2 in the Morning (New Kids on the Block song)

For the Girlicious song, see 2 in the Morning (Girlicious song). For the time of the day which corresponds to 0200 in the 24-hour clock, see 12-hour clock.

"2 in the Morning" is the fourth single and the third U.S. single release from pop group New Kids on the Block's fifth studio album, The Block. Like many of the songs on The Block, it features lead vocals by Joey McIntyre, Jordan Knight, and Donnie Wahlberg.

"2 in the Morning"
Single by New Kids on the Block
from the album The Block
Released	February 23, 2009
Recorded	2008
Genre	Pop
Length	3:25
Label	Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Emanuel Kiriakou Donnie Wahlberg K. Livingston Z. Bay
Producer(s)	Emanuel Kiriakou
New Kids on the Block singles chronology
"Dirty Dancing" (2008) "2 in the Morning" (2009) "Don't Turn Out the Lights" (2011)
Music video
"2 In The Morning" at MTV.com

Release

It was released on February 23, 2009 in the United States and the United Kingdom. In the United Kingdom, the single was released as digital download only.^[1]

Promotion

New Kids on the Block performed the song for the first time on Sessions@AOL then later presented the song on The Today Show with Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford and on Live with Regis and Kelly.

Music video

The music video was directed by Meiert Avis, Chris Ledoux and Donnie Wahlberg. It was produced by Jeremy Alter. The video was released on February 23 on AOL. The music video was shot in California at an old mansion in the Pacific Palisades. The video starts with Donnie Wahlberg saying "tick tock" and a man shows a watch reading two o'clock. New Kids On The Block were shown in a foggy/cloudy environment singing the song. The story starts with a man in a car and goes into the house. As he enters, he sees his lady arguing on the phone and tries to comfort her in the living room and the bathroom but she ignored it. Next scene shows the lady checking on her laptop and puts it away as she and her man were going to bed without any words showing no connection when it comes through a difficult time. Then, the story started all over and showing once again the man in the car and the lady arguing on the phone. The lady does the same things again but this time, the man was still in the car. At the end, the couple work things out and hug each other. The girl in the music video was played by model Niki Huey, she also appeared in Jesse McCartney's music video "Leavin'".

Chart performance

After months without being in any charts, the song finally debut on the Canadian Hot 100 around June and reach #76.

Track listing

Promo CD

1. 2 In The Morning [LP Version]

Promo CD 2

1. 2 In The Morning [Radio Remix 1]
2. 2 In The Morning [Radio Remix 2]
3. 2 In The Morning [Album Version]

UK

1. 2 In The Morning
2. 2 In The Morning [Space Cowboy Remix]

Charts

Chart (2009)[2]	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[3]	76
U.S. Billboard Pop 100[4]	99
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 Airplay[5]	65

References

1. "Polydor Records". Archived from the original on 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
2. "aCharts". Archived from the original on 2011-06-19. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
3. "New Kids on the Block Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
4. Billboard Pop 100 Retrieved March 6, 2016.
5. New Kids on the Block Awards www.allmusic.com Retrieved March 6, 1996.