"It's About Time" is a song by Canadian

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band

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. It was written by band members

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, Lacey-Lee Brass, and Tasha-Ray Evin along with

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, who also produced the track. The song was serviced to American contemporary hit and

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radio stations on March 24, 2003. "It's About Time" became a moderate radio hit in the United States in mid-2003, peaking at number 33 on the ''

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in June and reaching number 32 on the ''

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'' CHR/Pop Top 50 in May. The music video features the band playing the song and having fun together.

Critical reception

'' reviewer Chuck Taylor described the track's style as similar to the music of Canadian rock singer

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, whom

had also produced songs for. He called the song a "super-catchy pop melody wrapped in a slightly edgy grit-and-grimace rock package. Brian Boone of Popdose said of the song, "Okay, so maybe it's not great. But it’s good," and compared "It's About Time" to a hypothetical rejected track from

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's 2003 eponymous studio album, which the Matrix produced as well. He went on to say, "at least it was young people playing their own instruments, and not just dancing around to bad choreography."

Music video

The song's music video takes place in four main locations. During the introduction and chorus, the band performs "It's About Time" with their instruments in a dimly lit room. For the first verse, bassist

walks down the sidewalk with a kid holding a

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, then the scene switches to the band playing

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with a group of boys, ending with drummer Kim Urhahn walking out of a door. The second verse shows the band hanging out on a couch. Afterwards, guitarist Tasha-Ray Evin gets up and leaves. During the final verse, the band is in a restaurant, with Burns playing an arcade game and keyboardist Lacey-Lee Brass playing a song on the

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. The final chorus and outro displays Lillix singing the song together on the couch and in front of a

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-covered wall.

Personnel

Personnel are adapted from the ''Falling Uphill'' album liner notes. *

– writing * Lacey-Lee Evin – writing * Tasha-Ray Evin – writing *

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– writing, production, arrangement, recording *

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– guitars *

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– drums * Krish Sharma – drum recording *

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– mixing * Steve Marcussen – mastering

Charts

Release history

References

{{Authority control 2003 debut singles 2003 songs Lillix songs Maverick Records singles Song recordings produced by the Matrix (production team) Songs written by Graham Edwards (musician) Songs written by Lauren Christy Songs written by Scott Spock