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1985 song by Tom Waits

"Time"
Song by Tom Waits
from the album Rain Dogs
ReleasedSeptember 30, 1985 (1985-09-30)
Recorded1985
StudioRCA, New York City
GenreExperimental rock
Length3:55
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)Tom Waits
Producer(s)Tom Waits

"Time" is a song by Tom Waits appearing on his eighth studio album Rain Dogs. It was written by Waits and was recorded in 1985 at RCA Studios in New York City.

It was covered by Tori Amos for her 2001 concept album Strange Little Girls. Amos made a notable appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman to perform the song; it was the first musical performance on the show after the September 11 attacks.

"Time" was covered again in 2019 by Rosanne Cash for Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits, a Tom Waits tribute album featuring female artists' covers of Waits' songs.

Accolades

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
2000 Elvis Costello United Kingdom The Best Songs from the 500 Best Albums Ever *
2011 Toby Creswell Australia 1001 Songs *
2014 Musikexpress Germany The 700 Best Songs of All Time 510

(*) designates unordered lists.

Personnel

Adapted from the Rain Dogs liner notes.

Musicians
Production and additional personnel

In popular culture

The song was used in "The Mother Box Origins" clip for 2021s Zack Snyder's Justice League.

The song was used in Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Winter Episode for a flashback of Richard Gilmore’s funeral.

See also

References

  1. Janovitz, Bill. "Tom Waits: Time > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  2. "The Top 10 Tori Amos YouTube Moments". PopMatters. October 3, 2012.
  3. Parker, Chris (November 22, 2019). "Album Review: Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits". Variety. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  4. "Costello's 500". Vanity Fair. November 1, 2000. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  5. Creswell, Toby (2005). 1001 Songs: The Great Songs of All Time and the Artists, Stories and Secrets Behind Them. Hardie Grant. ISBN 1742731481. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  6. "The 700 Best Songs of All Time (2014)". Musikexpress. 2014. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  7. Rain Dogs (booklet). Tom Waits. London, United Kingdom: Island Records. 1985.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. Zack Snyder's Justice League: The Mother Box Origins – Official Exclusive Clip | IGN Fan Fest 2021, retrieved 2022-03-27
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