Five O'Clock World

Infobox Single
Name = Five O'clock World
Type = Single
Artist = The Vogues
from Album =
B-side =


Released = 1965
Genre = Rock
Length = 2:19
Label = ?
Writer = Allen Reynolds
Producer = ?
Last single = ?
This single = ?
Next single = ?

Infobox Single
Name = Five O'Clock World
Type = Single
Artist = Hal Ketchum
from Album = Past the Point of Rescue
B-side =


Released = 1991
Genre = Country
Length = 3:02
Label = Curb
Producer = Allen Reynolds, Jim Rooney
Last single = "Past the Point of Rescue"
(1992)
This single = "Five O'Clock World"
(1992)
Next single = "Sure Love"
(1993)

"Five O'Clock World" is a 1965 single by The Vogues. It reached #4 in the charts, and is one of The Vogues' best-known hits along with "You're the One". The song is sung from the point of view of an urban worker who does not enjoy his job, but looks forward every day to 5:00 P.M., the time at which he goes home to see his girlfriend (or wife).

Country singer Hal Ketchum covered the song on his 1991 album "Past the Point of Rescue" and released it as a single. The song peaked at #16 on the Hot Country Songs chart in 1992. It was also covered by Bowling for Soup as a bonus track on some editions of their album "Bowling for Soup Goes to the Movies" [http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=89905885&s=143441] .

"Five O'Clock World" was used in the soundtrack to the 1987 movie "Good Morning Vietnam". [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093105/soundtrack Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) - Soundtracks ] ] , also in the soundtrack to the 2003 movie "Big Fish", and was heavily featured on the "The Drew Carey Show" as its opening theme song during the second season.

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