"3 a.m. Eternal" is a song by the British acid house group The KLF. Numerous versions of the song were released as singles between 1989 and 1992. In January 1991, an acid house pop version of the song became an international top ten hit single, reaching number-one in the UK Singles Chart and number 5 in the US Billboard Hot 100, and leading to The KLF becoming the internationally biggest-selling singles band of 1991. When, the following year, The KLF accepted an invitation to perform at the BRIT Awards ceremony, they caused controversy with a succession of anti-establishment gestures that included a duet performance of "3 a.m. Eternal" with the crust punk band Extreme Noise Terror, during which The KLF co-founder Bill Drummond fired machine-gun blanks over the audience of music industry luminaries. A studio-produced version of this song was issued as a limited edition mail order 7" single, the final release by The KLF and their independent record label, KLF Communications.
Released May 1989 (Pure Trance 2)
January 1991 (Live at the S.S.L.)
January 1992 (The KLF vs ENT version)
Format
12" (Pure Trance Original)
Cassette, 7", 12" and CD (Live at the S.S.L.)
7" (The KLF vs ENT version)
Recorded Trancentral
Genre House music
Length 5:55 (Pure Trance Original)
5:50 (Live at the S.S.L.)
2:43 (The KLF vs ENT version)
Label KLF Communications (UK)
Producer Drummond/Cauty
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