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this is the tracklisting of the 4am single according to olp.cc:
4am
01. 4am Radio Edit
02. 4am
03. Callout 1
04. Callout 2
(Jan 12/98)

I'm just wondering what Callout 1 and 2 are, if anyone knows?
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it's a shout out to my homies. 8-)

honestly, i got no clue.
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just email r&r they'll probably know.
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I think it's when the band promotes a radiostation. Something like, "Hey, this is Raine and Mike from the band Our Lady Peace, and you're listening to 4AM" or something along those lines.
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If that's right, why the hell would they put that on a single?
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^probably
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Well, you have to understand there has to be stuff on cd singles to get people to want to buy it. The radio and album version wouldn't be enough. This was also before it was popular to put cd-roms on singles, so this was probably just something to catch the eye of potential buyers.
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just curious as to what is the 4am radio edit is?
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I think they cut out a majority of the guitar solo in the radio edit, but I haven't heard the song on the radio in over a year, so I'm not sure.
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I never understood radio edits. Unless it's a super-long song, I don't see the point.
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A callout is like a clip of a part of the song, like what they put in commercials. (in this case probably part of the chorus or something)
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Well, in an attempt to shove as much "new" music down your throats, songs aren't supposed to be over 3 minutes long, or else they're subject to getting shortened. Hell, the radio shortened Alkaline Trio's "Stupid Kid" and that was a 2:20 long song to begin with. I suppose they feel that guitar solos are useless and wreck ratings or something, so they go bye bye.
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That's stupid though. Guitar solos own. Stupid radio stations.
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the dumb thing is most great songs are over 3 mins, hell most SONGS are over 3 mins, some of the truly great ones are WAY over 3 mins
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I agree.

The album version of 4am is 4:17 long, and the radio edit is 3:36... I'm guessing the guitar solo was cut short, too... but I don't feel like listening to both to figure it out.

And, here are the "callouts" from the 4am single (be prepared to be disapointed and unimpressed :lol:):
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Clumsyboy wrote:the dumb thing is most great songs are over 3 mins, hell most SONGS are over 3 mins, some of the truly great ones are WAY over 3 mins


speaking of greats songs over three minutes, I'm listening to 'third eye' by tool right now (13:45) :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:
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Wow... those callouts were pointless. :wtf:
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evanw60 wrote:this is the tracklisting of the 4am single according to olp.cc:
4am
01. 4am Radio Edit
02. 4am
03. Callout 1
04. Callout 2
(Jan 12/98)

I'm just wondering what Callout 1 and 2 are, if anyone knows?


It is pieces of the song. I forgot cause i haven't listen to it in awile. I think one is just the beginning part of the song, the other one is a big more. I will listen to it tonight and get back to you. It is just more or less the intro to the song.

hope that helps, but like I said I will listen to it tonight and tell you exactly what part of the song it is. I think it is also the if I don't make it known part just repeated a few times.

edit-I see Nikki put them up for you.

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clumsychild_ wrote:Wow... those callouts were pointless. :wtf:

:nod:

It's a radio single, though... they're just for radio stations to stick wherever.
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above us only sky, imagine all the people, <font color="#FFFFFF">living</font> for today...</font>

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for, no religion too, imagine all the people, living <font color="#FFFFFF">life</font> in peace...</font>

<font color="#89CDCC">Imagine no possesions, I wonder if you can, no need for greed or <font color="#FFFFFF">hunger</font>,
a brotherhood of man, imagine all the people, sharing all the <font color="#FFFFFF">world</font>...</font>

<font color="#B1DFDE">You may say I'm a <font color="#FFFFFF">dreamer</font>, but I'm not the only one, I hope
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