| "3:16 am" | ||||
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| Single by Jhené Aiko | ||||
| from the album Sail Out | ||||
| Released | September 4, 2012 | |||
| Genre | PBR&B[1] | |||
| Label | ARTium, Def Jam | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jhené Aiko Chilombo, Mac Robinson, Brian Warfield | |||
| Producer(s) | Fisticuffs | |||
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"3:16AM" is a song by American singer-songwriter Jhene Aiko, taken from her debut extended play, Sail Out (2013). Following the release of Aiko's debut mixtape Sailing Soul(s) (2011), Aiko signed a record deal with ARTium Records where she began work on her debut album. The song was released for digital download on September 4, 2012, through ARTium record and Def Jam Recordings. The song was written by Aiko herself, along with her frequent collaborators Mac Robinson and Brian Warfield while the latter two handled the song's production under their production name Fisticuffs.
The song's accompanying music video was released on August 10, 2012 and was directed by Topshelf Jr. who had previously worked with Aiko, the video depicts Aiko in "troubling scenes" set in dimly lit rooms, woods and highways. To further promote the song Aiko performed it I've at the MSR Studios in New York City and at the Boombox's "Live Bytes" series. Aiko released a remix to the song on March 1, 2013 entitled "Burning Man (3:16pm)," the remix was accompanied with a knew visual also directed by TopShelfJunior.
- ^ Neasman, Brandon (October 4, 2012). "Changing of the guard: How Frank Ocean, Miguel and more helped R&B find its soul again". The Grio. NBC News. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.