"One Crowded Hour" is a song by Australian indie rock band Augie March, written by Glenn Richards. The song is the first single released from their 2006 studio album, Moo, You Bloody Choir. The song had been played by both the band and acoustically by frontman, Glenn Richards, for upwards of two years before the album was finally released.
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During the band's appearance on the live musicTV showCold: Live At The Chapel, Richards revealed the song was written while he was housesitting for Deborah Conway, and was inspired by, and named after, a book she owned about an Australian wartime photographer Neil Davis. Richards has said, "Deborah has a wonderful collection of records and books. She was on holidays, so I was looking after the house and taking advantage of all that. I was also listening to a lot of early Bob Dylan, which would explain the chord progression." The song was picked up and played by radio stationTriple J then later by Nova, giving the song more radio exposure. The song entered the ARIA singles chart at #37 and reached #33 nine weeks later. At the beginning of 2007, the song was #1 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2006 which resulted in it re-entering the chart at a new peak of #29. In June 2007, the song won Song of the Year at the Australian Performing Rights Association Awards. The song was voted at #59 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time, 2009. It was also voted #24 of the top 100 of the past 20 years. The song was featured in the soundtrack to 's second series episode "Trapped". In 2013, Australian singer Taylor Henderson recorded a version for his album Taylor Henderson.
Track listing
One Crowded Hour
There Is No Such Place
Passed Out In Clarkefield
Asleep In Perfection
Clockwork
Video clip
The video clip for "One Crowded Hour" is set in a gloomy forest where Richards and the band perform. Plastic animals like deer and bears are seen passing by the band. The clip's atmosphere is very dreary and mysterious, represented by the band's clothes, instruments and the sky in grey.
