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"3AM" (stylized as "3 am" on the album and "3 AM" on the single) is the third single and the third track from American rock band Matchbox 20's debut album, Yourself or Someone Like You (1996). Written by Rob Thomas , Jay Stanley, John Leslie Goff, and Brian Yale , the song was inspired by Thomas dealing with his mother's cancer as a teenager.
Yourself or Someone Like You is the debut album by American rock band Matchbox 20. It was released on October 1, 1996, [ 8 ] by Lava Records and Atlantic Records . The album has been certified 12× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America .
The album included several songs that the other Matchbox Twenty members had rejected, such as "I Am An Illusion". [15] The album was more pop than Thomas's Matchbox Twenty work, adding quirks like sampling and loops. It earned two Grammy nominations, [26] for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance.
The video album Show: A Night in the Life of Matchbox Twenty was released in May 2004, topping the Billboard Top Video Albums chart. [5] [9] Following a hiatus to allow lead singer Rob Thomas to focus on his solo career, Matchbox Twenty reunited to record six new songs for a compilation album. [10]
The reunited Matchbox Twenty has also lost some of the internal spikiness of the past, adding a more collaborative feel. “Nobody’s precious anymore and nobody is quick to anger anymore ...
It was stated on Matchbox Twenty's web site that the next show they will do together is on January 1, 2011, in Oklahoma. [5] Matchbox Twenty played a one-off live show in Temecula, California, on July 9, 2011, but no new material was played. During the show Rob Thomas stated the show was a "love letter to our fans."
Matchbox Twenty brought their hits, and some new material, to Walnut Creek Wednesday night. Matchbox Twenty is back on the road. See photos from ‘Slow Dream Tour’ in Raleigh
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