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"AM to PM" is a song by American singer and songwriter Christina Milian, released as her debut single. It was written by Milian, Christian Karlsson, and Pontus Winnberg and produced by the latter. It was written by Milian, Christian Karlsson, and Pontus Winnberg and produced by the latter.
The 12-hour clock is a time convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods: a.m. (from Latin ante meridiem, translating to "before midday") and p.m. (from Latin post meridiem, translating to "after midday").
Milian's self-titled debut album was released in 2001, [1] and features the singles "AM to PM" and "When You Look at Me"; both peaked in the top three on the UK Singles Chart. [2] [3] The singer's second studio album, It's About Time (2004), provided her first major US hit "Dip It Low".
The album's lead single, "AM to PM", peaked at number three in the UK, the top five in Denmark, the top 10 in the Netherlands, and the top 30 in Australia and the US Billboard Hot 100. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] The album's second and final single, "When You Look at Me", reached number three in the UK and in the Netherlands, [ 23 ] the top 10 in Australia ...
Punctuation and spacing styles differ, even within English-speaking countries (6:30 p.m., 6:30 pm, 6:30 PM, 6.30pm, etc.). [ citation needed ] Most people who live in countries that use one of the clocks dominantly are still able to understand both systems without much confusion; the statements "three o'clock" and "15:00", for example, are ...
The AM/PM system actually does have a specific abbreviation for noon—just the letter “M,” short for “meridiem,” which would come after “12” and only refer to noon. Haven’t heard of it?
The time-of-day abbreviations (which are generally lowercase only) are handled in various conflicting styles, including "a.m." and "p.m." with a space between the time and the abbreviation ("1.45 p.m."); [8] "am" and "pm" with a space ("1.45 pm" – recognised as an alternative usage by Oxford); [8] and the same without a space ("1.45pm ...
The 24-hour notation is also widely used by astronomers, hospitals, public safety personnel (police, fire department, EMS), various forms of transportation, and at radio and other broadcast media outlets behind the scenes where scheduling programming needs to be exact, without mistaking AM and PM. In these cases, exact and unambiguous ...