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4 in the Morning

"4 in the Morning" is a song by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani from her second studio album The Sweet Escape (2006). It was written by Stefani and co-written and produced by Tony Kanal and was released on May 8, 2007. Whilst writing the song, Stefani was pregnant with her first child and listened to songs sung by Roberta Flack and Billy Idol.[1]

"4 in the Morning"
Song by Gwen Stefani
from The Sweet Escape"
ReleasedMay 8, 2007 (2007-05-08)
Recorded
Genre
Length4:51
LabelInterscope
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Gwen Stefani singles chronology
""The Sweet Escape"
(2006) 		4 in the Morning ""Now That You Got It"
(2007)

Background and writing

"4 in the Morning" was written by Stefani and Kanal after Stefani finished her Harajuku Lovers Tour in 2005. The song was influenced by songs from Stefani's debut album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. (2004). Stefani listened to ballads sung by Roberta Flack and Billy Idol.[1] Stefani also said that "4 in the Morning" was one of her favorite songs from the album.[2]

Track listings

  1. "4 in the Morning" (Album Version) – 4:51
  2. "4 in the Morning" (Thin White Duke Edit) – 4:55
  • Australian and German CD maxi single[4]
  1. "4 in the Morning" (Album Version) – 4:51
  2. "4 in the Morning" (Thin White Duke Edit) – 4:55
  3. "4 in the Morning" (Oscar the Punk Remix) – 5:41
  4. "4 in the Morning" (video) – 4:24

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Sweet Escape[6]

  • Gwen Stefani – lead vocals, songwriting
  • Andrew Alekel – recording
  • Matt Beck – guitar
  • Greg Collins – additional vocal production, guitar, recording
  • Pete Davis – additional keyboards, additional mix programming
  • Alex Dromgoole – assistant engineering
  • David Emery – assistant engineering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 9
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[8] 18
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 50
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[10] 3
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[11] 17
Czech Republic (IFPI)[12] 43
Denmark (Tracklisten)[13] 35
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[14] 27
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[15] 10
France (SNEP)[16] 21
Germany (Official German Charts)[17] 18
Ireland (IRMA)[18] 12
Italy (FIMI)[19] 17
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[20] 14
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[21] 27
New Zealand (RIANZ)[22] 5
Norway (VG-lista)[23] 14
Poland (Airplay Chart)[24] 5
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[25] 4
Russia (Tophit)[26] 2
Scotland (The Official Charts Company)[27] 19
Slovakia (IFPI)[28] 12
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[29] 30
Switzerland (Media Control AG)[30] 18
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[31] 22
UK R&B (The Official Charts Company)[32] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[33] 54
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[34] 25
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[33] 16
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[33] 2
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[33] 16
US Pop 100 (Billboard)[33] 30

Year-end charts

Chart (2007) Position
Australia (ARIA)[35] 79
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[36] 89
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[37] 26
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[38] 17
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[39] 92
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[40] 16

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States May 8, 2007 Contemporary hit radio Interscope [41]
Germany June 22, 2007
Universal [4][42][43]
Australia June 23, 2007
  • CD maxi single
  • digital download
 [44]
United Kingdom June 25, 2007
  • CD single
  • digital download
 Polydor [3][45]

4 In The Morning Media

  • Many critics noted that "4 in the Morning" was influenced by Madonna's early songs.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Four In The Morning – In Studio (Webisode #2)". YouTube. Interscope Records. November 3, 2006. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Gwen Stefani: FAQs". GwenStefani.com. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "4 In The Morning". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "4 in the Morning (Enhanced, Maxi)" (in Deutsch). Amazon.de. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  5. ↑ "4 In The Morning (International Version): Gwen Stefani: MP3-Downloads" (in Deutsch). Amazon.de. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  6. ↑ The Sweet Escape (CD liner notes). Gwen Stefani. Interscope Records. 2006. B0008099-02 IN02. 
  7. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Gwen Stefani – 4 in the Morning". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Gwen Stefani – 4 in the Morning Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Gwen Stefani – 4 in the Morning" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Gwen Stefani – 4 in the Morning" (in French). Ultratip. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: The Week of August 4, 2007". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  12. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200744 into search. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Gwen Stefani – 4 in the Morning Hitlisten.nu" (in Danish). Tracklisten. IFPI Danmark & Nielsen Music Control. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  14. ↑ "4 in the Morning – Gwen Stefani". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on November 10, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Finnishcharts.com – Gwen Stefani – 4 in the Morning". Suomen virallinen lista. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Gwen Stefani – 4 in the Morning" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Gwen Stefani – 4 In The Morning" (in Deutsch). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. GfK. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Gwen Stefani – 4 in the Morning". Top Digital Download. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 29, 2007" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Gwen Stefani – 4 in the Morning" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Gwen Stefani – 4 in the Morning". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Gwen Stefani – 4 in the Morning". VG-lista. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Poland Top 5". Nielsen Music Control. Archived from the original on November 6, 2007. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Romanian Top 100 – Issue nr: 30/2007" (in română). Romanian Top 100. August 6–12, 2007. Archived from the original on August 8, 2007. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Gwen Stefani - 4 in the Morning" (in русский). Tophit. July 2, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Archive Chart". Scottish Singles Top 40. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  28. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200731 into search. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  29. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Gwen Stefani – 4 in the Morning". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  30. ↑ "Gwen Stefani – 4 in the Morning swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  31. ↑ "Gwen Stefani: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  32. ↑ "Archive Chart" UK R&B Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 "The Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  34. ↑ "Illegal name entered Gwen Stefani/Gwen+Stefani/chart?f=341 Gwen Stefani Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs for Gwen Stefani. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  35. ↑ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2007". Australian Recording Industry Association. April 16, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  36. ↑ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2007" (in Nederlands). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  37. ↑ "Top Selling Singles of 2007". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  38. ↑ "Romanian Top 100 2007" (in română). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on March 15, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  39. ↑ "Swiss Year-End Charts 2007". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  40. ↑ "Year End Charts – Hot Dance Club Play Tracks". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2007. Archived from the original on December 26, 2007. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  41. ↑ "CHR/Top 40 – Week Of: May 8, 2007". Radio & Records. Retrieved July 2, 2016.[dead link]
  42. ↑ "4 in the Morning (2-Track)" (in Deutsch). Amazon.de. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  43. ↑ "4 In The Morning (International Version): Gwen Stefani: MP3-Downloads" (in Deutsch). Amazon.de. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  44. ↑ "Gwen Stefani Store – 4 In The Morning". Getmusic. Universal Music Australia. Archived from the original on February 26, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  45. ↑ "4 In The Morning (UK Version): Gwen Stefani: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
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