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Three O'Clock Shit
the cover of the Strontium 90 CD
Recorded by Strontium 90
Released:	1997
Recorded:	1977-05-28 live at the Gong festival in Paris
Length:	5:17
Album(s):	Strontium 90: Police Academy
Label(s):	Pangaea / ARK 21
Writer(s):	Sting
Producer(s):	Mike Howlett
Studio(s):	it's a live recording
Released as single:	No

Three O'Clock Shit is a song written by Sting and recorded by Strontium 90 on 1977-05-28.

About the song

This song is a strange one. It features some lyrics from Oh My God which Sting later re-used in O My God. Some parts of the music will later re-appear in Be My Girl, Sally. The song was also played by The Police at the Mont de Marsan festival in 1977.

Personnel

Andy Summers - guitar
Stewart Copeland - drums
Sting - vocals, bass
Mike Howlett - bass

Release History

Albums

"Three O'Clock Shit" appears on the following album releases (please see links for further details on each title):

Cover art	Album title	Catalog no.	Release country	Format	Release date
	Strontium 90: Police Academy	7243 8 33303 2 4	The Netherlands	CD	1997-MM-DD

Lyrics

Lyrics are property and copyright of their owners, and provided here for educational purposes only.

This is a sample set of lyrics
They should go here

If a song is an instrumental
Delete the Lyrics header 
and this section
as well

Quotations and trivia

from L'Historia Bandido: Stewart Copeland mentioned that this Sting song was called Love Is In My Heart earlier. But Stewart changed it to Three O'Clock Shit for the sake of the setlist. The Police didn't have any credibility anyway...

The track listing on the CD Strontium 90: Police Academy lists this as Three O'Clock Shot.

Alternate and cover versions

Oh My God by Last Exit.
The Police played this song at the Mont de Marsan punk festival in Paris on 1977-08-05.
Be My Girl, Sally from Outlandos d'Amour used the main guitar riff.
O My God from the Synchronicity album.

A studio version of this song recorded during the Outlandos d'Amour sessions was erased on Miles Copeland's request.

External links

This section needs more information.

References

sources: L'Historia Bandido, Strontium 90: Police Academy

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+''Three O'Clock Shit'' is a song written by [[Sting (person) | Sting]] and recorded by [[Strontium 90]] on [[1977-05-28]].
 =About the song=
-This song is a strange one. It features some lyrics which Sting later re-used in [[Oh My God]]. Some parts of the music will later re-appear in [[Be My Girl, Sally]]. The song was also played by [[The Police]] at the Mont de Marsan festival in 1977.
+This song is a strange one. It features some lyrics from [[Oh My God]] which [[Sting (person) | Sting]] later re-used in [[O My God]]. Some parts of the music will later re-appear in [[Be My Girl, Sally]]. The song was also played by [[The Police]] at the Mont de Marsan festival in [[1977]].
 =Personnel=
-''This section needs more information.''
+*[[Andy Summers]] - guitar
+*[[Stewart Copeland]] - drums
+*[[Sting (person) | Sting]] - vocals, bass
+*[[Mike Howlett]] - bass
 =Release History=
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-=Lyrics=
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 This is a sample set of lyrics
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 =Quotations and trivia=
-''This section needs more information.''
+from [[L'Historia Bandido]]: [[Stewart Copeland]] mentioned that this [[Sting (person) | Sting]] song was called [[Love Is In My Heart]] earlier. But Stewart changed it to [[Three O'Clock Shit]] for the sake of the setlist. [[The Police]] didn't have any credibility anyway...
+The track listing on the CD [[Strontium 90: Police Academy]] lists this as [[Three O'Clock Shot]].
+=Alternate and cover versions=
+*[[Oh My God]] by [[Last Exit]].
+*[[The Police]] played this song at the Mont de Marsan punk festival in Paris on [[1977-08-05]].
+*[[Be My Girl, Sally]] from [[Outlandos d'Amour]] used the main guitar riff.
+*[[O My God]] from the [[Synchronicity]] album.
-=Alternative and cover versions=
+* A studio version of this song recorded during the Outlandos d'Amour sessions was erased on [[Miles Copeland III|Miles Copeland]]'s request.
-The Police played this at the Mont de Marsan punk festival in Paris on [[1977-08-05]].
 =See also=
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 =References=
-''This section needs more information.''
+sources: [[L'Historia Bandido]], [[Strontium 90: Police Academy]]
-[[Category:Songs (The Police)]]
-<noinclude>[[Category:Songs (The Police)]]</noinclude>
+[[Category:Songs (Sting)]][[Category:Songs (Strontium 90)]][[Category:Songs & Compositions (Andy Summers)]][[Category:Songs & Compositions (Stewart Copeland)]]

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