Three O'Clock Shit
| Three O'Clock Shit | |
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| Recorded by Strontium 90 | |
| Released: | 1997 |
| Recorded: | 1977-05-28 live at the Gong festival in Paris |
| Length: | 5:17 |
| Album(s): | Police Academy |
| Label(s): | ARK 21 |
| Writer(s): | Sting |
| Producer(s): | Mike Howlett |
| Studio(s): | RECORDING STUDIO(S) |
| Released as single: | No |
Three O'Clock Shit is a song written by Sting and recorded by Strontium 90 in 1977.
Contents
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.
Personnel
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Release History
Albums
"Three O'Clock Shit" appears on the following album releases (please see links for further details on each title):
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Police Academy | 7243 8 33303 2 4 | Holland | CD | 1997-MM-DD |
Singles
CD Singles
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7" Singles
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12" Singles
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Catalog no. | "A-side song"/"B-side song" (add more songs as necessary) | 1979-12-01 | Country |
Video
"SONG TITLE" appears on the following video and dvd releases:
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Awards, nominations, and certifications
Awards
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Nominations
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| YYYY | NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.) | AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) | CATEGORY |
Certifications
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Lyrics
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...
Alternative and cover versions
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. Oh My God from Synchronicity used some lyrics from this early Sting song.
See also
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External links
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References
source: L'Historia Bandido, Police Academy
