by Gwen Stefani and Tony Kanal for Stefani's second solo album The Sweet Escape (2006). It was released as third single in 2007 (see 2007 in music). The song is a 1980s-inspired ballad that Stefani began writing while pregnant and later finished with No Doubt bandmate Tony Kanal. Stefani considers "4 in the Morning" one of her favorite songs from the album.[2]
Critical reception
"4 in the Morning" was generally well-received by contemporary pop music critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of All Music Guide called it "coolly sensual",[3] and PopMatters referred to it as one of the "few real compositions" from the album.[4] NME called the song "an expertly conceived tear-jerker", stating that "it feels like the kind of song a teenage Stefani, miming along to Talk Talk, would have dreamt of singing one day."[5] Pitchfork Media, however, disapproved of the song, stating that it destroyed "the mallpop cred that Stefani accrued with L.A.M.B.'s impeccable 'Cool'."[6] Chuck Taylor compared the song to the soundtrack to the 1983 film Flashdance and commented that "we truly respect Stefani in the 'Morning.'"[7]Bill Lamb from About.com said of the song, "With the third release, Gwen Stefani gives wide exposure to the best song from her album The Sweet Escape."[2]
Music video
The music video features a tearful and distraught Stefani, lying in bed as she begins to sing to the camera. In a white L.A.M.B T-shirt, she wanders around her apartment lost and questioning her lover, who is in fact absent from the video. The lyrics of the describe an argument, which she has with an off-screen lover throughout the video.[8] After lying around her apartment and crying during a bath, she leaves her house and travels in a car, as she sits tearfully in the back.
The video was given a "First Look" on MTV's Total Request Live on April 27. It has peaked at number seven.
Charts
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| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles | 25 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 88 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 11[9] |
Formats and track listings
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References
- ^ "4 in the Morning: Music: Gwen Stefani". Amazon.com. Retrieved May 27, 2007.
- ^ Gwen Stefani Q&A Retrieved March 28, 2007
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Sweet Escape > Review". All Music Guide. Retrieved February 26, 2007.
- ^ Huff, Quentin B. "Gwen Stefani: The Sweet Escape". PopMatters. December 14, 2006. Retrieved February 26, 2007.
- ^ Miller, Alex. "Gwen Stefani: The Sweet Escape. NME. Retrieved February 26, 2007.
- ^ Pytlik, Mark. "Gwen Stefani: The Sweet Escape: Pitchfork Record Review". Pitchfork Media. December 7, 2006. Retrieved February 26, 2007.
- ^ Taylor, Chuck."Producer: Tony Kanal". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2007.
- ^ Vineyard, Jennifer and Warburton, Richard. "Gwen Stefani Lets Her Lover Have It In New Clip". MTV News. March 12, 2007. Retrieved May 5, 2007.
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