Hello Time Bomb is a song by Canadian

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group

Matthew Good Band Matthew Good Band was a Canadian alternative rock band formed in Coquitlam, British Columbia in 1995. The band consisted of singer-songwriter/guitarist Matthew Good, guitarist/keyboardist Dave Genn, drummer Ian Browne and bassist Geoff Lloyd. Ll ...

. It was released in September 1999 as the lead single from their third studio album, '' Beautiful Midnight''. It was nominated for Best Single at the 2000 Juno Awards and is one of the band's signature songs. Between 1995 and 2016, Hello Time Bomb was the fourth most played song by a Canadian artist on rock radio stations in Canada.

Song information

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mentions that he wrote the song quickly on an old acoustic guitar at a friend's place.

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Trivia

*The song is featured on MuchMusic's compilation album, '' Big Shiny Tunes 4''. *In a 2009 list of the "Top 200 songs of the 1990s" by

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(102.1 "The Edge"), "Hello Time Bomb" was voted #35. *The song is featured on the

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of the 2002 film '' Men with Brooms''. *

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from The Age of Electric is a featured background vocalist in the song.

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* 1999 singles Matthew Good Band songs 1999 songs Universal Records singles Songs written by Dave Genn Songs written by Matthew Good {{1990s-rock-song-stub