4 Hours

"4 Hours"
Fetish 1981 7" sleeve by Neville Brody[1]
Single by Clock DVA
from the album Thirst
B-side	"Sensorium" (remix)
Released	4 June 1981[2]
Format	7", 12"
Recorded	Jacobs Studios (Surrey, UK)
Genre	Post-punk, industrial
Length	4:00
Label	Fetish
Writer(s)	Charlie Collins, Adi Newton, Roger Quail, David Tyme
Producer(s)	Clock DVA, Ken Thomas
Clock DVA singles chronology
"4 Hours" (1981) "Breakdown" (1983)
Thirst track listing "North Loop" (6) "4 Hours" (7) "Moments" (8)

"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.

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]

Clock DVA Adi Newton – vocals, clarinet, tape, production Turner (Steven James Turner) – bass guitar Roger Quail – drums Paul Widger – guitar Charlie Collins – saxophone, flute

Production and additional personnel Ken Thomas – engineering, production Jonz – mastering Neville Brody – sleeve design

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.
2. Gimarc, George (July 11, 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. Retrieved 24 May 2016.

External links

• "4 Hours" at Discogs (list of releases)