Artist · chart history
Havana 3 A.M.
Band United Kingdom
Havana 3 A.M. formed in the United Kingdom. Havana 3 A.M. has 3 chart appearances on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations on RockLists, spanning 1991–2022. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Reach the Rock”, which appears on 2 lists with a best position of #29. The station that charted Havana 3 A.M. most often is Live 105 (San Francisco, CA), with 1 appearance. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1991.
Havana 3 A.M. is what happens when a Clash bassist goes looking for somewhere hotter. The band came together in 1986 around singer and guitarist Nigel Dixon, fresh from Whirlwind, guitarist Gary Myrick and bassist Paul Simonon, and they found drummer Travis Williams through a newspaper ad. They swiped the name from a 1956 Pérez Prado album, and the music lived up to it: rockabilly swagger crossed with Latin heat and a little reggae roll.
After signing a worldwide deal with I.R.S. Records, they flew to Tokyo to make their record with engineer Masahiko Yamazaki, and the self-titled album arrived in 1991. The reviews were split, but "Reach the Rock", a big, windswept rocker with its boots firmly on the ground, got some real radio action in certain markets, and "Blue Motorcycle Eyes" gave the album a second shot of grease and chrome.
Dixon's death in April 1993 broke the spell. Simonon walked away to concentrate on visual art, and Myrick, now singing and handling all the guitar, rebuilt the band with Jamie Chez and Tom Felicetta as Gary Myrick & Havana 3am. One more album followed in 1996, but it didn't catch, and they split soon after.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Havana 3 A.M. on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reach the Rock | 2 | #29 | – | 1991 | |
| 2 | Blue Motorcycle Eyes | 1 | #1943 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 855 | Reach the Rock | The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s |
| 1999 | 1943 | Blue Motorcycle Eyes | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) |
| 1991 | 29 | Reach the Rock | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1991 |
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