Hello Time Bomb is a song by Canadian alternative rock group Matthew Good Band. It was released in 1999 as the lead single from their third studio album, Beautiful Midnight. The song was voted as the second best song of 1999 by readers of music magazine Chart and was nominated for Best Single at the 2000 Juno Awards. Commercially, the song peaked at number three on the Canadian RPM Rock Report and number 34 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, becoming Matthew Good's only charting hit in the United States. Between 1995 and 2016, it was the fourth-most-played song by a Canadian artist on rock radio stations in Canada.
Song information Matthew Good mentions that he wrote the song quickly on an old acoustic guitar at a friend's place.
Music video This was the first music video including Rich Priske, who joined the band after Geoff Lloyd quit in 1998.
The music video for "Hello Time Bomb" reached number one on MuchMusic Countdown.
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1999–2001)PeakpositionCanada (Nielsen SoundScan)26US Active Rock (Billboard)38
Year-end charts Chart (2001)PositionCanada (Nielsen SoundScan)142
Release history RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Canada1999RadioUniversal Music CanadaUnited StatesDecember 5, 2000AtlanticAustraliaJuly 16, 2001CD
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